Category Archives: festivals

BLOODSTOCK 2023 Final band news & RAM Gallery details revealed


As this year’s event gets ever nearer, BLOODSTOCK is thrilled to announce that Sunday day tickets for 2023 are now SOLD OUT!! Standard weekend tickets remain available but are going quickly, plus a limited day allocation for Friday and Saturday.  Read on for more band news, plus all the details on the RAM Gallery exhibitors, the return of the T-Shirt/CD Amnesty and Planet Rock Signing Tent, plus how to do a one-stop-shop for all your festival essentials. 

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PREVIEW: WACKEN OPEN AIR 2023, Germany 2nd-5th August


by Carina Lawrence

Wacken 2023 sold out as always, quicker than any metal festival worldwide, making it the biggest metal gathering to attend. The theme for this year is Vikings and their culture! Wardruna will play the festival for the first time, fitting the theme. Ex-Gorgoroth drummer Einar Selvik started the band. Their unique brand of Nordic folk was featured in the TV hit show Vikings, giving the whole genre a massive push. So many amazing acts will appear at the festival, but here are a select few!

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W:O:A Festival App Now Available + Limited W:O:A Fanboxes


The brand new festival app is now available for download. It provides you with all information about the Wacken Open Air 2023. Save your favorite artists in the running order to create your personal time table.
These and many more features are waiting for you!
 
The app is now available for free in the Google Playstore or in the Appstore.

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COPENHELL RELEASE 2023 – OFFICIAL AFTERMOVIE + COPENHELL METAL CRUISE


RELIVE FOUR DAYS IN HELL WITH BRAND NEW AFTERMOVIE!

COPENHELL in Copenhagen will be back again on June 19, 20, 21 and 22 2024!  Moreover, don’t forget to check out the online merch store and the COPENHELL Metal Cruise 2023. Read more about it below the video. Enjoy the summer holidays!

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Wacken Open Air Metal Battle 2023 full finalists revealed


Who is the next big hope for Heavy Metal?

At the end of May the first half of the finalists of this year’s Metal Battle were announced.
Now the very last national preliminary round ended and we can reveal the last 15 participants!

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Download Festival and Heavy Metal Truants Launch Download 20 Auction


Today Download Festival and The Heavy Metal Truants launch The Download 20 Auction to coincide with Download Festival’s 20th Anniversary. This historic auction includes rare memorabilia which will be auctioned off to support four children’s charities through the Truants Foundation. 

The online auction, which also includes a raffle component for select bundles, is located at https://auction.heavymetaltruants.com and will go live from 10AM and remain online for one week. Entries will close on Thursday 6th July 2023 at 23:59 UK time. Winners will be announced for each item the following week, with proceeds going to the Heavy Metal Truants chosen charities: Teenage Cancer TrustNordoff & Robbins Music TherapyChildline, and Save The Children

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