The 10 bands who won Download festival 2026
From historic headliners to exciting new bands, Download 2026 was one for the books. Here are the 10 best sets from this year's festival
“2027”: Faith No More set social media abuzz as they release teaser image featuring live audience
The alternative metal luminaries haven’t played together since 2016
Pixie boots, dad dancing, mistaken identity and falling off stage: Everyone’s got to start somewhere, and prog metal giants Dream Theater started here
Today they’re known for the intensity of their polished shows. But of course, that’s not how they started out…
“She might have been crowned Miss World Chile, but we could be seeing a future death metal queen.” Chilean extreme metallers Decessus made a hell of a first impression at Download festival
Decessus - the Chilean death metallers whose vocalist was crowned Miss World Chile - make their UK debut at Download 2026
“Man, I hate those guys, but she’s awesome!” Sebastian Bach was apparently a fan of Lzzy Hale’s performances with Skid Row
The Halestorm frontwoman led the glam metal stars for a handful of shows in 2024
“If you’d have told the 15-year-old me, just discovering Genesis, that one day this legendary guitarist would be a friend of mine, I’d have fallen over!” Steve Rothery and Steve Hackett announce their long-awaited collaborative album, The Roaring Waves
Steve Hackett and Steve Rothery's collaborative instrumental guitar album, The Roaring Waves, will be released in August