Download Festival 2026 is set to be held at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England, in the UK. The festival is bringing along Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, and Guns N’ Roses as headliners.The lineup for the festival is listed below:AnkorArchitectsAs Everything UnfoldsAs It IsASHBabymetalBad OmensBehemothBlack Veil BridesBlood IncantationBloodywoodBoundariesBushCatch Your BreathCavaleraCorrosion of ConformityCypress HillDecapitatedDie SpitzDinosaur Pile UpDogstarDrainDrowning PoolEgo Kill TalentElderElectric CallboyFeederGatecreeperGuns N’ RosesHalestormHeadwreckHollywood UndeadHolywatrIce Nine KillsImminenceIVRIJames and The Cold GunKublai Khan TXLake MaliceLakeviewLANDMVRKSLast TrainLETLIVE.Limp BIZKITLinkin ParkLowenMagnolia ParkMammothMastadonMelrose AvenueMouth CultureNastyNative JamesNEVERTELP.O.DPaleface SwissPendulumPeripheryPussyliquorRain City DriveReturn To DustRoryScene QueenSelf DeceptionSet It OffSilent PlanetSlay SquadSleep TheorySNOTSocial DistortionSouth ArcadeSpineshankSpitting GlassStatic-XStory Of The YearSweet PillSweet SavageTail GunnerThe All American RejectsThe Plot In YouThe Pretty RecklessThe Pretty WildThornhillThose Damn CrowsThrownTom MorelloTriviumTropic GoldTX2UnpeopleVianovaWaysideWe Came As RomansZero 9:36Download Festival is located near Castle DoningtonDownload Festival is located near Castle Donington. The festival is partnering with Big Green Coach to provide coaches to festival patrons at an additional price. The venue of the festival is also accessible via public transport. Information regarding the same is quoted below."The closest mainline railway stations to Download Festival are East Midlands Parkway and Derby. Both are served by regular festival transfer buses to and from our Transport Hub. Depending on traffic, these usually take 20mins between East Midlands Parkway and Download Festival, and 30mins between Derby Station."Download Festival faced controversy in 2025The 2025 edition of Download Festival faced controversy after festival organizers announced that they would comply with the EHRC guidelines regarding trans people's access to bathroom facilities."We will be following the interim guidance issued by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on 25 April 2025 here. Their guidance states that ‘trans women (biological men) should not be permitted to use the women’s facilities and trans men (biological women) should not be permitted to use the men’s facilities."The festival's decision to comply with such regulations caused outrage on social media, with singer NOAHFINNCE, as well as bands such as Witch Fever and Pinkshift, calling out the organizers.Guns N' Roses @gunsnrosesLINKDownload Festival 2026! UK, we're comin' backThis led to a clarification from festival organizers to clear up what they termed a miscommunication. The organizers stated that only some bathrooms would be same-s*x toilets. They said that the majority of bathrooms would be gender neutral:"At the heart of Download is acceptance – we stand with all members of our community and want everyone to feel safe, supported and welcome at the festival. We want to reassure all of our customers that at Download, the majority of toilets will be gender neutral and available to all."The statement continued:There will also be single s*x toilets provided. Download Festival has always been and remains for everyone. We sincerely apologise that a previous communication on this was not clear.Download Festival is partnering with BBC Radio 1, Planet Rock, Kerrang! Radio, Kerrang, and Rock Sound for its upcoming edition.