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17 NEW ACTS ANNOUNCED FOR COPENHELL 2026


TOM MORELLO, MASTODON, SOCIAL DISTORTION, BURY TOMORROW, PALEFACE SWISS, BLOOD FIRE DEATH and many more bands have been added to the COPENHELL 2026 music lineup.

The COPENHELL 2026 poster is already packed with bands and today, 17 new acts join the bill: TOM MORELLO, MASTODON, SOCIAL DISTORTION, BURY TOMORROW, PALEFACE SWISS, BLOOD FIRE DEATH, ALL THEM WITCHES, MAMMOTH, LOATHE, DOGMA, (0), SLAY SQUAD, CALVA LOUISE, LIGHTCHAPTER, HÅNDGEMENG, HENRET and SCIMITAR.

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Download Festival Announces Headliners Plus 90 Other Bands For 2026!


Monday 3 November 2025: Download Festival, the greatest rock and metal festival of all time, returns for its molten hot 23rd edition, reborn and recharged in 2026 as DLXXIII. Announced today are three monumental headliners, with their only UK shows in 2026 – Limp Bizkit, Guns N’ Roses and Linkin Park – with over 90 more colossal names spanning the full spectrum of rock, metal, punk, emo, hardcore, alternative and classic rock. This year’s festival will take place on 10-14 June 2026 at the spiritual home of rock in Donington Park, Leicestershire. Tickets onsale now at www.downloadfestival.co.uk.

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First Bands Announced For Graspop Metal Meeting 2026


The first names for the 29th edition of Graspop Metal Meeting are here… are you ready? On Thursday 18 June, Limp Bizkit, Megadeth and Within Temptation will rule the festival arena at Graspop Metal Meeting! Limp Bizkit is headlining the North Stage on festival Thursday. Within Temptation will roam the South Stage. ​ Also on the North Stage that day: Megadeth!

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BLOODSTOCK add TESTAMENT and THROWN INTO EXILE


Have you recovered from the last BLOODSTOCK announcement yet? Well hold onto your battle jacket, because your cries of delight over that news can only be matched by today’s reveal.

BLOODSTOCK can now confirm that 2026’s stellar line-up will be further enriched by Bay Area thrash icons TESTAMENT, who have been ripping the UK a new one this month already. With more than 40 years of excellence and influence under their belt, miss their set on the Ronnie James Dio main stage before BLACK LABEL SOCIETY on Sunday at your peril. While you wait, they’ve just dropped their brand new album, Para Bellum, only yesterday via Nuclear Blast – check out its first single ‘Infanticide A.I.’ here.

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BLOODSTOCK REVEAL BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, & MORE BANDS FOR 2026


With Halloween around the corner, BLOODSTOCK has some early treats to share, by way of some fiendishly good bands to announce! No tricks here. Hot on the heels of the recent reveal of special guests BODY COUNT, today BLOODSTOCK can tell you another 10 bands who’ll be treading the boards at Catton Park next summer, and if you’re quick, you might just manage to snap up the last of the standard weekend tickets before the box office goblin swoops in with the giant sold out stamp. 

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VOLBEAT ANNOUNCED AS THE FOURTH COPENHELL 2026 HEADLINER


Denmark’s biggest heavy rock band will visit the festival for the very first time next summer.

Few bands have put Denmark on the global heavy music map like these heavyrockers – Denmark’s undisputed biggest heavy rock band! With their unique blend of crushing heaviness, rock’n’roll swagger and infectious melodies, they have created a sound that can ignite both stadiums and festival grounds.

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