Download Festival 2026: Headliners, line-up, stage times, tickets and more

14 June 2026, 13:27 | Updated: 15 June 2026, 12:45

The Donington Park festival's 2026 instalment has officially kicked off! Find out when you can expect GNR, Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park and more to take to the stage.

Download Festival will return for 2026 with huge history-making names at the top of its bill.

The UK’s premiere rock and heavy metal festival - which takes place at Leicestershire’s Donington Park from 10th - 14th June next year- will see Limp Bizkit, Guns N' Roses and Linkin Park at the top of the bill.

The news of Linkin Park's bill-topping set means Emily Armstrong will make history as the first female or to headline the festival in its 22 year history.

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Joining them at the festival are 90 plus acts, including Rage Against The Machine legend Tom Morello, Pendulum, BABYMETAL, Drowning Pool, Feeder, The Pretty Reckless and many more.

As the stage times for the festival have been released, find out everything you need to know about Download 2026 so far, including who else is on the line-up, what time to expect them on stage and how to buy tickets.

Get the full Download schedule by downloading the official app here for ios and here for android.

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When is Download Festival 2026?

Download Festival takes place at Leicestershire’s Donington Park from 10th - 14th June 2026.

Who’s headlining Download festival 2025?

• Limp Bizkit
• Guns N'Roses
• Linkin Park

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What are the Download Festival 2026 stage times?*

Get the day breakdown and stage times here...

Friday 12th June:

APEX:

• 20:50 – 22:30 – Limp Bizkit
• 19:00 – 20:10 – Cypress Hill
• 17:30 – 18:30 – Electric Callboy
• 16:10 – 17:00 – Pendulum
• 15:00 – 15:40 – Hollywood Undead
• 14:00 – 14:30 – P.O.D
• 13:00 – 13:30 – Scene Queen

OPUS:

• 19:35 – 20:50 – Halestorm
• 18:15 – 19:05 – Daughtry
• 17:00 – 17:45 – Periphery
• 15:50 – 16:30 – Creeper
• 14:55 – 15:25 – Paleface Swiss
• 13:50 – 14:30 – Silent Planet
• 13:00 – 13:25 – Caskets

Avalanche:

• 19:55 – 20:55 – Feeder
• 18:55 – 19:25 – Story of the Year
• 18:00 – 18:30 – Sleep Theory
• 17:10 – 17:35 – Rain City Drive
• 16:20 – 16:45 – Drain
• 15:30 – 15:55 – Lakeview
• 14:40 – 15:05 – Holywatr
• 13:50 – 14:15 – Silly Goose
• 13:00 – 13:25 – Native James

Dogtooth:

• 21:50 – 22:50 – Cavalera
• 20:45 – 21:20 – Corrosion of Conformity
• 19:40 – 20:15 – Band-Maid
• 18:45 – 19:15 – Stampin’ Ground
• 17:50 – 18:20 – The Primals
• 17:00 – 17:25 – Lake Malice
• 16:10 – 16:35 – Nasty
• 15:20 – 15:45 – Vianova
• 14:30 – 14:55 – James and the Cold Gun
• 13:45 – 14:05 – Slay Squad
• 13:00 – 13:20 – Headwreck

*Set times are subject to change. Always check the Download Festival app for the latest info.

Get the full Download schedule by downloading the official app here for ios and here for android.

Saturday 13th June:

APEX:

• 19:35 – 22:55 – Guns N’ Roses
• 17:20 – 18:30 – Trivium
• 15:50 – 16:50 – Babymetal
• 14:30 – 15:20 –Black Veil Brides
• 13:15 – 14:00 –Landmvrks
• 12:05 – 12:45– South Arcade
• 11:00 – 11:35 – Thornhill

OPUS:

• 19:45 – 21:00 – Architects
• 18:10 – 19:00 – Behemoth
• 17:00 – 17:40 – Bush
• 15:50 – 16:30 – Set It Off
• 14:45 – 15:25 – Those Damn Crows
• 13:40 – 14:20 – We Came As Romans
• 12:45 – 13:15 – Drowning Pool
• 11:55 – 12:20 – Snot
• 11:00 – 11:30 – The Wildhearts

Avalanche:

• 19:40 – 20:40 – The All American Rejects
• 18:30 – 19:10 – Hot Milk
• 17:20 – 18:00 – Marmozets
• 16:25 – 16:55 – As It Is
• 15:30 – 16:00 – Melrose Avenue
• 14:35 – 15:05 – Mouth Culture
• 13:40 – 14:10 – Die Spitz
• 12:45 – 13:15 – Nevertel
• 11:50 – 12:20 – Frozemode
• 11:00 – 11:25 – Passionflower

Dogtooth:

• 20:30 – 21:30 – Blood Incantation
• 19:25 – 20:00 – Decapitated
• 18:25 – 19:00 – Elder
• 17:30 – 18:00 – Sweet Savage
• 16:40 – 17:05 – Self Deception
• 15:50 – 16:15 – As Everything Unfolds
• 15:00 – 15:25 – Return To Dust
• 14:10 – 14:35 – Conjurer
• 13:20 – 13:45 – Lowen
• 12:30 – 12:55 – Tailgunner
• 11:45 – 12:05 – Tropic Gold
• 11:00 – 11:20 – Pussyliquor

*Set times are subject to change. Always check the Download Festival app for the latest info.

Get the full Download schedule by downloading the official app here for ios and here for android.

Sunday 14th June:

APEX:

• 21:25 – 22:55 – Linkin Park
• 19:00 – 20:10 – Bad Omens
• 17:05 – 18:05 – Ice Nine Kills
• 15:40 – 16:30 – The Pretty Reckless
• 14:25 – 15:10 – Bloodywood
• 13:10 – 13:55 – Røry
• 12:00 – 12:40 – Kublai Khan TX
• 11:00 – 11:30 – Unpeople

OPUS:

• 20:10 – 21:20 – A Day To Remember
• 18:45 – 19:30 – Mastodon
• 17:35 – 18:15 – Tom Morello
• 16:25 – 17:05 – Social Distortion
• 15:30 – 16:00 – The Plot In You
• 14:35 – 15:05 – Thrown
• 13:40 – 14:10 – Dogstar
• 12:40 – 13:15 – Mammoth
• 11:50 – 12:15 – Catch Your Breath
• 11:00 – 11:25 – Ego Kill Talent

Avalanche:

• 20:30 – 21:30 – Scooter
• 19:10 – 19:50 – Letlive.
• 18:00 – 18:40 – Ash
• 16:50 – 17:30 – Dinosaur Pile Up
• 15:50 – 16:20 – Magnolia Park
• 14:50 – 15:20 – TX2
• 13:50 – 14:20 – The Pretty Wild
• 12:50 – 13:20 – Ivri
• 11:50 – 12:20 – Zero 9:36
• 11:00 – 11:25 – Mould

Dogtooth:

• 20:30 – 21:30 – Creeper
• 19:25 – 20:00 – Spineshank
• 18:25 – 19:00– Gatecreeper
• 17:30 – 18:00 – Boundaries
• 16:40 – 17:05 – Ankor
• 15:00 – 15:25 – Annisokay
• 14:10 – 14:35 – Last Train
• 13:20 – 13:45 – Decessus
• 12:30 – 12:55 – Wayside
• 11:45 – 12:05 – Private School
• 11:00 – 11:20 – Spitting Glass

*Set times are subject to change. Always check the Download Festival app for the latest info.

Get the full Download schedule by downloading the official app here for ios and here for android.

How to buy Download 2026 tickets:

Ticket packages for Download Festival 2026 are now sold out. Visit downloadfestival.co.uk for more information

Who headlined Download in 2025?

Last year's Download festival was headlined by Green Day, Sleep Token and Korn, who all topped the bill at the festival for the first time ever.

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