Download Festival has revealed its first lineup for 2027, with blink-182, Bring Me The Horizon and Evanescence confirmed as headliners.
The Prodigy, Mötley Crüe, Faith No More, Parkway Drive, Pierce The Veil and Turnstile are also among the acts announced for the festival, which returns to Donington Park from 9th-13th June 2027.
Download Festival's first 2027 line-up announcement, with blink-182, Bring Me The Horizon and Evanescence headlining. Image: Download Festival.
blink-182 finally make it to Download
It's taken more than two decades, but blink-182 are finally heading to Donington.
Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, and Travis Barker will make their Download debut as headliners, having never played the festival before.
Bring Me The Horizon return for their second Download headline appearance, four years after topping the bill in 2023.
That show included a guest appearance from Evanescence vocalist Amy Lee, who joined the band on stage for Nihilist Blues.
Evanescence were also at Download that year, drawing an enormous crowd to the second stage. Now they're returning to headline Download for the first time.
Faith No More return after 12 years
Faith No More haven't performed live since 2016, but they're heading back out on tour in 2027.
Their last Download appearance was in 2015, when they played just before Muse on the main stage.
Mötley Crüe also last played Download in 2015.
Back then, their appearance was promoted as their final ever UK festival performance, part of a farewell tour that was supposed to bring their touring career to an end.
Twelve years later, they're back on the poster.
Who else is playing Download 2027?
Australian pop-rock band 5 Seconds of Summer are joining a Download lineup that also includes Napalm Death, Carcass, Converge and Malevolence.
The Hives, Primus, PVRIS, Bilmuri and President are confirmed, as are I Prevail and Body Count featuring Ice-T.
The heavier bookings include Cancer Bats, Fit For A King, Currents, Speed and The Devil Wears Prada. Carpenter Brut, Hanabie., Holding Absence, Static Dress and Paledusk are also on the poster.
Several of the acts had already been announced for Germany's Rock am Ring festival, which takes place the previous weekend.
As we reported in September, Bring Me The Horizon, Faith No More, Evanescence, Parkway Drive, Turnstile and The Prodigy were all confirmed for the German festival.
blink-182 have also been announced for Rock am Ring and Rock im Park, putting all seven acts at Download the following weekend.
When do Download 2027 tickets go on sale?
Download Festival 2027 takes place at Donington Park from Wednesday 9th to Sunday 13th June, with the main festival performances running from Friday 11th to Sunday 13th June.
The ticket sale schedule is:
Thursday 12th November, 9pm - PayPal presale
Saturday 14th November, 10am - Download Family presale
Sunday 15th November, 10am - General sale
Five-night and three-night camping packages are available, as well as weekend arena-only tickets. Payment plans are also being offered.
Download hasn't confirmed individual performance days or stage allocations yet, so we don't know which headliner will play Friday, Saturday or Sunday. More bands are also due to be announced.
You can find ticket information and further announcements on the official Download Festival website.
Watch the Download 2027 lineup announcement below.