Download Festival has just dropped its announcement of second wave of names for this year’s line-up, adding 14 new names to the bill for the Donington Park event.
The new additions include A Day To Remember, THE PRIMALS, Daughtry, Creeper, Hot Milk, DECESSUS and more.
Download Festival will take place on 10-14 June 2026 at the spiritual home of rock in Donington Park, Leicestershire.
The Fest’s second wave of acts announced today are Florida pop punk heavyweights A Day To Remember, Final Fantasy XIV’s official band THE PRIMALS (performing outside of Asia for the very first time), Creeper, Daughtry, Hot Milk, Silly Goose, Marmozets, BAND-MAID, Stampin’ Ground, Frozemode, Conjurer, Annisokay, Private School and DECESSUS, the Santiago death metal band fronted by the current Miss World Chile, Ignacia Fernández.
The new additions join an already gargantuan line up headlined by Limp Bizkit, Guns N’ Roses and Linkin Park, and also featuring the likes ofScooter, Electric Callboy, Pendulum, Bad Omens, The Pretty Reckless, Cypress Hill, Trivium, Halestorm, BABYMETAL, Tom Morello and many more.
Download Festival’s Kamran Haq says: “We’re really proud of our line-up this year, and our second announcement brings further depth and diversity to DLXXIII.
“We have huge artists like A Day To Remember, Daughtry, Creeper and Hot Milk, as well as bringing Final Fantasy XIV’s official band THE PRIMALS to Download for their very first show outside of Asia.
And due to popular demand, Miss World Chile – Ignacia Fernández – will be performing with her band DECESSUS after surprising the world with her incredible death metal vocals a few months ago.
“We have even more surprises to come, and tickets are selling out faster than ever this year, so this is your last chance to snap up the final remaining tickets.”
It was also announced that day tickets are now on sale due to huge demand. PayPal customers will have exclusive 48-hour presale access to Day Tickets from 10am today, with general on-sale for Day Tickets at 10am on Wednesday 25 February.
To book your tickets go to: www.downloadfestival.co.uk.
