Download 2026

[Spiral_Low]

13 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

2026: Ghost, Blink-182 & Linkin Park 

2027: Deftones, Iron Maiden & System Of A Down 

Iron Maidens current anniversary tour is 2025-2026 and Bruce has been hinting this week they've got more big shows to announce. 

 

Edited July 19, 2025 by Spiral_Low

[DomDom1984]

Yeah. And even if not DL, I don't see Iron Maiden anywhere for a bit after this tour.

[northernangel]

With the amount of plgging Andy is doing for Yungblud, he isn't the bookers but I'll be amazed especially with the new direction if Download haven't booked him. It's also good to note that he's made a point about the really expensive like £6/700+ festival costs, but he hasn't played down the idea of playing one's at the standard £3/350 point. After his Sabbath performance he would get a lot of interest there.

[Spiral_Low]

14 hours ago, northernangel said:

With the amount of plgging Andy is doing for Yungblud, he isn't the bookers but I'll be amazed especially with the new direction if Download haven't booked him. It's also good to note that he's made a point about the really expensive like £6/700+ festival costs, but he hasn't played down the idea of playing one's at the standard £3/350 point. After his Sabbath performance he would get a lot of interest there.

Copping is a live nation promoter, and Yungblud has a tour booked at live nation venues. Simple as that. 

Edited July 22, 2025 by Spiral_Low

[Andre91]

YUNGBLUD is now too big to do anything other than headline DL or R&L. 

[northernangel]

55 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

YUNGBLUD is now too big to do anything other than headline DL or R&L. 

He can sub, he's not top big to do anything but headline. You can get upper tier tickets still quite easily got dates and standing comfortably for Birmingham and The 02, I've not checked other dates. 

 

Edit that, Manchester has standing sold out but they have much much lower tier seating then the offers. His Changes cover has become massive but not too big to sub.

Edited July 22, 2025 by northernangel

[Andre91]

2 minutes ago, northernangel said:

He can sub, he's not top big to do anything but headline. You can get upper tier tickets still quite easily got dates and standing comfortably for Birmingham and The 02, I've not checked other dates.

The tour isn’t for another NINE months, man.
 

This is something people need to stop doing; ‘they haven’t instantly sold this show out, there’s no demand there’. There’s three quarters of a year left to sell those tickets. If it gets to April and it’s sold out, the demand is there, clearly. 

Edited July 22, 2025 by Andre91

[northernangel]

8 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

The tour isn’t for another NINE months, man.
 

This is something people need to stop doing; ‘they haven’t instantly sold this show out, there’s no demand there’. There’s three quarters of a year left to sell those tickets. If it gets to April and it’s sold out, the demand is there, clearly. 

 

While that's true, the instant bigger hitters that WILL sell the tickets as a headliners for days costing £135 will be the one's who shift them quickly.

 

If he sells it out like a month before it makes him a bit more in demand than bullet for example who are nowhere near topping it. It would be horrendous and embarrassing but he definitely wouldn't be as bad as they would be.

 

The Offspring sold out Slam Dunk at £120 a ticket, they then subbed Download and have instantly sold an arena tour out way in advance for their tour with higher price tickets but they aren't headlining. There are other examples too.

[Gejonimo]

Yungblud would sub because of two reasons:

 

a) the festival wouldn't want to shine too bright a light on him as it would seem weak (we know it's not, the average festival-goer probably would)

b) YUNGLBUD wouldn't want a light shined too bright on him at a place like Download, he'd rather work his way up and prove himself before being given the big spot.

 

Sub 2026, headline 2028/9, it feels way more natural and means he isn't immediately in the headliner pool. Save him for later.

[Andre91]

32 minutes ago, Gejonimo said:

Yungblud would sub because of two reasons:

 

a) the festival wouldn't want to shine too bright a light on him as it would seem weak (we know it's not, the average festival-goer probably would)

b) YUNGLBUD wouldn't want a light shined too bright on him at a place like Download, he'd rather work his way up and prove himself before being given the big spot.

 

Sub 2026, headline 2028/9, it feels way more natural and means he isn't immediately in the headliner pool. Save him for later.

This makes no sense. 
 

‘Ayup, Dom. Here’s a load of cash to headline at Donington Park. Hope you’re on board.’ 
 

‘Hmm, that sounds too much. I’ll play but I’ll take less money to play below the headliner.’ 

[Gejonimo]

1 hour ago, Andre91 said:

This makes no sense. 
 

‘Ayup, Dom. Here’s a load of cash to headline at Donington Park. Hope you’re on board.’ 
 

‘Hmm, that sounds too much. I’ll play but I’ll take less money to play below the headliner.’ 

I'd say for 99% of acts, this would be the case, he seems like an outlier who would rather do something for the "right" reason. 

[northernangel]

2 hours ago, Gejonimo said:

Yungblud would sub because of two reasons:

 

a) the festival wouldn't want to shine too bright a light on him as it would seem weak (we know it's not, the average festival-goer probably would)

b) YUNGLBUD wouldn't want a light shined too bright on him at a place like Download, he'd rather work his way up and prove himself before being given the big spot.

 

Sub 2026, headline 2028/9, it feels way more natural and means he isn't immediately in the headliner pool. Save him for later.

I kinda agree with parts of this.

 

I don't it's about turning down headline money, not that I think he'll get offered it, I think he's just a more humbled person and wouldn't want something given to him off the strength of a song that captured heavier than he expected at a Sabbath gig....because let's be honest if he got it that's why he would get it. Everyone basically agrees on here he is a sub.

 

On the sales though, if you take a long time, or a longish time to sell out the tour he has....considering as said some have sold what he has out very much quicker and in advance, then it's more based on a case of peopel deciding yeah we'll go that like I have to be there etc.

[raincityhc]

I've heard rumours of Download being 4 days again but only heard 3 names being thrown around;  LP, Ghost & Deftones. 

[Gejonimo]

16 minutes ago, raincityhc said:

I've heard rumours of Download being 4 days again but only heard 3 names being thrown around;  LP, Ghost & Deftones. 

When you say "thrown around", thrown by people with actual insider knowledge or randomers on the internet?

[raincityhc]

1 hour ago, Gejonimo said:

When you say "thrown around", thrown by people with actual insider knowledge or randomers on the internet?

People that work within the industry and previous/existing  knowledge of upcoming tours & announcements.

 

To be fair to Download they usually announce something like this with good notice, which is why I think it might not be true.

[Siddey1994]

7 minutes ago, raincityhc said:

People that work within the industry and previous/existing  knowledge of upcoming tours & announcements.

 

To be fair to Download they usually announce something like this with good notice, which is why I think it might not be true.

This has already been said a billion times last month I think, but no, Download is not returning to 4 days of music. And that’s a good thing.

 

Also Deftones aren’t headlining next year.

[Andre91]

Download should permanently rename the Main Stage/Apex Stage to the Ozzy Osbourne stage. 

[Gejonimo]

I'm almost certain they'll do something in his honour, likely this. Possibly even some kind of tribute a la Lemmy. Possibly a bit different as Lemmy was supposed to play the festival, but it still applies.

[AwakeToken4]

On 18/07/2025 at 22:54, Audiorocker said:

Name a non-headliner band you'd prefer this year. 

 

My three - 

Electric Callboy

Papa Roach

Slayer

 

Gotta Be

Alice In Chains 

Social distortion 

Then either OG Misfits or Till Lindemann 

[AwakeToken4]

On 13/07/2025 at 20:18, kjvffm said:

Been told by a mate who has no reason to lie that Linkin Park and GnR are confirmed. Take with a huge pinch of salt as I know what his connections are and they’re tenuous at best but don’t know why he’d make it up when anything he’s hinted to me before has been true. 

Seen GnR in Glasgow in 2023 and honestly they were amazing, sure Axl's vocals aren't the greatest anymore but still an incredible show with a 3 hour set, never seen LP but given Wembley sales they'd go down great add in ghost as the 3rd headliner and honestly that would be a huge set of headliners. It would cover multiple generations of fans and keep the new and old crowd happy. 

[northernangel]

5 hours ago, AwakeToken4 said:

Seen GnR in Glasgow in 2023 and honestly they were amazing, sure Axl's vocals aren't the greatest anymore but still an incredible show with a 3 hour set, never seen LP but given Wembley sales they'd go down great add in ghost as the 3rd headliner and honestly that would be a huge set of headliners. It would cover multiple generations of fans and keep the new and old crowd happy. 

No one is denying the size of GNR but given all the other UK dates recently and his voice it would be a poor booking.

[AwakeToken4]

43 minutes ago, northernangel said:

No one is denying the size of GNR but given all the other UK dates recently and his voice it would be a poor booking.

Personally I'd love it but if it's not GnR i think NIN are a good shout 

[DomDom1984]

GNR would be an okay booking, and kinda what i was thinking about when i mentioned there could be ones people aren't mentioning. Bit uninspiring though.

[TWY2911]

I still think that we'll get a headliner in the same vein as Fall Out Boy and Green Day which Blink-182 are the most likely candidate 

 

I think Ghost will do the Halifax and Gunnersbury Park run so Blink, LP and GNR 

[northernangel]

9 minutes ago, TWY2911 said:

I still think that we'll get a headliner in the same vein as Fall Out Boy and Green Day which Blink-182 are the most likely candidate 

 

I think Ghost will do the Halifax and Gunnersbury Park run so Blink, LP and GNR 

Let's hope it's Blink, Maiden and LP. That's the ultimate 3 it could be for me. I'd probably buy a ticket straight away if it was that without waiting for the later cheapies