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BLOODSTOCK REVEAL ON SITE ENTERTAINMENT & FANCY DRESS THEMES

May 20, 2025 carinadarkart Leave a comment

It’s only 11 weeks ‘til BLOODSTOCK!

Day tickets are running VERY low (only Friday left!), and weekend tickets have also already sold out, so act now if you’ve been putting off getting your ticket! Friday day tickets cost £92 (+ booking fees) – with 37 bands playing that day (not including additional acts in VIP), that’s just £2.48 per band! Maths fans, headbangers who snapped up standard weekend tickets have access to 125 bands over the festival, working out at a mere £1.59 per band (£1.40 if you bought an early bird – definitely worth getting in quickly once 2026 tickets go on sale in August!). Buy tickets in the ticket store.

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Download Festival Announces Raven Records Pop Up

April 14, 2025 carinadarkart Leave a comment

Download Festival have confirmed that London-based heavy metal record shop, coffee shop and alcohol-free bar Raven Records will have a pop up at this year’s festival, which will feature a curated selection of metal music, merchandise, a wide range of alcohol-free drinks, and metal-inspired coffee.

In addition to the record shop, coffee shop and bar, Raven Records will also host a full events programme, including Heavy Metal Therapy meetings (mental health peer support), Satanic Recovery meetings (secular addiction recovery support), Download’s best battle jacket competition, battle jacket meet ups and sewing workshops, Slam Poetry competition and workshops, a late night DJ and much more.

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Announcing… BLOODSTOCK’S WINTER GATHERING

February 20, 2025 carinadarkart Leave a comment

Be part of BLOODSTOCK history!! Will you be one of the very first to bear witness to BLOODSTOCK’S WINTER GATHERING this December?! This brand new, one-day edition of the premier heavy metal summer weekender is set to debut this festive season on 6th December 2025. Raising the roof at the fabled KK’s Steelmill in Wolverhampton, this not-to-be-missed headbanger’s extravaganza will begin at 2pm in order to pack in as much high quality metal as possible.

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DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL SELLS OUT FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW

June 10, 2024 carinadarkart Leave a comment

Liquid Death presents Download Festival is thrilled to announce that DLXXI has officially sold out, recording another astonishing year. The festival will reunite its incredible community of fans for a jam-packed five-day event (June 12-16). Campsites open this Wednesday (June 12), offering attendees the opportunity to indulge in new and exciting entertainment in the increasingly popular District X. DLXXI will be headlined by Queens Of The Stone Age, Fall Out Boy and Avenged Sevenfold.

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