Bloodstock Festival 2013

The organisers at Bloodstock Festival have announced the following via their official facebook page

With just 6 weeks to go to the most metal weekend of the year! This year, Thursday (8th August) kicks off with a big party night over at the Sophie Lancaster stage, so plan to get there ahead of the hordes, grab one of the best pitches for your tent, and start your weekend early with some beers and a string of kickass bands. Here’s what’s in store;

MOTHERLOAD bridge the divide between classic rock and contemporary metal with their monstrous riffs, singalong choruses, and big anthemic rock songs. These guys are guaranteed to bring the fun and kick off the party vibe!

BULL RIFF STAMPEDE, last year’s top winners of the ‘Metal To The Masses’ contest, have had a kickass 12 months. One of the UK’s hottest young metal bands, they’re hard at work on their 2nd album, ‘Enraging The Beast’, which is pencilled for a November release, but have taken time out of the studio to play not only at Bloodstock, but at the huge Wacken Open Air fest in Germany this summer. Rock up early on Thursday and see what all the fuss is about. The four piece enthuse; “”We are completely ‘made up’ to be invited back to the the UK’s biggest metal fest, and you can be sure we’ll be kicking off the party for Bloodstock’s hardest headbanging party animals with nothing short of an immense mass of power, distortion and grit! Get your horns up ready, Bloodstock!! \m/ “.

OAF’s punk nonsense is guaranteed to get crowds moving. Two men. One drum kit. One bass guitar. Punk rock with a dash of prog and a hint of wrong. A large man in a KING DIAMOND tshirt. A small man in a tweed suit. Come and see the multi-talented Dom Lawson and his drummist mate, James, kick up a delightfully, ghastly OAF-y racket. With a brand new noisy album coming in a few weeks as well, you won’t regret it!

Viking metallers, RAVENAGE are set to blow the roof off with a hefty dose of Norse noise on the Sophie Stage. Their ale-swilling, axe-swinging epic metal will set a light under the evening’s proceedings, and be sure to catch their acoustic/medieval set on the Jager stage later on in the weekend. RAVENAGE are set to show both sides of their musical personalities at Bloodstock, so bring your sword, axe, and shield for all eventualities!

Topping out the beer-soaked evening in miraculous form are heavy metal party-band, TRAGEDY. Massively popular with rock fans up for some fun, TRAGEDY need to be witnessed first hand! Get set for the #1 all-metal BEE GEES tribute band (yes, you read that right) – proof indeed that metal fans don’t have to take everything too seriously! We’ll let these videos do the (jive) talking…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhgjEObtrWE

DAY TICKETS ON SALE 1ST JULY

A limited number of Day tickets for BLOODSTOCK are set to go on sale from this coming Monday 1st July. So for those of you who simply can’t handle a full weekend or who’s miserable Justin Timberlake loving boss won’t allow you time off on Monday to recover, fear not! One day at Bloodstock will deliver an amazing experience packed full of bands, beer, comedy and loads more entertainment you’ll be telling your grandkids about in years to come!

BLOODSTOCK weekend tickets are on sale now, priced £125 (plus booking fee) for a weekend pass with camping. VIP ticket packages and upgrades are also available. Look up all the info on BLOODSTOCK 2013 so far, plus all kinds of cool coverage from 2012’s event CLICK HERE

TRAVEL TO BLOODSTOCK

It couldn’t be easier to get to Bloodstock!

BY COACH – BIG GREEN COACH are the official coach operators for Bloodstock. Leave the car at home, sit back, relax and let the BGC drivers take you directly to the gates of Bloodstock. Choose from 26 pick up locations from around the UK. For details and to find the nearest location to you CLICK HERE

BY CAR – goCarShare Need a lift? Or driving and want some extra cash for the empty seats in your car? BLOODSTOCK have teamed up with GOCARSHARE to make it easier than ever to rock out and reduce your carbon footprint at the same time. For full details and to find your ride or fill your car, CLICK HERE

BLOODSTOCK WEEKEND + CAMPING tickets are priced at just £125 (plus booking fee)

HAVE YOU GOT YOUR TICKET YET?

line up so far:

Ronnie James Dio Stage

SLAYER – LAMB OF GOD – KING DIAMOND

ANTHRAX – ACCEPT – AVANTASIA – AMORPHIS – DARK FUNERAL

DEVILDRIVER – SABATON – VOIVOD – GOJIRA – MUNICIPAL WASTE – EXODUS FIREWIND – FOZZY – KATAKLYSM – WHITECHAPEL – EX DEO – HELL BELPHEGOR – DYING FETUS – 3 INCHES OF BLOOD – DEATH ANGEL

BEHOLDER – GAMA BOMB – EARTHTONE 9

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Sophie Lancaster Stage

SCAR SYMMETRY – LAST IN LINE – WOLFSBANE – TRAGEDY

PRITCHARD Vs DAINTON – POWER QUEST – XERATH – THE PROPHECY-

BREED 77 – SACRED MOTHER TONGUE – BLOODBOUND- VANDERBUYST- SCARAB – SKILTRON – MAEL MORDHA – EVIL SCARECROW – RSJ – GORMATHON – XENTRIX – GRIFTER – CYPHER 16 – BETRAEUS – WAY OF PURITY – RAVENAGE – OAF

BULL RIFF STAMPEDE – MOTHERLOAD

New Blood Stage

NEGLIGENCE – FAHRAN – KARYBDIS – LEFT UNSCARRED

DISHONOUR THE CROWN – DIESELKING – AMULET – MERCILESS TERROR

REZINWOLF, PROSPERINA, MASK OF JUDAS, BOUND BY EXILE, XII BOAR KREMATED, THE INFERNAL SEA, FURY

Jagermeister Stage

MIA KLOSE – RAVENAGE – MITCHELL EMMS – CAVORTS – BALLS DEEP

EARLS OF MARS – OPERATION ERROR – ANDY JAMES – BETRAEUS

plus loads more to be announced

8th to 11th August 2013

CATTON PARK, WALTON ON TRENT, DERBYSHIRE, DE12 8LN

www.bloodstock.uk.com