Download Festival 2027 has confirmed Blink-182, Bring Me The Horizon and Evanescence as its three headliners, alongside a teased “very special performance” from Mötley Crüe. More than 100 artists have been announced in total, with tickets now on sale.
Headliners and Special Guests Unveiled
The line-up spans rock, metal, punk and alternative, with Turnstile, The Prodigy, Faith No More, Parkway Drive, Pierce The Veil, President and Soft Play among the names revealed. Also joining the bill are I Prevail, Down, Basement, High Vis, Static-X, Murderdolls and Body Count featuring Ice-T, alongside Malevolence.
Fans can also expect sets from 5 Seconds of Summer, Converge, Comeback Kid and The Hives, plus Dayseeker, Hawthorne Heights, Bilmuri, PVRIS and Holding Absence. Heavy hitters Carcass, Napalm Death and Primus are in the mix too, along with Cancer Bats and more acts still to be revealed.
Launch at the Dark Harvest Banquet
The announcement was made at the Dark Harvest Banquet at Alexandra Palace Theatre. Guests were invited to a feast in four acts cooked over fire by MATBLAK x Woodfire Canteen, before the unveiling of the launch film and a Q&A with festival director Kam Haq. This is only the beginning for DLXXIV, with many acts and surprises still to come.
Tickets and Festival Details
Early Bird tickets sold out within two weeks, and this is officially the fastest-selling Download ever, with tickets on course to sell out for the fifth year in a row. Tickets are available at www.downloadfestival.co.uk.
Download Festival is the UK’s biggest rock and metal weekender, held every June at Donington Park in Leicestershire. It regularly attracts around 75,000 to 80,000 heavy music fans for a weekend of live bands, camping and late-night activity.
Donington is often called the “spiritual home” of rock, having hosted the Monsters of Rock festivals between 1980 and 1996. When Download launched in 2003, it cemented the venue’s status as sacred ground for fans of guitars, pits and pyro. Over the years, it has delivered career-defining sets, huge reunions and emotional farewell shows from some of the biggest names in the business.
