Obtain competition is the undisputed residence of rock and steel right here within the UK. Saying that, although, and with our ears nonetheless ringing as we mirror on one other superb weekend of music at Obtain 2026, you possibly can’t assist however discover that the competition is fortunately embracing increasingly more wildcard bookings from outdoors of the style all of us love; 5, Scooter and Cypress Hill this 12 months joined the current bookings of Vengaboys, McFly and Busted to make their debuts at Donington.
You are able to do one among two issues with this surprisingly evolutionary step: you possibly can act the purist, grumpily fold your arms and moan that this isn’t according to what you need from Obtain, or, alternatively, you are able to do what the vast majority of punters did this weekend and luxuriate in these bookings for the enjoyable little added additional they’re.
Which is precisely what now we have determined to do. A lot in order that we have picked our out solutions, from least ludicrous to most ridiculous, for eight extra wildcard bookings from outdoors of rock and steel that we’d like to see Obtain take a punt on.
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The Treatment
So possibly this isn’t an excessive amount of of a stretch, actually. Robert Smith’s godfathers of goth have been the inspiration for a whole bunch of rock and steel bands through the years; from Deftones to Paramore, 9 Inch Nails to Blink 182, your favorite band’s favorite band are The Treatment. With their dimension and status, you’re virtually definitely taking a look at a foremost stage headline slot, however think about the scene because the solar descended on Fortress Donington and the awful majesty of Burn, Lullaby or A Forest crammed the air. What a second that may very well be.
Jack White
Once more, there received’t be many individuals claiming that Jack White has nothing to do with rock music, so this looks like a fairly conservative choose. Nonetheless, save for just a few early years with The White Stripes, Jack has tended to hold extra with the indie crowd in his profession. Which is a disgrace, notably as his 2024 solo album No Title was probably the most rocking factor he has put his title to in lots of a 12 months. Plus, for Donington Park, with all of its historical past, to have by no means had the riff to Seven Nation Military, arguably the most important rock music of this Millennium, performed on its grounds, feels legal.
Ice Dice
It’s outdoors of rock and steel for positive however this doesn’t really feel like too controversial a name. Dice and rock ‘n’ roll have loads of historical past collectively, the rapper enjoying each the Lollapalooza and Household Values travelling festivals within the 90s alongside the likes of Korn, Ministry, Limp Bizkit, Soundgarden and extra. Plus, very like Cypress Hill this 12 months, he’s received a shed-load of crossover tunes that metalheads already love. Stick him on foremost within the late afternoon and will probably be an excellent day.
Skrillex
With each Pendulum and The Prodigy making common visits to Obtain through the years to symbolize digital music, it’s a little bit of a headscratcher that Sonny Moore’s alter ego Skrillex has by no means performed the competition. Together with his background within the post-hardcore scene and his work with Korn, he looks like the right match for a day slot to get a steel crowd lobbing glow sticks about. Additionally, as a lot as it’d power you to confront the truth that you might be getting actually outdated, we’re certainly very near a dubstep nostalgia revival. When that occurs, anticipate Skrillex to scrub up at Donington.
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Rick Astley
What would have been thought-about a completely absurd reserving a decade in the past now feels sort of attainable. Astley’s profession took an surprising bump within the late 2000s with the observe of Rickrolling, but it surely’s when he arrived onstage with Foo Fighters to sing his huge hit By no means Gonna Give You Up in 2017 on the Summersonic Pageant that the tide actually turned. Since then, Astley’s profession renaissance has seen him be a part of Blossom’s to sing the songs of The Smiths and get a Pyramid Stage reserving at Glastonbury. A large rock fan, he commonly covers Foos, AC/DC, Queen, Biffy Clyro and different rock artists throughout his set. He wouldn’t solely certainly like to play Obtain, however he’d additionally completely smash it too.
Demi Lovato
Lovato is one among many post-Avril Lavigne pop artists which might be pleased to overtly admit simply how huge an element rock performs of their music. 2022’s Holy Fvck album featured a really steel aesthetic, contributions from Linkin Park’s Emily Armstrong and Yungblud and was delivered to life on the album’s tour by Alice Cooper guitarist Nita Strauss. Get Nita again for Obtain, lean in on the likes of Pores and skin Of My Tooth and Eat Me, and this may be a killer present.
So Strong Crew
If the final couple of years are something to go by, the nice individuals of Obtain don’t half love a little bit of early 2000s, lairy pop nostalgia. 5 smashed it in 2026, so let’s go one additional and e-book the notorious storage riot starters So Strong Crew. Again within the early 2000s they have been as controversial because it received right here within the UK, with pearl-clutching and outrage following them round in every single place. Lately you don’t hear from them a lot, however think about the scene of Lisa Maffia, Romeo, MC Harvey and the remaining charging the Dogtooth and spitting out Hater, They Don’t Know and 21 Seconds. It might be great chaos.
East 17
One other one on the 5 tip right here. In some ways, East 17 have been the unique unhealthy boy boyband, creating headlines and scaring center England method earlier than N-Dubz or Blazing Squad ever did. The youthful demographic of Obtain might not know the majesty of songs like It’s Alright, Steam, Home of Love or Let It Rain (though, belief us, they’re all absolute bangers), however they’ve received one music that everyone will know. Belief us: when East 17 resolve to drop Keep One other Day on a sweltering June night, Obtain is out of the blue going to really feel Christmassy. Sing it with us…STAAAAAY NOOOOWWW!!!!
