Download Festival 2026 Lineup: Guns N’ Roses, Linkin Park & Limp Bizkit Headline – Second Wave Adds A Day To Remember, Creeper, Daughtry, Hot Milk, Marmozets & More

26 September 2025 rocknews

Download Festival 2026 at Donington Park (10–14 June) just got even bigger. Today (23 February 2026) organisers dropped the second major wave of bands, adding 14 new names and revealing the full day splits for the five-day rock extravaganza.

Confirmed Headliners

Friday – Limp Bizkit
Saturday – Linkin Park
Sunday – Guns N’ Roses

Second Wave Bands Announced Today (23 Feb 2026)

A Day To Remember
Creeper
Daughtry
Hot Milk
Silly Goose
Marmozets
BAND-MAID
Stampin’ Ground
Frozemode
Conjurer
Annisokay
Private School
DECESSUS
THE PRIMALS (Final Fantasy XIV’s official band – first UK show outside Asia)

These join the already stacked first-wave lineup that includes Bad Omens, Electric Callboy, Trivium, Halestorm, Pendulum, Cypress Hill, The Pretty Reckless, Black Veil Brides, Mastodon, and dozens more.

Day Splits (Main Stages)

Apex Stage (Main Stage) highlights include the three headliners plus major sets from:

Halestorm
Gojira
Bad Religion
Social Distortion
Mastodon
A Day To Remember (newly added)
and many more across the weekend.

Zippo Encore, Avalanche, Barney’s, Opus and the rest of the stages now have clear splits – full details and the official poster are live on the Download website.

Tickets & Festival Info

Day tickets and day parking are now on sale (PayPal presale running today, general sale Wednesday 25 Feb).
Weekend tickets remain available but selling fast after the first wave sold out quickly.

Download Festival 2026 runs Wednesday 10 June to Sunday 14 June at Donington Park, Derbyshire. With over 100 bands across multiple stages, this year’s bill is shaping up to be one of the strongest in recent memory – blending nu-metal nostalgia, modern metalcore, pop-punk anthems, and pure rock ‘n’ roll chaos.

Full current lineup (alphabetical – 98+ bands confirmed so far): A Day To Remember, Alcest, Alien Weaponry, Alpha Wolf, Annisokay, Ash, Bad Omens, Bad Religion, BAND-MAID, Beartooth, Black Veil Brides, Bleed From Within, Bloodywood, Bob Vylan, Bury Tomorrow, Conjurer, Creeper, Crossfaith, Cyress Hill, Daughtry, DECESSUS, Dogstar, Electric Callboy, Enter Shikari, Fever 333, Fit For A King, Frozemode, Ghost, Gojira, grandson, Halestorm, Hollywood Undead, Hot Milk, Ice Nine Kills, Jinjer, Judas Priest, Knocked Loose, Kubla Khan TX, Lacuna Coil, Landmvrks, Loathe, Lottery Winners, Malevolence, Mammoth WVH, Marmozets, Mastodon, Nervosa, Nova Twins, Of Mice & Men, Orthodox, P.O.D., Paledusk, Pendulum, Poppy, Private School, ROAM, Royal Republic, Scene Queen, Silly Goose, Sleep Theory, Sleep Token, Social Distortion, Spiritbox, Stampin’ Ground, Static Dress, Static-X, Stray From The Path, The Amity Affliction, The Callous Daoboys, The Damned Spring Brawl, The Ghost Inside, The Hu, The Lottery Winners, The Pretty Reckless, The Scratch, The Used, THE PRIMALS, Trivium, Vended, While She Sleeps, Wolves In The Throne Room, Zero 9:36 + many more still to be announced.

Grab your tickets now before they sell out – Download 2026 is going to be massive.

Official site: downloadfestival.co.uk Tickets: Live Nation / Ticketmaster

See you in the pit at Donington!

Download 2026 Survival Guide: Dates, Tickets, Camping & Clash Avoiders

When: Wed June 10 – Sun June 14, 2026 (5 days: Wed/Thu arrivals + sets, Fri-Sun full blast).
Where: Donington Park, Derby DE74 2RP – 112 acres of riff-worship (Monsters of Rock ’80 birthplace).
Tickets (On Sale NOW – 70% Weekend Gone): TypePrice (From)IncludesBuy LinkWeekend£105 + feesFull access, campingTicketmasterDay Split£60 (Fri/Sat/Sun)Single-dayDownloadFestival.co.ukPayment Plan£25/month x4Weekend secure[Via Site]Glamping/VIP£300+Priority, showers[Add-Ons Live]
- Family Perks: 10% merch off, golden lanyards – Join HERE.
Camping: Wed noon gates; 24/7 silent disco; eco-mandates (carbon-neutral goal).
Travel: East Midlands shuttles (£15); Derby trains (£10 RTN). Avoid A42 solo – carpool or perish.
Clash Buster: Apex non-overlap; app (Jan 2026) for custom schedules. Pro tip: Hit Barney’s early for Knocked Loose, then Apex for Bizkit.

“Five days = infinite riffs, zero regrets. This bill’s built for the Family.” – Haq

Hype Machine: Playlists, Socials & Next Waves

Tickets: Secure Now – Don’t FOMO
Socials: @DownloadFest X/IG/TikTok – Haq Q&A replay up.
Merch: Lava tees £25; poster bundles live.
Wave 2 Tease: Dec drop – Bad Wolves, Ice Nine Kills rumored.

Download 2026 has landed – and it’s a time machine with teeth. Guns N’ Roses to wail the classics, Linkin Park to hybrid-heartbreak, Limp Bizkit to break everything. Donington’s dirt calls: Snag tickets, pack the tent, join the 80k roar. The ’90s are back, but this time, they headline.