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BLOODSTOCK ANNOUNCES 14 BANDS FOR 2024!

August 11, 2023 carinadarkart Leave a comment

With BLOODSTOCK 2023 well under way, the festival is thrilled to already be looking forward to next year and announcing 14 bands for the 2024 event. BLOODSTOCK 2024 is set to take place on 8th-11th August 2024 at Catton Park, Derbyshire.

AMON AMARTH are set to headline Sunday night’s Ronnie James Dio main stage in a 2024 UK exclusive show. AMON AMARTH’s chief marauder Johann Hegg proclaims, “England! We are excited to be returning to the Bloodstock hallowed grounds to do battle with you and the Saxon hordes! We look forward to fighting and feasting with you! See you soon.” Check out a message from the band here.

ARCHITECTS will headline Saturday’s main stage in a 2024 UK exclusive show.

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FINAL UPDATE ON BLOODSTOCK 2023

August 9, 2023 carinadarkart Leave a comment

With the sun shining, and dare we say it, the weather forecast looking good, the final site preparations are underway for everyone to blast through the (un)holy gates of BLOODSTOCK from tomorrow! BLOODSTOCK has a final update for you with some last minute band news and a couple of special events on site.

Firstly, the festival is very disappointed to share that HELLOWEEN have been forced to pull out of their set on Sunday. The band said, “The heavy storms in Slovenia (our thoughts are with the flood victims) and cloudbursts in Wacken couldn’t harm us – we played all our scheduled shows and celebrated together with our loyal fans. Much more difficult for us is now to inform you that we have to cancel the upcoming festival gigs at the Hellsinki Metal Festival in Finland and Bloodstock Open Air in the UK due to an acute laryngitis our singer Michael Kiske is suffering of. We did make this decision with a lot of consideration and with heavy hearts but Michael’s condition unfortunately does not leave us any other choice. Thanks for your understanding.”

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THE FIRST 33 BANDS FOR THE 33RD WACKEN OPEN AIR ANNOUNCED + W:O:A 2024 SELLS OUT IN RECORD TIME!

August 7, 2023 carinadarkart Leave a comment

While the last riff storms were still being cast over the holy ground at this year’s event, Wacken revealed the first preview of the 33rd edition of the Wacken Open Air and one thing we can promise you! It will be magical!

The number 33 is not only a magic number but also quantifies for the first time this year the number of bands we will unleash in the first band wave.

In 2024 we will transform the Holy Ground into a mystical playground – supported by all kinds of legends from the sagas of heavy metal!

The first band wave will be led by some legendary companions who have already graced us several times at the W:O:A:

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KREATOR announce ‘Klash Of The Ruhrpott’ festival with Sodom, Destruction and Tankard

July 31, 2023 carinadarkart Leave a comment

Heavy metal titans KREATOR proudly present the ‘Klash Of The Ruhrpott’ festival for July 20th, 2024 at Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen. Featuring the long awaited union of Germany’s legendary ‘Teutonic 4’, completed by Sodom, Destruction and Tankard.

The one-day thrash extravaganza is a celebration of German metal, expected to welcome domestic and international fans for this once in a lifetime event!

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W:O:A 2023 Map Now Available!

July 27, 2023 carinadarkart Leave a comment

Wacken has released the 2023 maps:

Now the time has come and after a few last-minute changes, we finally have the festival maps ready for you!
As always there is an overall map that shows you the big picture, as well as a detailed plan that focuses on the actual event area.

In addition to many small innovations there are also some larger ones which we would like to list here in detail:

This year the capacity of the wristband exchange was increased significantly. The wristband exchange at the top left of the camping plaza has 54 counters where metalheads can pick up their wristbands at the same time. Pay attention to the walking direction from the camping areas in the direction of Camping Plaza! All of you arriving by bus can pick up your wristband directly at the bus station. Other wristband exchanges are in the Wheels of Steel area, in the Residenz Evil and Moshtel for visitors of this respective areas.

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EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT BLOODSTOCK (THAT’S NOT BANDS)

July 27, 2023 carinadarkart Leave a comment

With only a couple of weeks to go, BLOODSTOCK’s here to update you on lots of non-band-related delights at this year’s event, including a diverse range of traders, food stalls, drinks, on-site entertainment, and other facilities at next month’s glorious celebration of heavy metal. Not to mention a bargain deal on this year’s festival t-shirt and info on 2023’s charity partners.

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