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- June 15
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- "If anyone was in any doubt over their standing as one of the best things in modern death metal, such concerns are blown away." Arizona extreme metal ragers Gatecreeper play one of Download 2026's most ferociously fun sets
- Indian nu metallers Bloodywood just showed Download why they're officially one of the best live bands in modern metal
- "Pure sonic velvet. Electric Warrior is the perfect mix of heavy crunch and acoustic swagger." T.Rex's collection of sun-dappled narco-rockers is more than the two hits
- Emily Armstrong just made history with Linkin Park at Download - and they made it one hell of a celebration
- June 14
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- Architects' chaotic Download set suggests that the festival's second biggest stage might need a rethink
- "This is a performance quite unlike anything this storied festival has ever seen." British-Iranian metallers Lowen produce one of the most powerful and unique sets of Download 2026
- We've waited over two decades for a Trivium Download set that could match their legendary 2005 show. We might have just got it
- Guns N' Roses' bloated Download headline set is a slog, but when they lock in, they still remind everyone why they're one of the greats
- "This is the experience Babymetal have wanted to give fans for a decade." Download's most cursed band finally bring the show we've all been waiting for
- June 13
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- "It seems pretty evident that he's going to be a major player very soon. We might have a star on our hands." Merging grime, metal and buckets of charisma, Native James showed Download he just might be the future of alternative music
- "With such sheer star quality, it feels like they're lining themselves up for headliner status." Flames, confetti, screams and Lady Gaga: Halestorm's Download set is a rock 'n' roll masterclass
- "This band's potential for absurdity, partying and fame appears uncapped." Electric Callboy show Download why they're the modern metal scene's ultimate party band
- Download might be the home of rock, but Pendulum and Cypress Hill just showed why the festival is wise to mix it up a little
- 23 years after they pulled out of the first ever Download, Limp Bizkit finally headline the UK's biggest rock festival - and they absolutely smash it
- June 11
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- Techno vikings, Ozzy tributes and post-apocalyptic landscapes: Mystic Festival's final year at Gdansk Shipyard is another triumph
- "You don't get to the top without playing the game, and Des Rocs is playing it to gold medal-winning standards." Ambition and big-time dreams shine through on Des Roc's To Hell And Back
- Def Leppard's Greatest Hits: Built with Queen's Greatest Hits in mind?
- "An album that in the late 60s was the gold standard for broad-based and improvisational rock." Cream's classic studio/live double album Wheels Of Fire has been pumped full of hot air
- "Aurora is an album that sounds as if it's relying on muscle memory rather than on real inspiration." Yes fail to gel as Yes can on cautious album Aurora
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