Also bringing the noise once you’ve set up your tent and cracked your first beer are power metal outfit, WARKINGS, Texan death metal squad FROZEN SOUL, post-nu-core parody five-piece, THE VIOLENT INZIDENT, and opening the afternoon’s proceedings are Brighton M2TM alumni, TRIBE OF GHOSTS.
Also joining are a slew of bands filling out the Sophie Lancaster stage lineup across the weekend.
On Friday, expect to see the likes of avant-garde goth duo ZETRA, Birmingham prog metal squad DAKESIS, and THE ENIGMA DIVISION (feat. former Xerath guitarist, Conor McGouran). Landing a slot on Saturday are thrashcore four-piece TORTURED DEMON, Cambridge post-rock trio, THE GREY, Danish force, EYES, and death metal/hardcore fusionists CASKET FEEDER. Rounding out the bill on Sunday will be psych/doom outfit, TUSKAR, French riff-monsters STENGAH, and Brum metalcore gang, OVERTHRONE.
You can also now sign up for the very popular ticket Deposit Scheme. With payments spread across 6 monthly installments, it makes it much more manageable to pay for your weekend ticket.
An initial payment of £34.50 is due upon sign-up (which you can do at any time before 21st Feb), then five additional payments of £27.50 will debit to your bank account on 28 Mar, 28 Apr, 29 May, 28 Jun, with a final installment on 28 Jul. Sign up for the scheme here.
BLOODSTOCK’s 2023 Ronnie James Dio main stage headliners are KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, MESHUGGAH, and MEGADETH.
Also appearing are HELLOWEEN, IN FLAMES, DEVILDRIVER, ANTHRAX, BIOHAZARD, SACRED REICH, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, SEPULTURA, WHITECHAPEL, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, CROWBAR, SEETHING AKIRA, UGLY KID JOE, DECAPITATED, GATECREEPER, ZEAL & ARDOR, KING 810, UNTO OTHERS, URNE, ALL HAIL THE YETI, DEAD LABEL, NONPOINT, CHURCH OF THE COSMIC SKULL, BROTHERS OF METAL, GUTALAX, UUHAI, INVISIONS, COBRA THE IMPALER, and TROLLFEST. Many more are yet to be announced.
With tickets selling faster than ever for 2023, all VIP packages and campervan passes are already sold out. Grab your weekend tickets now at the ticket store.
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BLOODSTOCK will take place at Catton Park, Derbyshire on 10th-13th August 2023.
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