Download 2027

[northernangel]

2 hours ago, Andre91 said:

Offspring weren’t selling out the arenas that they have been when they headlined slam dunk. 

 

Did you miss their 2021 November Arena tour?, 7 UK arenas? They didn't suddenly sell out bigger arenas off the back of playing Slam Dunk. ADTR last arena tour was 5 arenas also with only Wembley Arena as the London date.

Also to point out, The Offspring got their Download sub slot over a year before they even announced and played the bigger arena tour. 

Edited February 7 by northernangel

[Andre91]

ADTR are a weird one because they haven’t done a tour over here in so long. I did question whether they would still be in arenas but there’s a nostalgia market for everything now so I think they definitely would be playing those venues. 

[northernangel]

2 hours ago, Andre91 said:

ADTR are a weird one because they haven’t done a tour over here in so long. I did question whether they would still be in arenas but there’s a nostalgia market for everything now so I think they definitely would be playing those venues. 

That doesn't dispute the claim that The Offspring weren't selling out arenas before Slam Dunk, they were and convincingly. 

 

You did indeed mention a while back about ADTR dropping down due to quality output and whatever reasons. 

[Andre91]

It’ll be way off and it’s way too silly to predict but just for a bit of fun: 

 

2027: Deftones, Blink-182 & System Of A Down 

 

2028: The Offspring, Iron Maiden & Slipknot 

 

2029: Papa Roach, Bad Omens & Bring Me The Horizon 

 

2030: Knocked Loose, Metallica & Ghost 

 

[northernangel]

2 hours ago, Andre91 said:

It’ll be way off and it’s way too silly to predict but just for a bit of fun: 

 

2027: Deftones, Blink-182 & System Of A Down 

 

2028: The Offspring, Iron Maiden & Slipknot 

 

2029: Papa Roach, Bad Omens & Bring Me The Horizon 

 

2030: Knocked Loose, Metallica & Ghost 

 

Did you not only predict Slipknot yo be back the other day for 2027?

 

Personally if Ghost need to wait until then to headline it won't happen. I dont think Papa Roach will either.

 

2028 would be a mega trio but nothing about it says Download 2.0 if people are still pretending that's a thing.

[Andre91]

6 minutes ago, northernangel said:

Did you not only predict Slipknot yo be back the other day for 2027?

 

Personally if Ghost need to wait until then to headline it won't happen. I dont think Papa Roach will either.

 

2028 would be a mega trio but nothing about it says Download 2.0 if people are still pretending that's a thing.

Yeah I’ve changed my mind back. I keep thinking it’s 2025 still so I thought Slipknot being 2 years away felt right but then remembered it’s 2026 so I swapped them to 2028 in place of System (it gives the Knot time to get a new album out as well). 
 

Ghost will be a BMTH situation imo; when they do eventually headline, it’ll be long, lone overdue. 
 

I don’t want Papa Roach to headline but if they sell those arenas well enough, they’re in the conversation. It’s also about whether or not the nu metal nostalgia train is still going by then. 

[northernangel]

6 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

Yeah I’ve changed my mind back. I keep thinking it’s 2025 still so I thought Slipknot being 2 years away felt right but then remembered it’s 2026 so I swapped them to 2028 in place of System (it gives the Knot time to get a new album out as well). 
 

Ghost will be a BMTH situation imo; when they do eventually headline, it’ll be long, lone overdue. 
 

I don’t want Papa Roach to headline but if they sell those arenas well enough, they’re in the conversation. It’s also about whether or not the nu metal nostalgia train is still going by then. 

I just thinking with a fresher team booking and who they've got for different that Ghost will have to do it before then.

 

Slipknot probably will have a new album, they shouldn't play without onr but they've done stayed away for longer than 4 years since headlining, if anything that's a lot lol.

 

I don't think Papa Roach will headline, and I don't think they'll take it over others either. There has been so many opportunities for then to return as well in that whole time and they've even got 4 dates covering 5 days over the Download period this year. They even teased people on socials with Download when they literally were never playing it. 

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

13 hours ago, Andre91 said:

It’ll be way off and it’s way too silly to predict but just for a bit of fun: 

 

2027: Deftones, Blink-182 & System Of A Down 

 

2028: The Offspring, Iron Maiden & Slipknot 

 

2029: Papa Roach, Bad Omens & Bring Me The Horizon 

 

2030: Knocked Loose, Metallica & Ghost 

 

If Download don’t manage to book Ghost to headline until 2030 then they’re doing something wrong. 
 

I’m not sure Deftones and System will both be back in Europe again next year. I’ll take a wild stab in the dark and guess next year we’ll get something like: Blink 182, Slipknot, Pearl Jam. 

[TWY2911]

On average Download will have 2 arena bands and 1 stadium band headlining per year this year is a bit of an anomaly having 2 stadium bands although Linkin Park didn't do stadiums before this return so you can argue that they aren't an established stadium band 

 

I'd love something like Blink, SOAD and Slipknot although I can't see them booking System and Slipknot in the same year as good as that would be 

 

Blink, Iron Maiden and Slipknot would be my educated guess at the moment 

[TWY2911]

This is extremely unlikely/unrealistic but I tried to make a download that I believe would sell the most tickets while also keeping the Download 2.0 booking (especially the Saturday)

 

The Prodigy would have to clash with System because they can't play in the daytime 

 

I know Spiritbox only played third down in 2025 but I feel they are already at sub level now and there's lots of bands getting bump ups compared to when they last played 

 

 

 

[Audiorocker]

2027

I will go for Ghost - Slipknot - Deftones

[foolee]

Nickelback - Blink-182 - Deftones

[northernangel]

15 hours ago, TWY2911 said:

On average Download will have 2 arena bands and 1 stadium band headlining per year this year is a bit of an anomaly having 2 stadium bands although Linkin Park didn't do stadiums before this return so you can argue that they aren't an established stadium band 

 

I'd love something like Blink, SOAD and Slipknot although I can't see them booking System and Slipknot in the same year as good as that would be 

 

Blink, Iron Maiden and Slipknot would be my educated guess at the moment 

 

I'm pretty sure Maiden have said no shows in 2027 a while back. To be honest if you're selling Wembley out at the cost and speed they did it's probably fair to say they are that level now by virtue of the times. The arenas they were playing before everything maxed up and got so big are gigs that artists nowhere near their size even going back are now doing. It really isn't taking as much to pull of arenas now.

 

Download have also had a year recently with no stadium bands at all, not even Slipknot are a stadium band.

11 hours ago, TWY2911 said:

This is extremely unlikely/unrealistic but I tried to make a download that I believe would sell the most tickets while also keeping the Download 2.0 booking (especially the Saturday)

 

The Prodigy would have to clash with System because they can't play in the daytime 

 

I know Spiritbox only played third down in 2025 but I feel they are already at sub level now and there's lots of bands getting bump ups compared to when they last played 

 

 

 

That's the reason The Prodigy either headline main or don't play. Download 2.0 lasted for one year, it's not really a thing, it's what they can pretend.

[Andre91]

9 hours ago, foolee said:

Nickelback - Blink-182 - Deftones

Banger trio. 

[foolee]

28 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

Banger trio. 

I think we should will it into existence although not sure what blinks plans are. Would be an instant ticket buy for me

 

Don Broco, Avril & Turnstile subs

[foolee]

Nickelback
Don Broco
Knocked Loose

Gojira

Blink-182
Avril Lavigne
Good Charlotte

Alice In Chains

Deftones
Turnstile
Motionless In White

Megadeth

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

36 minutes ago, foolee said:

Nickelback
Don Broco
Knocked Loose

Gojira

Blink-182
Avril Lavigne
Good Charlotte

Alice In Chains

Deftones
Turnstile
Motionless In White

Megadeth

I’d get a ticket for that, decent lineup.

[TWY2911]

Turnstile will be in the headliner conversations by next year watch this space 

 

Whether they'd actually want to play Download or not is a different question 

[Andre91]

19 minutes ago, TWY2911 said:

Turnstile will be in the headliner conversations by next year watch this space 

 

Whether they'd actually want to play Download or not is a different question 

100% this. The ball will be in their court. 

[SweetJesus]

Foo Fighters?

 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVGvNhBirDU/?igsh=MTVzMDgzaDY2aGNtYg==

[TWY2911]

Graphic design is my passion 

(Ignore how unrealistic it is) 

 

[Audiorocker]

Deftones - Slipknot - Foo Fighters

[foolee]

Bit of fun

 

27 - Deftones, Foo Fighters & Nickelback

 

28 - The Offspring, Iron Maiden & Slipknot

 

29 - Ghost, Bring Me The Horizon & Blink-182

 

30 - Nine Inch Nails, Sleep Token & Metallica

[northernangel]

On 24/02/2026 at 16:26, TWY2911 said:

Graphic design is my passion 

(Ignore how unrealistic it is) 

 

Getting Shikari back to play the same slot 3 years later would be a bit pointless. I did said unrealistic. Right now tbh, headlining second stage for them in the next move

[Hart Attack]

Ghost

Spiritbox

Killswitch Engage

Malevolence

Coheed & Cambria

 

Papa Roach

Good Charlotte

 

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My Chemical Romance
Evanescence

Motionless In White

Billy Talent

Flyleaf

 

Gojira

Lamb Of God

 

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Deftones
Turnstile
Knocked Loose

Alexisonfire

Poppy

 

Pierce The Veil

Underoath