Download 2026

[chatty]

3 minutes ago, cw125 said:

Any chance of this one being true?

Think Architects, Papa Roach and The Warning have been ruled out. Deftones would probably headline as well so likely not. 

[northernangel]

4 minutes ago, cw125 said:

Any chance of this one being true?

In a word, no lol

[foolee]

7 minutes ago, cw125 said:

Any chance of this one being true?

0% chance

[Alexotics]

1 hour ago, cw125 said:

Any chance of this one being true?

Must be real, who'd add Wargasm and Elvana  on purpose? 😂

[craigcharles420]

If you swapped Parkway as Deftones for headliner I would be happy with that lineup tbh

[OllieJ77]

2 hours ago, rivalschools.price said:

Parkway would also be much cheaper than all of those though 

Yeah very true!! 

 

2 hours ago, Andre91 said:

Pantera is one thing but Manson is another. He’s a legitimate mainstream media personality. Your Mum knows who Marilyn Manson is, she likely doesn’t know who Phil Anselmo is or who Pantera are. His tour and cancellations etc. got actual mainstream UK media coverage. I don’t think DL want that smoke. 

Exactly!!!!

[OllieJ77]

1 hour ago, cw125 said:

Any chance of this one being true?

None

[OllieJ77]

1 hour ago, cw125 said:

Any chance of this one being true?

None

[OllieJ77]

1 hour ago, northernangel said:

We shall see I guess. My 3 subs that would get my interest would be ADTR, MM and Halestorm.

I don’t see Halestorm but to be fair they could be announced in second wave. I wouldn’t be shocked if Bad Omens were announced in the second wave or on their own like Limp Bizkit were in 2024. Band could say they want to wait until their uk tour has finished to not effect final ticket sales. Then it could also boost download sales if they’re announced after their tour as people will be hyped to see them again perhaps.

 

For me main subs are ADTR Volbeat Bad Omens.

Second stage headliners are Trivium, Megadeth and Alice Cooper. 
I reckon Soft Play will be there but not sure where to slot them.

[andyrhodes24]

55 minutes ago, Alexotics said:

Must be real, who'd add Wargasm and Elvana  on purpose? 😂

Wargasm themselves created it I reckon 😂

[Marka23]

2 hours ago, cw125 said:

Any chance of this one being true?

It's a known fake 

[bingobear]

3 hours ago, OllieJ77 said:

I mean fans got one of his gigs cancelled. I simply think Download decide not to take the risk.

By fans you mean the local.green party councillor and victim support groups. Im pretty sure they werent massive fans anyway (living.locally im aware of the background)

[Marka23]

I do think we'll probably be getting Slayer. Can't see them just doing Sick New World next year.

[OllieJ77]

5 hours ago, bingobear said:

By fans you mean the local.green party councillor and victim support groups. Im pretty sure they werent massive fans anyway (living.locally im aware of the background)

Gig still got cancelled. Point stands I don’t see Download wanting to bring that level of mainstream controversy. I of course could be completely wrong.

[northernangel]

7 hours ago, OllieJ77 said:

I don’t see Halestorm but to be fair they could be announced in second wave. I wouldn’t be shocked if Bad Omens were announced in the second wave or on their own like Limp Bizkit were in 2024. Band could say they want to wait until their uk tour has finished to not effect final ticket sales. Then it could also boost download sales if they’re announced after their tour as people will be hyped to see them again perhaps.

 

For me main subs are ADTR Volbeat Bad Omens.

Second stage headliners are Trivium, Megadeth and Alice Cooper. 
I reckon Soft Play will be there but not sure where to slot them.

 

Didn't stop them announcing Bullet in 2024 and while MM tickets can still be got most dates are showing low availability, Bullet was so easy to get compared. I literally picked up my arena ticket for them on the day really cheap rather than paying £70

 

I'll point out also, I'd rather MM not be there as if other dates at least look poor the less to interest me the better.

 

Volbeat would be a very weak sub. They literally have tickets of every type available for their tour apart from Manchester and they are charging £52 for a standing ticket and can't shift them, that's an academy price for many of the bigger academy one's now which is really what they should have done. If you can't sell out Wembley Arena in London it's not a great look. It's the London dates and Manchester that get you places but Volbeat would be better just being 3rd down or second stage headliner. 

 

Trivium, Volbeat, Alice as second stage wouldn't surprise me.

[Andre91]

Here’s a way, way too early 2027 prediction: 

 

 

[foolee]

8 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

Here’s a way, way too early 2027 prediction: 

 

 

Headliners and subs are so much better than what’s touted this year. Defo see Deftones doing it. That Friday Apex run is a banger. Alice In Chains seem to have had a bump in popularity recently so can defo see them touring sooner rather than later. 

[Andre91]

4 minutes ago, foolee said:

Headliners and subs are so much better than what’s touted this year. Defo see Deftones doing it. That Friday Apex run is a banger. Alice In Chains seem to have had a bump in popularity recently so can defo see them touring sooner rather than later. 

Deftones are the most likely, I think. I would like to think that AIC will record some new material as Rainier Fog was all the way back in 2018! 

[Siddey1994]

26 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

Here’s a way, way too early 2027 prediction: 

 

 

It’s a 1/3 on the headliners for me, instantly made up for by the best run of subs I’ve ever seen 👀

[charlierc]

9 hours ago, andyrhodes24 said:

Wargasm themselves created it I reckon 😂

In my mind this made me think that bands create fake line up posters just to pass the time on long drives on tour and the concept just seemed kinda funny to me. 

[northernangel]

The fact anyone think Good Charlotte are playing 3rd down at Download where bands doing Ally Pally and larger academy tours play when they are headlining the same event that costs £140 a ticket that Download sub bands have played is recent years is funny.

[BingusBongus]

11 hours ago, cw125 said:

Any chance of this one being true?

Fake just on the fact that Turnstile are far too big to not be a logo act alone.

[Judas Yeast]

12 hours ago, cw125 said:

Any chance of this one being true?

 

This isn't a criticism of you but it's mad how much traction this fake got! One always gets picked up and talked about as true each year but this one has been everywhere!

[Audiorocker]

Still an outside bet on Foo Fighters? They have new material coming and aren't announcing gigs yet...

 

Feel like they will do DL or RnL

[andyrhodes24]

47 minutes ago, charlierc said:

In my mind this made me think that bands create fake line up posters just to pass the time on long drives on tour and the concept just seemed kinda funny to me. 

I wonder if any do it just to sh*t stir. Wargasm I think would do it for their own vain promotion 😂