Speed ProfileSome of Australia’s popular heavy metal, metalcore, punk, alternative, and pop-punk acts are heading over to Donington in the UK next June, locking in major appearances at the renowned Download Festival.
Byron Bay heavy metal outfit Parkway Drive are just one line below the headliners blink-182 – headlining Download for the first time – Bring Me The Horizon and Evanescence, sharing space with The Prodigy, Mötley Crüe, Turnstile, Pierce the Veil, and a reunited Faith No More.
What’s more exciting, however, is seeing the newer generations of Australian talent on the bill.
Pop-punk group 5 Seconds of Summer have joined the line-up alongside hardcore heroes SPEED, Sydney’s mysterious heavy music newcomer Cenobia, metalcore band Windwaker, and the teenage rockers Maple’s Pet Dinosaur.
Elsewhere, Download continues to be a multi-generational affair of heavy music talent, starring the likes of I Prevail, Bilmuri, Down, Body Count with Ice-T, Kreator, Converge, PVRIS, Basement, and many others.
Check out the first line-up announcement, featuring over 100 acts, below.
This year, Melbourne metalcore stars Thornhill Perth electronic rockers Pendulum, Brisbane nu-metal quintet HEADWRECK, Melbourne alternative rock outfit Wayside, and Sydney pop-metalcore band Melrose Avenue featured on the Download bill.
Earlier this week, it was announced that Aussie icons Tame Impala would headline the 2027 edition of Coachella alongside Dua Lipa and SZA.
Other Aussies on the line-up include Gang Of Youths, Dom Dolla, Empire of the Sun, The Avalanches, Odd Mob and Genesis Owusu.
In a recent interview with The Music, Parkway Drive’s Winston McCall commented on their impact, saying:
It's weird, like right now we're essentially the biggest arena band that we could possibly be. We can play arenas internationally, and headline festivals with this insane stage show, but we're also a band that can play to a thousand people and just play hard, fast songs, or we can play with a symphony.
