Download Festival has revealed its first wave of acts for 2027, with blink-182, Bring Me The Horizon and Evanescence set to headline Donington Park from Wednesday 9 June to Sunday 13 June.
Pop punk kings blink-182 will make their Download debut, while Bring Me The Horizon return to the top of the bill four years after their huge headline set in 2023. Evanescence, fronted by Amy Lee, become the festival’s second ever female-led headliner.
Rock legends Mötley Crüe will also deliver a very special performance, with more than 100 acts confirmed so far for the 24th edition, known as DLXXIV.
Joining them are Turnstile, The Prodigy, Faith No More, Parkway Drive, Pierce The Veil, I Prevail, Down, Clutch, Kreator, Jinjer, GWAR, Primus, The Hives, The Devil Wears Prada, Static-X, Murderdolls, Body Count ft. Ice-T, 5 Seconds Of Summer, Converge, Carcass, Napalm Death and Malevolence.
Also on the bill are PRESIDENT, Soft Play, Basement, High Vis, Comeback Kid, Terror, Dayseeker, Bilmuri, Holding Absence, PVRIS, Hawthorne Heights, Cancer Bats, Waterparks, Orbit Culture, Deaf Havana, Hanabie. and SOiL, plus many more.
The line-up was unveiled at a Dark Harvest launch banquet at Alexandra Palace Theatre, where guests enjoyed a four-course feast cooked over fire, followed by the launch film and a Q&A with festival director Kam Haq.
Early bird tickets sold out within two weeks, making this officially the fastest selling Download ever, with tickets on course to sell out for the fifth year in a row. More acts and surprises are still to come.
It follows a sold out 2026 edition that drew 95,000 fans to Donington Park, with Limp Bizkit, Guns N’ Roses and Linkin Park topping the bill. You can read more in our Download 2027 dates announcement.
This is a line-up with something for everyone, and we can’t wait to be back at Donington in June.
