Download 2026

[Beese Churger]

Anyone been unable to get link to System presale? Signed up yesterday but not received anything 

[andyrhodes24]

3 minutes ago, Beese Churger said:

Anyone been unable to get link to System presale? Signed up yesterday but not received anything 

Someone on the tour announcement thread said the code is AERIALS26 if I’m not mistaken

 

 

Edited September 16, 2025 by andyrhodes24

[TWY2911]

[OllieJ77]

6 hours ago, foolee said:

If we are looking at 3 from GnR, LP, Ghost, TOP, Bizkit & Iron Maiden what would be your best and worst case scenarios? 
 

Best: Limp Bizkit, Twenty One Pilots & Guns N’ Roses

 

Worst: Ghost, Linkin Park & Iron Maiden

TOP Iron Maiden LP for me is best.

[OllieJ77]

3 hours ago, andyrhodes24 said:

End of June, definitely throws Bad Omens into contention for a spot somehwre at DL.

Agreed main Sub to someone I reckon 

[huh]

On the SOAD presale pages it has this listed as one of the pre-sales: "Download Family Presale"

Anything to this? or does Download commonly do this for various gigs with no link to a festival appearance?

[andyrhodes24]

22 minutes ago, OllieJ77 said:

Agreed main Sub to someone I reckon 

I think they’ll sub LP and DL won’t book 21P. They could easily sub either of those or headline the Opus.

[OllieJ77]

16 minutes ago, andyrhodes24 said:

I think they’ll sub LP and DL won’t book 21P. They could easily sub either of those or headline the Opus.

Yeah I’m less convinced TOP are at Download

[Andre91]

48 minutes ago, huh said:

On the SOAD presale pages it has this listed as one of the pre-sales: "Download Family Presale"

Anything to this? or does Download commonly do this for various gigs with no link to a festival appearance?

Nothing to do with DL. They just send out presale for big Live Nation shows.

[LazyDavid]

Second SOAD date at Tottenham on the 15th July, bloody expensive but managed a standing ticket for the first date this morning

 

Think Download would need a brilliant undercard to get me there next year

[Marka23]

6 hours ago, andyrhodes24 said:

End of June, definitely throws Bad Omens into contention for a spot somehwre at DL.

Main sub for Linkin Park or BMTH 

[northernangel]

6 minutes ago, LazyDavid said:

Second SOAD date at Tottenham on the 15th July, bloody expensive but managed a standing ticket for the first date this morning

 

Think Download would need a brilliant undercard to get me there next year

I don't think they'll be doing Download next year with a second Spurs date. At 12pm there was only 33k in the queue, while they seems a lot, those numbers compared to others are really low. I might be wrong but I don't think they are planning to be doing Download next year. I don't think they'll do 120k next year and still return in 27 for another 75k.

[NorthernSoul52]

10 minutes ago, LazyDavid said:

Second SOAD date at Tottenham on the 15th July, bloody expensive but managed a standing ticket for the first date this morning

 

Think Download would need a brilliant undercard to get me there next year

Blimey. I must be underestimating them then.

[LazyDavid]

1 minute ago, northernangel said:

I don't think they'll be doing Download next year with a second Spurs date. At 12pm there was only 33k in the queue, while they seems a lot, those numbers compared to others are really low. I might be wrong but I don't think they are planning to be doing Download next year. I don't think they'll do 120k next year and still return in 27 for another 75k.

Oh no they won't be at Download next year, I was just trying to make the post more relevant to the festival 😅

 

I was number 26000+ and this was only an artist presale, with Spurs member presale Thursday and general Friday, think they'll sell the two days comfortably 

[northernangel]

1 minute ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Blimey. I must be underestimating them then.

 

I think that'll be the difference between SOAD playing Download in 27 and not. SOAD have taken the two outdoor shows instead I think.

 

@LazyDavid I know dude. It was said they have 2026 and 2027 booked out hence it's suggested that they do stadium then Download 2027 but I reckon with this they won't. A lot of people would have signed up for that presale, it was free after all, I don't think the other presales coming with change that much as today was essentially a general sale for anyone that signed up.

 

 

[RandomEnglishPerson]

19 minutes ago, LazyDavid said:

Second SOAD date at Tottenham on the 15th July, bloody expensive but managed a standing ticket for the first date this morning

 

Think Download would need a brilliant undercard to get me there next year

Second attempt tomorrow then, will be a problem now for me as the World Cup semi-final is on that day, fingers crossed England dont play that day 😂

[TWY2911]

I can't believe people genuinely questioned SOAD's pull 

 

A lot of people really aren't up to date with how big certain bands have gotten recently (especially nu metal bands) 

[Siddey1994]

13 minutes ago, TWY2911 said:

I can't believe people genuinely questioned SOAD's pull 

 

A lot of people really aren't up to date with how big certain bands have gotten recently (especially nu metal bands) 

Yep, or Twenty One Pilots 👀😂

[NorthernSoul52]

To be fair, I didn't think they were big-big a decade-plus ago. I just assumed a rarity factor helped bake them in as Download headliners.

[DomDom1984]

The last time they toured properly 20 years ago, they did big venues. They were big then. They're big now.

[Marka23]

On 23/02/2025 at 11:11, Andre91 said:

My guesses: 

 

2026: Deftones, Iron Maiden, Ghost 

 

2027: Bad Omens, System Of A Down, Parkway Drive 

 

2028: Biffy Clyro, My Chemical Romance, Limp Bizkit

 

2029: Spiritbox, Metallica, Bring Me The Horizon

 

 

I want to fit Linkin Park in there somewhere. I could see it being them just as much as Maiden next year. It’ll be one or the other, I think.

Deftones and Maiden are ruled out for '26 and Linkin Park are basically guaranteed for '26

[andyrhodes24]

45 minutes ago, RandomEnglishPerson said:

Second attempt tomorrow then, will be a problem now for me as the World Cup semi-final is on that day, fingers crossed England dont play that day 😂

Don’t think we’ve got that to worry about mate, Tuchelball ain’t it 😂

[northernangel]

8 minutes ago, DomDom1984 said:

The last time they toured properly 20 years ago, they did big venues. They were big then. They're big now.

 

They played in 2011 and 2013 tbf, they played dates every other year between 11 and 17 and 4 dates of that were big outdoor gigs. They only ever played the UK over a span over around 4 years way back anyway plus smaller and support gigs. They've had an 8/9 year gap. and 6 years before that but then did 4 years in several. They never did big multiple arena gigs. They are my favorite metal band though so I will see them whichever way. Tomorrow will likely be to cover just in case too.

2 minutes ago, Marka23 said:

Deftones and Maiden are ruled out for '26 and Linkin Park are basically guaranteed for '26

 

Also it was never ever going to be Deftones and Ghost for 2026

[RandomEnglishPerson]

Just now, andyrhodes24 said:

Don’t think we’ve got that to worry about mate, Tuchelball ain’t it 😂

Guess we'll have a better understanding in December when the draw is made , could end up being like with Download last year, when England was playing Serbia whilst Limp Bizkit was on 

[Andre91]

15 minutes ago, Marka23 said:

Deftones and Maiden are ruled out for '26 and Linkin Park are basically guaranteed for '26

Well, yes. This was a post from February 😂