BLOODSTOCK 2026: 25 YEARS OF METAL, MADNESS AND MEMORIES
August 6-9, Catton Park, Derbyshire – The 25th Anniversary Festival
Derbyshire, UK – the countdown is on for the UK’s loudest, heaviest and most fiercely independent metal gathering. Bloodstock Open Air will return to Catton Park from Thursday 6 August to Sunday 9 August 2026 to mark it’s quarter century anniversary, celebrating 25 years of the festival, with a line-up that promises to shake the very soil it stands on.
The line-up announcement came before the 2025 version of the festival was even over, with an explosive list of bands that are promising an explosive weekend – Judas Priest, Lamb of God, Slaughter to Prevail and Sepultura will lead the charge, alongside 21 other acts spanning the extreme metal spectrum. And if that’s not convincing enough, more names are due to be announced.
Bloodstock Festival is not just another outdoor event, it is a celebration of community – bands, fans, crew, riffs, roars and pyros.
Check out https://www.bloodstock.uk.com/ for earlybird tickets, early access tickets, Serpent’s Lair VIP tickets and Campervan Passes.
Whether you’ve been in the pit since 2001 or are about to experience your first Bloodstock, 2026 is the year to be there.
Dates: 6-9 August 2026
Location: Catton Park, Walton on Trent, Derbyshire
BY: CHARIS LYDIA BAGIOKI
