Evanescence, blink-182 and Bring Me The Horizon announced as headliners for fastest-selling Download festival

Download 2027 will be headlined by blink-182, Evanescence and Bring Me The Horizon, pictured clockwise from left.placeholder image
Download 2027 will be headlined by blink-182, Evanescence and Bring Me The Horizon, pictured clockwise from left. | Getty Images

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Rock legends Motley Crue booked for a special performance.

Pop-punk kings blink-182, rock band Bring Me The Horizon and goth metal outfit Evanescence have been announced as headliners for Download 2027 which will feature a special performance by the legendary Motley Crue.

The biggest rock/metal festival on the planet will return to Donington Park on June 9-13.

Leading the charge of more than 100 bands will be unmissable sets from blink-182, making their Download debut, the mighty Bring Me Horizon doing a victory lap after their awesome headline set in 2023 and the iconic Evanescence fronted by goth-rock goodess Amy Lee.

Motley Crue, fronted by Vince Neil, will be performing at Download 2027.placeholder image
Motley Crue, fronted by Vince Neil, will be performing at Download 2027. | Getty Images /Anthony Devlin

The stacked line-up includes rock legends Motley Crue, as well as UK and international heavyweights Turnstile, The Prodigy, Faith No More, I Prevail, Pierce The Veil, PRESIDENT and 5 Seconds Of Summer.

Other artists named to play at Download include Basement Soft Play, HIgh Vis, Static-X, Murderdolls, Body Count ft Ice Y, Malevolence, Converge, Comeback KId, Terror, The Hives, Dayseeker, Bilmuri, Holding Absence, PVRIS, Hawthorne Heights, Carcass and Napalm Death. More acts and surprises are still to be announced.

This is the fastest selling Download ever, with tickets on course to sell out for the fifth year in a row. Book tickets now to avoid disappointment at www.downloadfestival.co.uk

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