blink-182 finally make their Download debut, Bring Me The Horizon return to the top of the bill and Evanescence make history as Download 2027 reveals its first 100+ names…

Words by Felix Bartlett | Nov 12, 2026

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Download Festival has revealed its first wave of acts for 2027, with blink-182, Bring Me The Horizon and Evanescence confirmed as headliners.

The festival returns to Donington Park from 9 to 13 June 2027 for its 24th edition, dubbed DLXXIV, with more than 100 bands announced so far.

blink-182 will be making their Download debut, while Bring Me The Horizon return to the top of the bill following their headline set in 2023. Evanescence, meanwhile, become the festival’s second female-led headliner, with Amy Lee and co. set to take on the UK’s biggest festival stage.

There’s also a very special performance on the way from Mötley Crüe, alongside the likes of Turnstile, The Prodigy, Faith No More, Parkway Drive, Pierce The Veil, I Prevail, 5 Seconds Of Summer, PRESIDENT, Soft Play, High Vis, Static-X, Murderdolls, Body Count ft. Ice-T and Malevolence.

Elsewhere on the bill are Converge, Comeback Kid, Terror, Basement, Down, The Hives, Dayseeker, Bilmuri, Holding Absence, PVRIS, Hawthorne Heights, Carcass, Napalm Death, Primus and Cancer Bats, with plenty more still to be announced.

The line-up was unveiled tonight at a launch event at Alexandra Palace Theatre, where guests were treated to a fire-cooked banquet before the launch film was revealed, followed by a Q&A with festival director Kam Haq.

It’s already shaping up to be a big one. Early Bird tickets sold out in under two weeks, making DLXXIV the fastest-selling Download yet, and the festival is on course to sell out for the fifth year running.

Tickets are on sale now via downloadfestival.co.uk.