The UK's biggest rock and metal festival has announced its lineup for 2026, which includes three "monumental" headliners. Download Festival is set to return for the 23rd time in 2026 under the name DLXIII with a lineup of rock and metal legends, three of whom will perform their only UK shows of the year at Download.

Held in Donington Park , Castle Donington, the festival will take place between June 10 and June 14, 2026, with tickets on sale now. The first three headliners have been announced, including Limp Bizkit, Guns N' Roses, and Linkin Park, alongside over 90 other acts.

On Friday, nu-metal icons Limp Bizkit will headline Download for the first time in their three-decade-long career. After performing at the festival in 2024, they are returning with hits including ‘ Rollin’ (

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