Blink-182 Will Headline Download Festival in 2027

Blink-182 will headline the 2027 Download Festival, the UK rock and metal event, according to Billboard. It will be the first time the band has headlined the festival.

The event runs from 9 to 13 June 2027 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England. Blink-182 will share the top of the bill with three other headliners: Bring Me the Horizon, Evanescence and The Prodigy.

Evanescence's slot carries a historical note. The band will be the festival's second-ever female-led headline act. Headlining means playing the main stage slot that closes out the day, usually the act most people have travelled to see.

Mötley Crüe and Turnstile are also confirmed to perform at the 2027 festival. Those names sit below the headliners on the bill, and the lineup could still change before June.

Download has a long run of multi-day summers at Donington Park, and it is one of the larger gatherings for rock and metal fans in Britain. For anyone planning to go, the dates are the first thing to put in the diary. Tickets and prices were not part of the announcement, so fans should check the festival's official channels for sale details.

For the people behind the stages, a headline booking usually means a longer and busier run of work. Stage crews, sound engineers, security staff and drivers all plan their year around a June date like this one. Such bookings often lock in months ahead, which is why an announcement this far out gives the industry time to plan.

The lineup is set for June 2027. Fans who want to see the four headliners in one place now have a date and a venue to work with.