Download have announced the first wave for June 2027 at Donington Park, from the ninth to the thirteenth, with Bring Me The Horizon and Evanescence among the three headliners and more than a hundred names underneath them.
The third headline slot goes to Blink-182, which tells you what kind of festival this has become, and the metal is further down: Carcass, Napalm Death, Kreator, Converge, Gwar, Body Count, Nails, Malevolence, Jinjer, Parkway Drive, Clutch, Orbit Culture, Turnstile, Comeback Kid, Terror and Cage Fight.
Faith No More are on it and Mötley Crüe are billed as a very special performance, which at Donington usually means something built for the occasion rather than the touring set.
The festival says early bird tickets went in two weeks and that this is the fastest selling edition it has had, on course to sell out for the fifth year running. More names are promised.