Download 2026

[Andre91]

1. Show Me What You Got 

2. 9 Teen 90 Nine 

3. Hot Dog 

4. My Generation 

5. Livin’ It Up

6. Dad Vibes

7. Rollin’

8. Eat You Alive 

9. I’m Broke / Counterfeit / Pollution (medley) 

10. Gold Cobra

11. Nookie

12. Full Nelson 

13. Boiler 

14. My Way 

15. Re-Arranged

16. N 2 Gether Now

17. Behind Blue Eyes 

18. Take A Look Around

19. Faith 

20. Break Stuff

 

How about if this was a Bizkit headline set? They played a 90min, 21 song set on their 2023 tour and all of the songs above are songs they’ve played multiple times since 2023. 
 

Book Denzel Curry for the Main Stage on Bizkit’s day and he can come out and do N 2 Gether Now. 

[andyrhodes24]

Really good interview here with Oli Sykes. Basically confirms they’re going away after next June’s festival(s), that the Nex Gen director’s cut could drop next year or not at all, and that new stuff is already being written.

 

They’ll headline Download the year they’re back surely, maybe 2027 or 2028

 

https://www.nme.com/news/music/bring-me-the-horizon-oli-sykes-interview-fatherhood-reading-leeds-new-music-future-3888075

[OllieJ77]

9 hours ago, andyrhodes24 said:

Really good interview here with Oli Sykes. Basically confirms they’re going away after next June’s festival(s), that the Nex Gen director’s cut could drop next year or not at all, and that new stuff is already being written.

 

They’ll headline Download the year they’re back surely, maybe 2027 or 2028

 

https://www.nme.com/news/music/bring-me-the-horizon-oli-sykes-interview-fatherhood-reading-leeds-new-music-future-3888075

2027 would make a lot of sense. 4 years since last headlining is good amount of time to pass and makes sense with their timeline if they’re taking a bit of time off. Someone said though they’ve been booked for Nova Rock?

[Sparticus]

3 hours ago, OllieJ77 said:

2027 would make a lot of sense. 4 years since last headlining is good amount of time to pass and makes sense with their timeline if they’re taking a bit of time off. Someone said though they’ve been booked for Nova Rock?

With how well BMTH at DL 23 was received, I would strike whilst the iron is hot. Twice in four years and prior to that, hadn't played for a decade, can't see the issue!

[andyrhodes24]

4 hours ago, OllieJ77 said:

2027 would make a lot of sense. 4 years since last headlining is good amount of time to pass and makes sense with their timeline if they’re taking a bit of time off. Someone said though they’ve been booked for Nova Rock?

Yeah they’re at Nova Rock same weekend as Download next year. They’ve done just about every big EU June festival going between 2023-26.

[OllieJ77]

1 hour ago, Sparticus said:

With how well BMTH at DL 23 was received, I would strike whilst the iron is hot. Twice in four years and prior to that, hadn't played for a decade, can't see the issue!

I get strike whilst the match is hot however given they played Reading and Leeds come next year it won’t be as hot for a lot of people. I’ve seen the Next Gen show 3 years in a row and whilst it’s a great show and always had a great time i wouldn’t have an issue if they were 2027 instead give them a chance to develop something new. If they could booked for Download next year I won’t complain as one of my favourite bands, just think waiting a year might be better to give them a bit of a break from UK audience to make it more special if that makes sense. 

[OllieJ77]

38 minutes ago, andyrhodes24 said:

Yeah they’re at Nova Rock same weekend as Download next year. They’ve done just about every big EU June festival going between 2023-26.

Right well if it’s same weekend guess that could put them in with a shot of playing DL as they’re obviously active. Only thing would be days to travel and transport set etc. 

[Andre91]

BMTH need to go away for a few years and come back with a completely new show. It’s a great show they have no but it’s the same thing very time; I’ve seen in 3-4 times over the last few years and it’s always the same songs. DL2028 to kick off the new era would be cool.

[andyrhodes24]

BMTH are a law unto themselves. They could go for three years or drop PH part three 12 hours before release like they did with Nex Gen.

 

As much as I want them to keep releasing stuff they do need a break to come back fresh. Come back in 2027 with arenas and DL 2028. They need a full new live show and five new songs in the setlist. Also thought Oli looked shattered at Reading on iPlayer and at Leeds but that could’ve been the kids!

[NorthernSoul52]

Back in 2027 or 2028 with a new record. This would do me very nicely.

 

1 - - -

2 Throne

3 Lost

4 - - -

5 Top 10 Statues That Cried Blood

6 Shadow Moses

7 - - -

8 Can You Feel My Heart

9 Happy Song

10 - - -

11 Ludens

12 Sleepwalking

13 - - -

14 Teardrops

15 MANTRA

 

16 Oh No

17 Die4U

18 Drown

[Andre91]

4 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Back in 2027 or 2028 with a new record. This would do me very nicely.

 

1 - - -

2 Throne

3 Lost

4 - - -

5 Top 10 Statues That Cried Blood

6 Shadow Moses

7 - - -

8 Can You Feel My Heart

9 Happy Song

10 - - -

11 Ludens

12 Sleepwalking

13 - - -

14 Teardrops

15 MANTRA

 

16 Oh No

17 Die4U

18 Drown

Die4U doesn’t need to make a return. I like the song but I understand why people don’t like it. 
 

MANTRA needs to go away too. Such a boring, overplayed song. 

[andyrhodes24]

12 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

Die4U doesn’t need to make a return. I like the song but I understand why people don’t like it. 
 

MANTRA needs to go away too. Such a boring, overplayed song. 

Agreed on both, I like house of wolves near the start but that needed to go too.

 

Empire on the last tour was a breath of fresh air.

[Andre91]

1 minute ago, andyrhodes24 said:

Agreed on both, I like house of wolves near the start but that needed to go too.

 

Empire on the last tour was a breath of fresh air.

They really need to get rid of the Follow You acoustic bit too. 

[andyrhodes24]

3 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

They really need to get rid of the Follow You acoustic bit too. 

That’s been in the setlist so long, place it with some form of n/a, acoustic or full band.

[NorthernSoul52]

1 hour ago, Andre91 said:

Die4U doesn’t need to make a return. I like the song but I understand why people don’t like it. 
 

MANTRA needs to go away too. Such a boring, overplayed song. 

Nah, MANTRA will live forever by dint of nothing else from amo having currency.

 

Die4U conversely should make a return given that it's a damn sight better - to me - than most of the Nex Gen songs they've been trotting out this summer. Kool-Aid and Amen! are pretty by numbers, whereas Die4U has hooks for days, plus a sugar-rush to it that makes it crack the whip live.

[OllieJ77]

2 hours ago, Andre91 said:

BMTH need to go away for a few years and come back with a completely new show. It’s a great show they have no but it’s the same thing very time; I’ve seen in 3-4 times over the last few years and it’s always the same songs. DL2028 to kick off the new era would be cool.

Agreed, problem is with them already being announced for Nova Rock doesn’t look like they’ll take much time off. I thought I read Oli in an interview said after Reading and Leeds they’re taking time away, unless he meant they aren’t doing shows until next summer festival season again. 

[NorthernSoul52]

Already got the US shows to come in a few months, though I had interpreted from comments leading up to R+L that they may well have a new set-up/setlist to go for these dates. Would assume that if so, that's what they'd play across festivals next year.

[Andre91]

1 hour ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Nah, MANTRA will live forever by dint of nothing else from amo having currency.

 

Die4U conversely should make a return given that it's a damn sight better - to me - than most of the Nex Gen songs they've been trotting out this summer. Kool-Aid and Amen! are pretty by numbers, whereas Die4U has hooks for days, plus a sugar-rush to it that makes it crack the whip live.

I’ve always wished they had recorded a proper version of the cover they did of iann Dior’s ‘Mood’ in the Live Lounge a few years ago. Absolute banger of a song made even better by the band. 
 

There’s songs on Nex Gen they just haven’t played that would have gone down great live, songs like Top 10 Statues, Limousine, Bullet With My Name On. 

[NorthernSoul52]

2 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

I’ve always wished they had recorded a proper version of the cover they did of iann Dior’s ‘Mood’ in the Live Lounge a few years ago. Absolute banger of a song made even better by the band. 
 

There’s songs on Nex Gen they just haven’t played that would have gone down great live, songs like Top 10 Statues, Limousine, Bullet With My Name On. 

I'm not hugely sure why they dropped Top 10 of all the songs when they were kind of finessing the set over the early 2024 festival run. It just didn't survive to South America, despite being a single.

 

Would argue BMTH's biggest drawback live is their song selection. Of course, one man's chalk is another man's cheddar and so forth, but think they've botched it a bit in recent times.

[Andre91]

1 hour ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

I'm not hugely sure why they dropped Top 10 of all the songs when they were kind of finessing the set over the early 2024 festival run. It just didn't survive to South America, despite being a single.

 

Would argue BMTH's biggest drawback live is their song selection. Of course, one man's chalk is another man's cheddar and so forth, but think they've botched it a bit in recent times.

I agree. I guess they’re at that point now, though, that so many bands get to where they have so many massive songs, they feel like they always have to play them. Which is a shame because all of the albums they draw heavily from have far better songs than the ones they always choose to play. 

[MatthewFletcher]

5 hours ago, andyrhodes24 said:

Yeah they’re at Nova Rock same weekend as Download next year. They’ve done just about every big EU June festival going between 2023-26.

Not done Hellfest since 2022, hopefully next year 🤞

[Rusty Spoon]

5 hours ago, Andre91 said:

I’ve always wished they had recorded a proper version of the cover they did of iann Dior’s ‘Mood’ in the Live Lounge a few years ago. Absolute banger of a song made even better by the band. 
 

There’s songs on Nex Gen they just haven’t played that would have gone down great live, songs like Top 10 Statues, Limousine, Bullet With My Name On. 

They played Top 10 Statues on their EU festival run last summer. I caught it at Rock for People and if I recall, it did indeed go down great live.

[foolee]

Deftones headlining the same festivals in SA that Korn did last year 👀

[OllieJ77]

13 hours ago, foolee said:

Deftones headlining the same festivals in SA that Korn did last year 👀

Still think them doing a uk tour at start of 2026 is why they won’t headline DL.

[foolee]

42 minutes ago, OllieJ77 said:

Still think them doing a uk tour at start of 2026 is why they won’t headline DL.

Yeah, it does feel too close but plenty of festivals they haven’t done so could easily do the same run Korn did this year. Sold out the tour with ease too so not doubting the demand for them.