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Download Festival 2026

Download Festival 2026 poster
Dates
Jun 12 – 14, 2026 · 3 days
Venue
Donington Park Circuit · Castle Donington, United Kingdom

112 artists · 4 stages

lineup

112 artists · 3 days · updated May 14

Linkin Park Guns N' Roses Limp Bizkit

Bad Omens Babymetal Hollywood Undead Electric Callboy Cypress Hill Ice Nine Kills Trivium P.O.D. Black Veil Brides

Pendulum The Pretty Reckless South Arcade Kublai Khan TX Landmvrks Thornhill Scene Queen Røry Bloodywood Unpeople A Day To Remember Architects Drowning Pool Bush Daughtry The Plot In You Halestorm Set It Off Mastodon Catch Your Breath We Came As Romans Tom Morello Social Distortion Paleface Swiss Caskets

Thrown Periphery Behemoth Snot Silent Planet Mammoth Creeper Those Damn Crows Dogstar The Wildhearts Ego Kill Talent The All American Rejects Scooter Sleep Theory IVRI Nevertel Rain City Drive TX2 Magnolia Park Story Of The Year Holywatr The Pretty Wild Melrose Avenue Lakeview Zero 9:36 Die Spitz Feeder Hot Milk Ash DRAIN As It Is Dinosaur Pile-Up Marmozets Silly Goose Letlive. Mouth Culture Mould Native James Frozemode Static-X Band-Maid Annisokay Corrosion Of Conformity Return To Dust Spineshank Decapitated Ankor Last Train Blood Incantation Elder As Everything Unfolds Nasty The Primals Slay Squad Tropic Gold Gatecreeper Lake Malice Private School Heriot ODC Tailgunner Lowen James And The Cold Gun Decessus Spitting Glass Stampin' Ground Pussyliquor Sweet Savage Cavalera Conjurer Boundaries Chaos A.D. Self Deception Vanya Wayside

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release dates

Every year
  1. Lineup

    Nov 3

    Out 2025· about 7 months beforePost on X

  2. Lineup by day

    Feb 23

    Out 2026· about 4 months beforePost on X

  3. Set times

    Apr 28

    Out 2026· about 6 weeks beforeInstagram post

  4. Festival

    Jun 12 – 14, 2026

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the lineup, counted

Artists
112
Stages
4
Countries
2

Sound of the lineup

  • Metal36%
  • Rock21%
  • Punk & emo15%
  • Alternative rock12%
  • Classic & hard rock7%
  • Rap7%

venue

Map of Donington Park Circuit Directions

Donington Park Circuit

Donington Park, Castle Donington, Derby DE74 2RP, UK

  • EMA

questions

When is Download Festival 2026?

Download Festival 2026 ran Jun 12 – 14, 2026, over 3 days.

Where is Download Festival 2026?

At Donington Park Circuit, Donington Park, Castle Donington, Derby DE74 2RP, UK.

Who is playing Download Festival 2026?

112 artists, including Linkin Park, Guns N' Roses, Limp Bizkit, Bad Omens and Babymetal.

When was the Download Festival 2026 lineup released?

The lineup release is recorded as Monday, November 3.

Who plays Friday at Download Festival 2026?

Limp Bizkit, Hollywood Undead, Electric Callboy, Cypress Hill and P.O.D., among 35 acts on Friday, June 12.

Who plays Saturday at Download Festival 2026?

Guns N' Roses, Babymetal, Trivium, Black Veil Brides and South Arcade, among 37 acts on Saturday, June 13.

Who plays Sunday at Download Festival 2026?

Linkin Park, Bad Omens, Ice Nine Kills, The Pretty Reckless and Kublai Khan TX, among 40 acts on Sunday, June 14.

When did Download Festival 2026 set times come out?

The release date is recorded as Tuesday, April 28, 45 days before the festival. Set times are not yet listed on FestiPlannr.

What stages are at Download Festival 2026?

4 stages: APEX STAGE, OPUS STAGE, AVALANCHE STAGE HOSTED BY KERRANG! RADIO and DOGTOOTH STAGE.

Is Download Festival 2026 18+?

The festival lists its age policy as All ages (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult 18+).

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