The festival announcements keep rolling in, and it is the turn of the Download Festival to reveal its first wave of bands. It will feature headliners Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, and Guns N’ Roses.
The announcement sees over 90 names being announced, including Bad Omens, Cypress Hill, Trivium, Halestorm, Electric Callboy, Pendulum, The All-American Rejects, Mastodon, BABYMETAL, Architects, Ice Nine Kills, Tom Morello, Black Veil Brides, Drowning Pool, Bush, Feeder, Periphery, Ash, The Pretty Reckless, letlive., Static-X, Spineshank, RØRY, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Magnolia Park, TX2, AS IT IS, Story Of The Year, Sleep Theory, and many more.
View the full list below.
It will be Linkin Park‘s first time headlining in 12 years, when they performed ‘Hybrid Theory’ in full. Guns N’ Roses will return as headliners seven years on from their 2018 Saturday night slot. Meanwhile, Limp Bizkit will be headlining for the first time, having previously headlined the second stage in 2013. They also appeared as sub-headliners to Avenged Sevenfold in 2024.
Limp Bizkit
Guns N’ Roses
Linkin Park
Bad Omens
Cypress Hill
Trivium
Architects
Electric Callboy
Halestorm
Ice Nine Kills
BABYMETAL
Pendulum
The Pretty Reckless
Black Veil Brides
Behemoth
Mastodon
The All-American Rejects
Feeder
Cavalera
Static-X
Blood Incantation
When and where is Download Festival XXIII?
Download Festival XXIII will take place from Wednesday 10th to Sunday 14 June, 2026 at Donington Park.
