A number of new names have been added to this year’s already loaded Download Festival invoice, together with some pop punk veterans, some returning UK alt rock heroes, some underground metallic faves and a viral loss of life metallic singer.
Joining the lineup for the UK’s largest rock pageant in June are A Day To Remember, Creeper, Daughtry, Hot Milk, Silly Goose, Marmozets, BAND-MAID, Stampin’ Ground, Frozemode, Conjurer, Annisokay, Private School and Decessus, Chilean loss of life metallic whose singer Ignacia Fernández went viral final year for successful 2025’s Miss World Chile, Ignacia Fernández. contest after exhibiting off her ferocious loss of life growls.
Also joining the enjoyable are The Primals, a Japanese heavy metallic band formally endorsed by Final Fantasy, enjoying iconic songs from the beloved gaming franchise’s soundtrack.
“We’re really proud of our line-up this year, and our second announcement brings further depth and diversity to DLXXIII,” says Live Nation’s Kamran Haq, chief booker for the festival. “We have huge artists like A Day To Remember, Daughtry, Creeper and Hot Milk, as well as bringing Final Fantasy XIV’s official band THE PRIMALS to Download for their very first show outside of Asia.
“And due to popular demand, Miss World Chile – Ignacia Fernández – will be performing with her band Decessus after surprising the world with her incredible death metal vocals a few months ago. We have even more surprises to come, and tickets are selling out faster than ever this year, so this is your last chance to snap up the final remaining tickets.”
Those bands be part of headliners Limp Bizkit (making their first look as Download headliners), Guns N’ Roses and Linkin Park, in addition to the likes of Cypress Hill, Trivium. Bad Omens, Halestorm, Architects, Babymetal, Electric Callboy, Ice Nine Kills and many more.
The new wave of bands added additionally comes alongside the long-awaited reveal of day splits for Download ’26, with day tickets now formally on sale from the Download website.
Download 2026 takes place June 12-14 at Donington Park.
