Download Festival announces headliners blink-182, Bring Me The Horizon and Evanescence for 2027

The UK’s biggest rock festival has revealed the huge names heading the bill for its 2027 edition

Download Festival has announced the huge names at the top of the bill as it prepares to return to Derby for 2027. The festival will visit Donington Park from 9 to 13 June, bringing with it some of the biggest names in rock and metal.

Headlining this year are blink-182, Bring Me The Horizon and Evanescence. Kings of pop punk blink-182 are making their Download debut, whilst Bring Me The Horizon are back for more after an unforgettable headline set in 2023, and Evanescence, fronted by Amy Lee, will be the festival’s second female-led headliner. All three will perform on the UK’s biggest festival stage this summer.

More than 100 other names have also been announced for Download Festival 2027, from huge international names to unmissable rising stars. The crowds at Donington Park will be treated to a special performance from rock legends Mötley Crüe, along with spectacular sets from Turnstile, The Prodigy, Faith No More, I Prevail, Pierce The Veil, PRESIDENT, 5 Seconds Of Summer, Basement, Soft Play, High Vis, Static-X, Murderdolls, Body Count ft. Ice-T, Malevolence, Converge, Comeback Kid, Terror, The Hives, Dayseeker, Bilmuri, Holding Absence, PVRIS, Hawthorne Heights, Carcass, Napalm Death and many more.

The DLXXIV line-up was announced with a launch banquet at Alexandra Palace Theatre this evening, with guests enjoying the Dark Harvest, 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.

Plenty more names are still to be announced for Download Festival 2027. This is officially the fastest selling Download ever, with tickets on course to sell out for the fifth year in a row. Don’t miss out – find yours here.