14 MORE BANDS ADDED AND DONINGTON IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE
Right. Deep breath.
Just when you thought Download Festival 2026 couldnโt possibly squeeze in another ounce of chaosโฆ theyโve gone and added FOURTEEN more bands to the bill.
Fourteen.
Thatโs not a sprinkle. Thatโs the booking team kicking the door off its hinges and shouting, โMORE RIFFS!โ ๐ค๐ฅ
THE NEW ADDITIONS โ AND ITโS A MAD MIX, BUTT
Freshly confirmed for the sacred turf of Donington:
- Creeper
- Daughtry
- A Day to Remember
- The Primals
- Hot Milk
- Silly Goose
- Marmozets
- BAND-MAID
- Stampinโ Ground
- Frozemode
- Conjurer
- Annisokay
- Private School
- DECESSUS
Yes. DECESSUS โ the Santiago death metal outfit fronted by current Miss World Chile, Ignacia Fernรกndez. Only at Download could that sentence exist and nobody bat an eyelid.
THE HEADLINERS ARE ALREADY RIDICULOUS ๐
At the top of this glorious noise mountain weโve got:
- Limp Bizkit โ You know โBreak Stuffโ is going to cause proper scenes.
- Guns Nโ Roses โ Top hats, solos for days, thousands screaming every word like itโs โ87.
- Linkin Park โ Emotional. Explosive. Generational. Donington will feel that one in its spine.
And thatโs just the top of the bill.
Weโre also looking at the chaotic brilliance of Scooter, party-metal heroes Electric Callboy, DnB chaos merchants Pendulum, modern heavyweights Bad Omens, rock royalty The Pretty Reckless, hip-hop legends Cypress Hill, riff machines Trivium, powerhouse Halestorm, and guitar wizard Tom Morello.
Itโs basically every corner of loud music turning up to the same field and deciding to set it on fire ๐ฅ
WHOโS CAUSING THE BIGGEST BUZZ? ๐
A Day to Remember are bringing pop-punk singalongs and breakdown therapy.
Creeper will serve gothic drama and theatrical chaos.
Hot Milk and Marmozets? Northern energy turned up to eleven.
BAND-MAID will deliver surgical-precision riffs thatโll leave jaws on the floor.
Conjurer and Stampinโ Ground? Pit warfare. No mercy.
And DECESSUS? Death metal with a headline thatโs going to light up every group chat in the country.
Download 2026 isnโt playing it safe. Itโs playing it loud.
DAY SPLITS REVEALED โ TICKETS ABOUT TO VANISH ๐๏ธ
Day splits are now live, and day tickets go on sale 10am Wednesday 25th February.
You already know what happens next:
Refresh.
Refresh again.
Text your mate.
Panic when the WiFi drops.
Blame the mud in advance.
Absolute scenes incoming.
THIS ONE FEELS SPECIAL
Legacy giants. Modern heavy hitters. Genre chaos. Rap metal, classic rock, electronic carnage, death metal and arena anthems all smashed together in one sacred Donington weekend.
This isnโt predictable booking.
This is Download doing Download properly.
Wellies ready. Neck muscles warmed up. Power banks charged.
Donington 2026 is shaping up to be historic.
See you in the pit, mun ๐ค๐ฅ
