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BLOODSTOCK announces 25 bands for 25th anniversary in 2026 including all headliners!

August 8, 2025 carinadarkart Leave a comment

BLOODSTOCK is delighted to return to Catton Park in August 2026 to celebrate its 25th anniversary – will you be there to celebrate this momentous occasion with everyone?

With 2025’s event fully underway with headliners TRIVIUM, MACHINE HEAD, and GOJIRA melting faces this weekend (alongside 120+ more bands), BLOODSTOCK cordially invites you to get excited for 2026 too, by revealing the first 25 bands set to make 2026 the festival’s best year yet.

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BLOODSTOCK Final News Round-Up Ahead Of 2025 event + How/When To Get Tickets For 2026

July 29, 2025 carinadarkart Leave a comment

BLOODSTOCK IS NEXT WEEK!!! Let that sink in, only one more weekend to go!!

And there’s a whole host of information to share from more details about this year’s event to how and when you can get the cheapest tickets for 2026, so read on, dear metalhead, for the full lowdown.

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BLOODSTOCK REVEALS FINAL BANDS FOR 2025 & MORE ON SITE ENTERTAINMENT DETAILS

July 15, 2025 carinadarkart Leave a comment

With only a little over 3 weeks to go until it’s time to make your annual pilgrimage to Catton Park for BLOODSTOCK, let’s reveal the final bands performing this year… and a few more details on other cool on site entertainments too!

With this last wave of Metal 2 The Masses winners now locked in, 2025’s BLOODSTOCK lineup is complete — and it’s packed with underground heroes! From thrash to tech-death to ambient metalcore, these new additions to the Timothy Taylor New Blood Stage prove once again that the future of heavy music is in very safe and very loud hands.

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70000TONS OF METAL ANNOUNCES DESTINATION CHANGE + INITIAL LINEUP FOR 2026 SAILING

July 9, 2025 carinadarkart Leave a comment

70000TONS OF METAL, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, has announced a change in the destination for its 2026 voyage. The upcoming edition of the festival at sea, taking place from January 29 to February 2, 2026, will now sail from Miami, Florida to Nassau, the Bahamas aboard Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas.

Originally planned to return to Labadee, Haiti, the decision to reroute the journey was made out of an abundance of caution and with the well-being of all Sailors, artists, and crew as the top priority.

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BLOODSTOCK REVEALS 17 BANDS FOR THE TIMOTHY TAYLOR NEW BLOOD STAGE

July 1, 2025 carinadarkart Leave a comment

The UK might have been gripped by a heatwave of late, but BLOODSTOCK has some news that’s even hotter, revealing a whopping seventeen more bands set to take to the Timothy Taylor New Blood stage in just a few weeks time.

With the winners of the grass-roots-supporting Metal 2 The Masses finals ranging from Somerset to Poland, your new favourite band might be lurking right here, so do check out any names you aren’t already familiar with and get excited for what’s in store!

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BLOODSTOCK reveal the first batch of Metal 2 The Masses winners

June 3, 2025 carinadarkart Leave a comment

There’s just 9 weekends ‘til your heavy metal brethren thunder their way onto Catton Park’s (un)holy lands for BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2025! So it’s about time to reveal the first batch of winners from this year’s hotly contested Metal 2 The Masses finals that have been taking place across the country, earning spots on the Timothy Taylor New Blood stage! These bands have battled their way through their local scenes to claim a coveted slot this August.

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