Download 2026

[OllieJ77]

I reckon the rumour of Limp Bizkit, GnR and Linkin Park is true sadly, just have a gut feeling. 

[SunnyDskyZ]

Why does Muse & Ghost not make DL 26? @OllieJ77

[Marka23]

14 minutes ago, OllieJ77 said:

I reckon the rumour of Limp Bizkit, GnR and Linkin Park is true sadly, just have a gut feeling. 

I'll be very surprised if Download end up skipping Ghost and going for Limp Bizkit instead 

[northernangel]

15 minutes ago, OllieJ77 said:

I reckon the rumour of Limp Bizkit, GnR and Linkin Park is true sadly, just have a gut feeling. 

Interestingly I dont think they've had two of the dame headliners return. If they did that, I'd go for Tool, GNR, LP. I'm going for Ghost, Tool, LP.

 

LB and GNR though would be so poor. How would you get a headliner position playing Wembley Arena and subbing BMTH and not selling out. But it saves me money. Might have me a lot of RAR knock it out as I'll just go there.

Edited September 17, 2025 by northernangel

[OllieJ77]

4 minutes ago, SunnyDskyZ said:

Why does Muse & Ghost not make DL 26? @OllieJ77

I was just adding to the pool comment they were already in the comment. 

[OllieJ77]

3 minutes ago, northernangel said:

Interestingly I dont think they've had two of the dame headliners return. If they did that, I'd go for Tool, GNR, LP. I'm going for Ghost, Tool, LP.

 

LB and GNR though would be so poor. How would you get a headliner position playing Wembley Arena and subbing BMTH and not selling out. But it saves me money. Might have me a lot of RAR knock it out as I'll just go there.

Agreed it would be a terrible booking. Honestly think they’d have the worst turnout in years if that’s the booking. I’ll enjoy Limp Bizkit but it doesn’t excite me. I won’t watch Guns N Roses. Linkin Park only one I’d be happy for.

[OllieJ77]

5 minutes ago, Marka23 said:

I'll be very surprised if Download end up skipping Ghost and going for Limp Bizkit instead 

I wouldn’t. Copping is a big fan said theyll headline when they next play. Ghost according to rumours fobbed download off last year. 

[DomDom1984]

Copping isn't in charge anymore, no?

[northernangel]

31 minutes ago, OllieJ77 said:

Agreed it would be a terrible booking. Honestly think they’d have the worst turnout in years if that’s the booking. I’ll enjoy Limp Bizkit but it doesn’t excite me. I won’t watch Guns N Roses. Linkin Park only one I’d be happy for.

I know they have to hype it up but LB isn't a massive headliner, they did Wembley Arena, one Manchester and one Birmingham. You expect the headliner to be able to do a full tour. LB should have sacked off the arena tour, sacked of Reading slot and done Download instead in 24 likewise Korn then did in 25.

 

I like GNR more than Ghost but I think Ghost would be the better booking. Going for GNR, Tool and LP is almost admitting ghe 2 year test didnt work for them and it's back to oldies era.

 

Download won't miss anything by not booking either GNR or LB at this point.

[Audiorocker]

I think Ghost (fri) and Linkin Park (sun) are likely. 

 

With regards to the Saturday...no idea!

[Marka23]

39 minutes ago, OllieJ77 said:

I wouldn’t. Copping is a big fan said theyll headline when they next play. Ghost according to rumours fobbed download off last year. 

Copping isn't in charge anymore so what he likes means nothing 

[Marka23]

7 minutes ago, northernangel said:

I know they have to hype it up but LB isn't a massive headliner, they did Wembley Arena, one Manchester and one Birmingham. You expect the headliner to be able to do a full tour. LB should have sacked off the arena tour, sacked of Reading slot and done Download instead in 24 likewise Korn then did in 25.

 

I like GNR more than Ghost but I think Ghost would be the better booking. Going for GNR, Tool and LP is almost admitting ghe 2 year test didnt work for them and it's back to oldies era.

 

Download won't miss anything by not booking either GNR or LB at this point.

Saving both for '27 makes more sense. Get Guns n Roses to do Appetite For Destruction in full for the 40th anniversary and Limp Bizkit would've at least had a 3 year gap since they last played. Ghost/BMTH/Linkin Park for '26 and Linkin Park/GnR/SOAD foe '27. 

For '26 could even book a headliner no one really expects but Download have said is an option like Slayer. 

[northernangel]

3 minutes ago, Marka23 said:

Saving both for '27 makes more sense. Get Guns n Roses to do Appetite For Destruction in full for the 40th anniversary and Limp Bizkit would've at least had a 3 year gap since they last played. Ghost/BMTH/Linkin Park for '26 and Linkin Park/GnR/SOAD foe '27. 

For '26 could even book a headliner no one really expects but Download have said is an option like Slayer. 

 

I'd say

Ghost, Tool, LP for 26

LB, MCR or GNR, Maiden for 27

 

I dont think SOAD will do it. If they come over for 27, I think it'll be to do shows in countries they haven't done like Spain and Portugal but they might not even come back over. I think the own show money to them is too much to be bothered with festivals. 

[OllieJ77]

19 minutes ago, DomDom1984 said:

Copping isn't in charge anymore, no?

Still has influence. 

[OllieJ77]

14 minutes ago, Marka23 said:

Copping isn't in charge anymore so what he likes means nothing 

Come back to this in a 2 months if it is Limp Bizkit. 

[OllieJ77]

21 minutes ago, northernangel said:

I know they have to hype it up but LB isn't a massive headliner, they did Wembley Arena, one Manchester and one Birmingham. You expect the headliner to be able to do a full tour. LB should have sacked off the arena tour, sacked of Reading slot and done Download instead in 24 likewise Korn then did in 25.

 

I like GNR more than Ghost but I think Ghost would be the better booking. Going for GNR, Tool and LP is almost admitting ghe 2 year test didnt work for them and it's back to oldies era.

 

Download won't miss anything by not booking either GNR or LB at this point.

If Download go back to oldies era then there won’t be a festival in 10 years. 

[Andre91]

26 minutes ago, DomDom1984 said:

Copping isn't in charge anymore, no?

No but Kam who is the main man now was Copping’s understudy for years so I can’t imagine he will throw the baby out with the bathwater too much. It hopefully means the end of shite like Steel Panther taking up big slots, though. 

[OllieJ77]

6 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

No but Kam who is the main man now was Copping’s understudy for years so I can’t imagine he will throw the baby out with the bathwater too much. It hopefully means the end of shite like Steel Panther taking up big slots, though. 

Exactly. Whilst he might not book the festival Copping still have a lot of influence given he still works for Live Nation. 

[Andre91]

11 minutes ago, OllieJ77 said:

Exactly. Whilst he might not book the festival Copping still have a lot of influence given he still works for Live Nation. 

Yeah, it’s not like he’s disappeared completely. He still manages a lot of big bands who will still in the frame for DL.

[foolee]

1 hour ago, OllieJ77 said:

GnR

NIN

Blink 182 (still won’t rule then out) 

 

I will say this my mate has been told it isn’t Twenty One Pilots by someone in the know. Think they’re doing Reading and Leeds which makes sense and is more suited.

Doubt TOP will be in Europe June & August. 

[OllieJ77]

7 minutes ago, foolee said:

Doubt TOP will be in Europe June & August. 

Agreed it’s unlikely but I could see it.

[DomDom1984]

They likely won't have other dates around it. So I could see them do stuff over the whole period.

[NorthernSoul52]

2 hours ago, DomDom1984 said:

Apparently the headliner of Good Things in Australia always goes on to headline DL, and its Tool next year. Couldn't be bothered actually checking this though.

A weird trend, but that does check out. I was meant to see Fall Out Boy at Sydney in '23, but they were shafted two or three songs in due to a storm that would have even had Liam Gallagher reconsider the phrase BIBLICAL for a bit.

 

Bit annoyed about that, but did see Devo, Bullet for My Valentine and a few others.

[NorthernSoul52]

59 minutes ago, Audiorocker said:

I think Ghost (fri) and Linkin Park (sun) are likely. 

 

With regards to the Saturday...no idea!

For a moment, I wondered if this was a burner account I'd forgotten about.

 

Complete agreement!

[Jos92]

47 minutes ago, northernangel said:

 

I'd say

Ghost, Tool, LP for 26

LB, MCR or GNR, Maiden for 27

 

I dont think SOAD will do it. If they come over for 27, I think it'll be to do shows in countries they haven't done like Spain and Portugal but they might not even come back over. I think the own show money to them is too much to be bothered with festivals. 

I just don't see System racing back again, with how infrequently Serj seems to want to tour.