Download 2026

[alexs7]

1 hour ago, chatty said:

I'd be happy with that TBF. Bands I'd mark down as definitely would be: 

 

The Hives 

Bush

Iron Maiden 

The Offspring 

Mastodon 

A Perfect Circle 

The Subways

Tom Morello

 

So a nice start. I'd then also be happy seeing: 

 

Limp Bizkit

Babymetal

Alter bridge 

Trivium 

Volbeat 

 

Prob be some clashes but overall that gives me a good base for several bands each day and then I have plenty of bands to listen to where I will pick up a few more so I'd be more than happy with that. 

We aren't getting Maiden and Alter Bridge (have their own outdoor shows) and Perfect Circle are very unlikely (London gigs week before Download and are only free for the Sunday)

 

The rest could all appear however 

[rock_on]

Final guess, I reckon everyone's wrong and it's a bunch of weaker headliners:

 

Avril Lavigne / Parkway Drive / Architects

[korokband]

I'm going with Blink 182 / Ghost / Linkin Park.

 

I will not be shocked when it's the often mention trio instead

[chatty]

31 minutes ago, Spiral_Low said:

Have you checked out Bloodywood? Excellent band. Desi nu-metal.

 

Also Absolute Elsewhere by Blood Incantation is a 10/10 album and amazing live.

No, there's loads of bands on there I haven't heard. Just gonna wait till the poster drops then go through each one, any I find interesting I'll make a playlist and by the time the festival comes round they should be well listened to. I'll give these a blast. 

[chatty]

28 minutes ago, alexs7 said:

We aren't getting Maiden and Alter Bridge (have their own outdoor shows) and Perfect Circle are very unlikely (London gigs week before Download and are only free for the Sunday)

 

The rest could all appear however 

Ah I know, loads of these won't play Download. I was just talking about that festival in general, not expecting these to show up but if ai gets a similar amount of bands I'll be happy with that. 

[craigcharles420]

4 hours ago, Spiral_Low said:

Have you checked out Bloodywood? Excellent band. Desi nu-metal.

 

Also Absolute Elsewhere by Blood Incantation is a 10/10 album and amazing live.

Seconding that on Absolute Elsewhere. What a gem of an album.

[MasterHand]

Hello!

 

I’m guessing Download and Graspop have the same headliner. The one that isn’t announced. 
 

could it be:

 

Avril Lavigne

Aerosmith

Ghost

Muse

Blink 182

Evanescence

Guns N’ Roses

 

 

 

 

 

[Larosterna]

How many festivals have this TBC headliner then? And do we think its the same one for all of them if so?

[Spiral_Low]

29 minutes ago, MasterHand said:

Hello!

 

I’m guessing Download and Graspop have the same headliner. The one that isn’t announced. 
 

could it be:

 

Avril Lavigne

Aerosmith

Ghost

Muse

Blink 182

Evanescence

Guns N’ Roses

 

 

 

 

 

Avril Lavigne ain't gonna headline Graspop. 

[Marka23]

23 minutes ago, Larosterna said:

How many festivals have this TBC headliner then? And do we think its the same one for all of them if so?

Download obviously, Graspop has one to announce, Greenfields has two to announce and Rock For People has one to announce. 

 

Rock For People and Greenfields both have a Saturday headliner to announce so there's either a 2nd headliner unannounced for anywhere or one of them is getting a smaller one playing elsewhere 

[partypirate]

So if the TBC is the same band for these festivals, are we assuming Download get exclusive rights on announcing it first?

[MasterHand]

19 minutes ago, Spiral_Low said:

Avril Lavigne ain't gonna headline Graspop. 

Why did you have to go and make things so complicated? 😀 

 

apologises….

[Marka23]

5 hours ago, partypirate said:

So if the TBC is the same band for these festivals, are we assuming Download get exclusive rights on announcing it first?

That or the band wants the festivals to announce all at once. 

 

With Rock For People, Greenfield and Graspop all missing a headliner it seems likely they'll all announce it alongside Download. 

[losing43]

Would love it to be No Doubt

[MK1]

13 hours ago, MasterHand said:

Hello!

 

I’m guessing Download and Graspop have the same headliner. The one that isn’t announced. 
 

could it be:

 

Avril Lavigne

Aerosmith

Ghost

Muse

Blink 182

Evanescence

Guns N’ Roses

 

 

 

 

 

Muse or GnR i think...

[foolee]

8 hours ago, Marka23 said:

That or the band wants the festivals to announce all at once. 

 

With Rock For People, Greenfield and Graspop all missing a headliner it seems likely they'll all announce it alongside Download. 

Im not sure that RFP, Download & Greenfield would all share a headliner as it would mean 3 dates in a row. I think RFP will be Foos but not sure on the other 3. Possibly Thurs Greenfield is Friday Download I guess?

[northernangel]

45 minutes ago, foolee said:

Im not sure that RFP, Download & Greenfield would all share a headliner as it would mean 3 dates in a row. I think RFP will be Foos but not sure on the other 3. Possibly Thurs Greenfield is Friday Download I guess?

Yeah it won't all be the same hesdliner. So many times different events announce the same day and it's two, sometimes 3 different acts. I think RFP could be Foos or Ghost, but Ghost not having been announced for anywhere yet gives less hope in Download. I don't think they would just do Download and RFP myself and they can only do two of RFP, Download and Greenfield woth what you would expect other shows. They aren't a big enough deal to be exclusive but it didn't stop FOB. There are also enough options around this summer but as we've seen Download had already missed out on a few options.

[Andre91]

Had a good scan of the Grasspop lineup and I think we will also get the following bands: 

 

ADTR, Limp Bizkit, Static-X, Gatecreeper, Snot, Pennywise, thrown, Bloodywood, Magnolia Park, Volbeat, Twisted Sister, Trivium, Mammoth, Avatar, Corrosion of Conformity, Drowning Pool, Kublai Khan TX, We Came As Romans, letlive, Thornhill, Ice Nine Kills, Hollywood Undead, Bad Omens, Babymetal, P.O.D, Lacuna Coil, TesseracT, Rivers of Nihil, Mouth Culture, Electric Callboy, Mastodon, Kanonenfieber, Decapitated, Gaerea, The Plot In You, Lagwagon, Set It Off, Wargasm, Harms Way, Scowl, Periphery, TX2. 

 

Would be cool to see bands like Cult of Luna, Wolves In The Throne Room, Death To All and Six Feet Under there but I can’t really see it. 

[Spiral_Low]

17 hours ago, craigcharles420 said:

Seconding that on Absolute Elsewhere. What a gem of an album.

 

21 hours ago, Andre91 said:

I went to the Absolute Elsewhere tour a couple of weeks ago and it was one of the most impressive things I’ve ever seen. Unbelievable album and an unbelievably talented and tight band. Really hope they headline the Dogtooth one night at DL (preferably against GNR / Ghost / Linkin Park). 

Good to see the love for Blood Incantation 🙂

 

9 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

Had a good scan of the Grasspop lineup and I think we will also get the following bands: 

 

ADTR, Limp Bizkit, Static-X, Gatecreeper, Snot, Pennywise, thrown, Bloodywood, Magnolia Park, Volbeat, Twisted Sister, Trivium, Mammoth, Avatar, Corrosion of Conformity, Drowning Pool, Kublai Khan TX, We Came As Romans, letlive, Thornhill, Ice Nine Kills, Hollywood Undead, Bad Omens, Babymetal, P.O.D, Lacuna Coil, TesseracT, Rivers of Nihil, Mouth Culture, Electric Callboy, Mastodon, Kanonenfieber, Decapitated, Gaerea, The Plot In You, Lagwagon, Set It Off, Wargasm, Harms Way, Scowl, Periphery, TX2. 

 

Would be cool to see bands like Cult of Luna, Wolves In The Throne Room, Death To All and Six Feet Under there but I can’t really see it. 

If Download do go for Scowl I'd be surprised after 2024..depends how forgiving they feel I guess.

 

Wolves In The Throne Room and Gaerea I hope do Arctangent as they'd get really good slots there as opposed to 25 mins on Dogtooth.

 

But really Download should be changing their Dogtooth strategy by reducing number of bands and increasing set times. 

 

Tesseract yes I think will be at Download having done Radar year and Arctangent this year. 

[MasterHand]

If Download goes down an Alternative rock route. 
 

Is there any chance that these acts will play? 
 

1. Garbage

2. Feeder

3. Bush

4. Placebo

5. Electric Six

6. The Rasmus

7. Stereophonics

8. Terrorvision

9. Manic Street Preachers

 

 

 

 

Edited November 2, 2025 by MasterHand

[BrutalLegend]

37 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

Had a good scan of the Grasspop lineup and I think we will also get the following bands: 

 

ADTR, Limp Bizkit, Static-X, Gatecreeper, Snot, Pennywise, thrown, Bloodywood, Magnolia Park, Volbeat, Twisted Sister, Trivium, Mammoth, Avatar, Corrosion of Conformity, Drowning Pool, Kublai Khan TX, We Came As Romans, letlive, Thornhill, Ice Nine Kills, Hollywood Undead, Bad Omens, Babymetal, P.O.D, Lacuna Coil, TesseracT, Rivers of Nihil, Mouth Culture, Electric Callboy, Mastodon, Kanonenfieber, Decapitated, Gaerea, The Plot In You, Lagwagon, Set It Off, Wargasm, Harms Way, Scowl, Periphery, TX2. 

 

Would be cool to see bands like Cult of Luna, Wolves In The Throne Room, Death To All and Six Feet Under there but I can’t really see it. 

You can add The Story So Far to this as well who was announced for Rock Am Ring, them and Letlive 2 of the 3 Avalanche headliners I think.

[Andre91]

4 minutes ago, BrutalLegend said:

You can add The Story So Far to this as well who was announced for Rock Am Ring, them and Letlive 2 of the 3 Avalanche headliners I think.

Would love TSSF at DL! 

[Marka23]

2 hours ago, foolee said:

Im not sure that RFP, Download & Greenfield would all share a headliner as it would mean 3 dates in a row. I think RFP will be Foos but not sure on the other 3. Possibly Thurs Greenfield is Friday Download I guess?

I think one of the headliners for Greenfield could be Megadeth, would make sense as to why they're apparently not playing in the UK until 2027.

[BingusBongus]

1 hour ago, Andre91 said:

Had a good scan of the Grasspop lineup and I think we will also get the following bands: 

 

ADTR, Limp Bizkit, Static-X, Gatecreeper, Snot, Pennywise, thrown, Bloodywood, Magnolia Park, Volbeat, Twisted Sister, Trivium, Mammoth, Avatar, Corrosion of Conformity, Drowning Pool, Kublai Khan TX, We Came As Romans, letlive, Thornhill, Ice Nine Kills, Hollywood Undead, Bad Omens, Babymetal, P.O.D, Lacuna Coil, TesseracT, Rivers of Nihil, Mouth Culture, Electric Callboy, Mastodon, Kanonenfieber, Decapitated, Gaerea, The Plot In You, Lagwagon, Set It Off, Wargasm, Harms Way, Scowl, Periphery, TX2. 

 

Would be cool to see bands like Cult of Luna, Wolves In The Throne Room, Death To All and Six Feet Under there but I can’t really see it. 

Plenty of good stuff here. Hoping they decided to take a chance on bands like Kanonenfieber and Wolves In The Throne Room, I think there's definitely a place for the more extreme stuff at Download (the pits for Anaal Nathrakh showed that this year).

[DomDom1984]

Marilyn Manson ending up at this would end my interest pretty sharpish.