Download Festival 2027

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June 9 – 13, 2027· Castle Donington

Projected 2027 edition of Download Festival. The line-up has not been announced — the acts below are model probabilities.

Dates: June 9 – 13, 2027
Where: Donington Park, Castle Donington
Tickets: via downloadfestival.co.uk ↗

AI line-up prediction

blink-182 44%Rock am Ring/Rock im Park headliner (4–6 June 2027) with own shows in Berlin 8 June, Milan 13 June and Paris 15 June — the Donington weekend (9–13 June) sits exactly in that gap. They headlined Download in 2014; in 2026 two of the three Download headliners (Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit) also topped Rock am Ring. Source: https://www.nme.com/news/music/blink-182-add-three-new-european-dates-to-2027-tour-3952430

Bring Me The Horizon 32%Confirmed Rock am Ring/Rock im Park headliner for June 2027, so they are routed through Europe in early summer; they last headlined Download in 2023, outside the 2024–2026 window. Source: https://www.visions.de/news/rock-am-ring-rock-im-park-2027-erste-bandwelle-mit-faith-no-more-toten-hosen-evanescence/

Faith No More 32%Reunion year: Bill Gould confirmed they will 'definitely' play Europe in 2027, and they are already on the Rock am Ring/Rock im Park 2027 bill. Source: https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/bill-gould-confirms-faith-no-more-return-in-2027

Deftones 32%Among the names most discussed for a 2027 headline slot; new album 'private music' and a UK arena run behind them, never yet a Download headliner. Source: https://www.timeout.com/uk/news/download-festival-2027-early-bird-tickets-prices-dates-headliner-rumours-061526

Parkway Drive 30%On the Rock am Ring/Rock im Park 2027 bill and not at Download in 2024–2026 — a typical co-headline candidate for Donington's second stage level. Source: https://www.visions.de/news/rock-am-ring-rock-im-park-2027-erste-bandwelle-mit-faith-no-more-toten-hosen-evanescence/

Pierce The Veil 30%Support act for blink-182 in Milan (13 June) and Paris (15 June) and confirmed for Hurricane/Southside (18–20 June 2027), so they are in Europe right around the Download weekend. Source: https://www.musikexpress.de/hurricane-und-southside-2027-muse-mgk-und-phoebe-bridgers-fuehren-erste-bandwelle-an-3239133/

Knocked Loose 28%Confirmed for Wacken 2027 and on a steep upward curve; not on the Download bill in 2024–2026. Source: https://www.kerrang.com/wacken-announces-first-bands-for-2027-including-electric-callboy-five-finger-death-punch-and-helloween

Evanescence 27%On the Rock am Ring/Rock im Park 2027 bill, so touring Europe in June; not at Download in 2024–2026. Source: https://www.visions.de/news/rock-am-ring-rock-im-park-2027-erste-bandwelle-mit-faith-no-more-toten-hosen-evanescence/

I Prevail 26%Confirmed both for Rock am Ring/Rock im Park (4–6 June) and Hurricane/Southside (18–20 June 2027); the Download weekend falls between the two. Source: https://www.musikexpress.de/hurricane-und-southside-2027-muse-mgk-und-phoebe-bridgers-fuehren-erste-bandwelle-an-3239133/

Five Finger Death Punch 24%Confirmed for Wacken 2027, but a 21-date UK/Europe arena tour in January–February 2027 (including Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and London) saturates the UK market — hence only a low value. Source: https://blabbermouth.net/news/five-finger-death-punch-announces-2027-european-tourwith-lamb-of-god-and-bleed-from-within

Probabilities from our model — routing patterns, booking signals and history. Not an announcement.

Venue and location

Venue: Donington Park
Location: Castle Donington, United Kingdom
Camping: Yes, on-site campsite

Location

Official website ↗

Getting there

By trainTrain to East Midlands Parkway or Derby
The two closest railway stations are East Midlands Parkway, on the Midland Main Line just north of Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, and Derby. Festival transfer buses run from both to the festival transport hub, taking about 20 minutes from East Midlands Parkway and about 30 minutes from Derby.
Sources:downloadfestival.co.uk en.wikipedia.org · checked August 2026
ShuttleShuttle buses from Derby and East Midlands Parkway
Shuttle buses operated by Notts & Derby run regularly from key locations including Derby and East Midlands Parkway to the festival's transport hub. A shuttle from the nearby Parkway station has long been the route the venue itself points visitors to.
Sources:downloadfestival.co.uk en.wikipedia.org · checked August 2026
By planeEast Midlands Airport
The festival site lies immediately beside East Midlands Airport, by a wide margin the closest airport. The airport is about 6.4 km from East Midlands Parkway station, from which the festival transfer buses run.
Sources:en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org · checked August 2026

Where to stay

OfficialDownload Festival campsites ↗ · 0 km · Castle Donington
The festival's own campsites, booked through the festival: general camping in colour-coded zones plus the Quiet, Eco, Lone Wolf and Campervan areas and the Mini Moshers family campsite. Ready to Rock (pre-pitched tents), Rock Retreat and RIP camping are separate, more comfortable options.
Sources:downloadfestival.co.uk en.wikipedia.org · checked August 2026

Frequently asked questions

What camping options does Download offer?

Download is a camping festival. General camping is split into colour-coded zones, and the official campsites also include a Quiet Campsite, an Eco Campsite, a Lone Wolf area for people travelling alone, a dedicated Campervan Campsite and the Mini Moshers family campsite, designed for groups of up to six with at least one child aged 15 or under. More comfortable options, sold separately, are Ready to Rock with pre-pitched tents, Rock Retreat and RIP camping.

Sources:downloadfestival.co.uk en.wikipedia.org · checked August 2026

Where is Download held, and what came before it?

Download takes place at Donington Park, a motor-racing circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, in the English East Midlands; the festival arena is laid out around the racetrack. It started in 2003 as the successor to Monsters of Rock, which was staged at the same venue until 1996. The site sits immediately beside East Midlands Airport.

Sources:downloadfestival.co.uk en.wikipedia.org · checked August 2026

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