Download Festival announce first wave of bands for 2027
Download Festival has announced the first wave of acts for its 2027 edition!
Following another hugely successful year at Donington Park, the UK’s premier rock and metal festival will return between 9th-13th June 2027, with BLINK-182, BRING ME THE HORIZON and EVANESCENCE set to headline the festival’s 24th edition.
Joining the headliners will be a special performance from MÖTLEY CRÜE, alongside TURNSTILE, THE PRODIGY, FAITH NO MORE, PARKWAY DRIVE, PIERCE THE VEIL, PRESIDENT, SOFT PLAY, I PREVAIL, DOWN, BASEMENT, HIGH VIS, STATIC-X, MURDERDOLLS, BODY COUNT FT. ICE-T, MALEVOLENCE, 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER, CONVERGE, COMEBACK KID, THE HIVES, DAYSEEKER, BILMURI, PVRIS, HOLDING ABSENCE, CARCASS, NAPALM DEATH, PRIMUS and many more.
The first wave of artists announced today are as follows: BLINK-182, BRING ME THE HORIZON, EVANESCENCE, 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER, ALLY NICHOLAS, ANDO SAN, ASAVA, BASEMENT, BETTER LOVERS, BIG ASS TRUCK I.E., BILMURI, BODY COUNT FT. ICE-T, BODYSNATCHER, BREAKKAWAY, CAGE FIGHT, CANCER BATS, CARCASS, CARPENTER BRUT, CASTLE RAT, CENOBIA, CLUTCH, COMATASTIC, COMEBACK KID, CONVERGE, CURRENTS, DAYSEEKER, DEAF HAVANA, DEATHBYROMY, DEXTER AND THE MOONROCKS, DOGMA, DOWN, DRAGGED UNDER, EMNW, FAITH NO MORE, FIT FOR A KING, GHOSTEMANE, GRANDSON, GUILT TRIP, GWAR, HANABIE., HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS, HEALTH, HEAVEN’S BASEMENT, HIGH VIS, HIGHLY SUSPECT, HOLDING ABSENCE, HOLLOW PACT, HONEY REVENGE, HOT MULLIGAN, I PREVAIL, JINJER, KAREN DIÓ, KREATOR, LADRONES, LOCKED SHUT, MALEVOLENCE, MAPLE’S PET DINOSAUR, MÖTLEY CRÜE, MURDERDOLLS, NAILS, NAPALM DEATH, NASTY, NEVER EASY, ORBIT CULTURE, PAIN OF TRUTH, PALEDUSK, PARKWAY DRIVE, PIERCE THE VEIL, POINT NORTH, PRESIDENT, PRIMUS, PVRIS, RECLUS.É, RIFF WOOD, SACE6, SENSES FAIL, SHOWING TEETH, SKYND, SOFT PLAY, SOIL, SPEED, SPLIT CHAIN, SPLIT DOGS, STATIC DRESS, STATIC-X, TERROR, THE DARK.FM, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, THE HIVES, THE HOWLING, THE PRODIGY, THE RAVEN AGE, TRASH TALK, TURNSTILE, VILLANELLE, VIOLENT VIRA, WATERPARKS, WINDWAKER, WINONA FIGHTER and XCOMM.
The announcement represents the first wave of artists confirmed for DLXXIV, with additional acts and further surprises still to be revealed in the lead-up to next year’s festival.
Download Festival 2027 takes place at Donington Park from June 9th-13th 2027. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here.
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