Bloodstock Open Air

Bloodstock announce three more bands for 2014

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First up, Polish death metal legends DECAPITATED. This will be the band’s first appearance at BLOODSTOCK! Decapitated are hard at work on their as-yet-untitled sixth studio album, set for release in 2014 via Nuclear Blast. Decapitated excitedly declared, "Bloodstock, here we come!!! Finally, after many years, it's time to play at one of the biggest metal festivals in the UK. Can't fucking wait! It's an honour to perform on the Bloodstock stage for so many people. Hopefully we will kick your asses with our new album! See you soon!" Not familiar with the band yet? Check out the title track from their last record, ‘Carnival is Forever’ at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1Wpo8j1Ta0 and then stay up to date with the band on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/decapitated.

Joining them, BLOODSTOCK luminaries SAXON will be returning to the festival in 2014! The legendary British metalheads released their twentieth album ‘Sacrifice’ in February, via UDR, featuring stunning cover art from BLOODSTOCK founder and fantasy artist Paul Raymond Gregory. Watch the video for the album’s title track at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d_6BkhKPAk. In November, the band will release ‘Unplugged And Strung Up’, a 14-track collection of alternative takes on classic SAXON tracks. Get full details at: http://www.saxon747.com.

Saxon

All hail! US thrash metal icons FLOTSAM & JETSAM will also appear at BLOODSTOCK 2014! Did you know? The band’s 1986 debut album (which featured Jason Newsted) was awarded an impressive 6K score by Kerrang! magazine, the first in Kerrang!’s history. The band are currently working with Pledge Music on a full remake of their classic second album ‘No Place For Disgrace’. To pledge and for regular updates, including preview video clips from the studio, visit: http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/npfd. FLOTSAM & JETSAM are also touring in support of latest, eleventh studio album ‘Ugly Noise’. Keep tabs on the band at: http://www.facebook.com/flotsamandjetsam.official and http://www.flotsam-and-jetsam.com/.

Tickets for 2014's event are already on sale at ‘early bird’ prices, a bargainous £115 for a 4-day weekend ticket with camping.  Don't delay, as once the limited ‘early bird’ allocation is gone, it's gone, and tickets revert to full price.  Pick up your discounted tickets now at http://bloodstock.seetickets.com/.

This year, over 1.2 million fans from across the world logged on to watch the bands on the BLOODSTOCK main stage, via the Daily Motion live link.  2013 was BLOODSTOCK’s biggest ever attendance at just shy of 14,000 and with a site licence of 15,000 we are expecting the 2014 event to sell out in advance, so don’t wait too long to get your tickets!

Already announced as Friday night bill toppers are New Orleans sludgemeisters DOWN. Joining them to headline Saturday night are black metal overlords, EMPEROR.  BLOODSTOCK will be the only UK performances for both bands.

Down announced as headliner for Bloodstock 2014

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BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR FESTIVAL is thrilled to reveal that New Orleans sludgemeisters DOWN are to headline the Friday night at BLOODSTOCK 2014.  The show will be a UK exclusive.

2014 also sees the pencilled release of ‘DOWN IV: Part 2’, the second in the band’s series of EPs.  The opus follows in the footsteps of ‘DOWN IV: Part 1 – The Purple EP’, which hit stores last winter to a flurry of critical acclaim.  The band have been hard at work in recent weeks demo’ing material at frontman, Philip Anselmo’s infamous ‘Nodferatu’s Lair’ studio, outside of New Orleans, LA.  Check out the video for Part 1’s lead track, ‘Witchtripper’ here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWmNdZSqlqw.

Arguably one of the finest metal frontmen of his generation, Philip Anselmo is looking forward to setting foot on BLOODSTOCK’s hallowed soil, stating: “We are more than elated to be a part of BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL this coming year!  This should be a blast, and I hope everyone shows up to support this great event!"

Bassist, Pat Bruders adds: “I’m looking forward to another great time at BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL!   When I was there two years ago with Crowbar, it was a blast!  DOWN is getting ready to tear it up at BLOODSTOCK in 2014, so get ready people!  Let’s BRING IT!!!!!"

Down

Tickets for 2014's event are already on sale at ‘early bird’ prices, a bargainous £115 for a 4-day weekend ticket with camping.  Don't delay, as once the limited ‘early bird’ allocation is gone, it's gone, and tickets revert to full price.  Pick up your discounted tickets now at http://bloodstock.seetickets.com/.

This year, over 1.2 million fans from across the world logged on to watch the bands on the BLOODSTOCK main stage, via the Daily Motion live link.  2013 was BLOODSTOCK’s biggest ever attendance at just shy of 14,000 and with a site licence of 15,000 we are expecting the 2014 event to sell out in advance, so don’t wait too long to get your tickets!

Already announced as Saturday night headliners are black metal overlords, EMPEROR, who are only playing a very select number of shows in 2014.  BLOODSTOCK is to be their only UK performance and EMPEROR's currently announced 2014 show at Germany's Wacken Festival is already sold out.

Emperor to headline Bloodstock 2014

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On the very weekend of their biggest and most successful event to date, BLOODSTOCK are thrilled to announce that revered black metal innovators EMPEROR are locked in as one of the headline acts for next year's festival, which is set to take place from 7th-10th August 2014.

Recently reformed, EMPEROR are only playing a very select number of major shows in 2014, and BLOODSTOCK is to be their only UK performance. EMPEROR's only other currently announced 2014 show at Germany's Wacken Festival is already sold out.
 
The announcement was made on the festival big screen, just prior to LAMB OF GOD's Saturday night headline slot, and also went out over the Daily Motion global livestream, via this video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K72N54Aj7PM.  This year, over 1.2 million fans from across the world logged in to watch the the bands on the BLOODSTOCK main stage, via the Daily Motion live link. 
 
Tickets for 2014's event are already on sale at early bird prices, priced £115 for a 4-day weekend ticket with camping.  Don't delay, as once the early bird allocation is gone, it's gone, and tickets revert to full price.  Camper van tickets sell out very quickly, so if you want a camper van spot, don't hang around in purchasing your patch!  Click through to http://bloodstock.seetickets.com/.

Lineup additions for Bloodstock including Stormbringer and more!

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All set to shred the main stage are Northamptonshire five-piece STORMBRINGER. The band live by their mission statement – “to rock as hard as we can, wherever we can, and have a good time doing it!”  Their debut album ‘MMXIII’ can be picked up on iTunes, via Transcend Music.  Stormbringer are more than ready… “We are really proud to be playing Bloodstock.  It's a great festival and having been there as punters, we are really looking forward to tearing shit up!”

With a record 39 skull-crushing bands performing on the New Blood Stage this year, you can be assured that Bloodstock has scoured the length and breadth of the country via the Metal 2 The Masses roadshow to find your new favourite band. The competition has just 4 dates remaining (Bristol, Bournemouth, Plymouth, and Cardiff) so if you don’t have a ticket yet, don’t delay, as most of the dates have sold out upfront!

The second wave of Metal 2 The Masses bands added to Friday’s New Blood bill are Cheshire tech-metallers, THIS IS TURIN who fuse extreme metal and hardcore with their acclaimed live show, East Midlands band CRUEL HUMANITY who blend death, black and doom metal with melody, electronics and aggression to create their own epic sound, and Glasgow five-piece, MAIR, who meld their Pantera, Sabbath, and Zeppelin influences with simple groove, tight rhythms, and soaring solos.  Also added to Friday is the very first Irish winner of Metal 2 The Masses heats.  Hailing from the beer soaked streets of Dublin, WARPATH claim the reputation as Death Metal’s ultimate party machine.  Their ‘Warparties’ are renowned in Ireland as carnage-filled episodes that have been known to last for days.  Their energetic live shows have been described as “ripping through venues like a drunken bull in a liquor store”.  The band are getting ready to bring their craziest live show to Bloodstock this year, so grab a beer and get ready for the Warparty!!

Cruel Humanity @ Bloodstock

Saturday inductees to the New Blood stage include forward-thinking Inverness four-piece, FALLEN RIOT, featuring big riffs and heavy hooks, plus GETHIKA, whose unique style of theatrical madness combined with extreme metal won themselves the Birmingham M2TM show, and Leicester brawlers INTERNAL CONFLICT, declared champions of the Nuneaton M2TM heat following their explosive live performance.

Showcasing their tunes on Sunday’s New Blood bill are Liverpool M2TM winners OCEANIS, who promise to bludgeon and soothe you at the same time, drawing their influences from Lamb of God, Textures, Opeth, Gojira, and Mastodon.  Joining them are Nottingham M2TM champions, LINE OF FIRE, who bring their own brand of southern Stoner Metal to Catton Park.  Featuring Lawnmower Deth’s Paddy, the band boast big riffs and bigger choruses, with just a hint of the blues.  Getting in on Sunday’s New Blood action too are West Yorkshire’s BLUDGER.  Their music is an homage to the progression of metal, blending old school hardcore vocals, the politics of anti-fascist punk, the savage riffs of bands like Anthrax and Pantera, with the polyrhythmic grooves of bands like Helmet and Meshuggah.

Jagermeister Stage announced for Bloodstock

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BLOODSTOCK is only four weeks away, and the event have announced another handful of bands for the Jagermeister Stage at Catton Park.

MOTORHEAD guitarist, PHIL CAMPBELL is set to bring new project., the PHIL CAMPBELL ALL STAR BAND to top out the party on Sunday night.  Phil comments: “I am very excited to announce that I will be playing Bloodstock on August 11th with my new band, featuring members of Straight Lines, The People The Poet, Dopamine, and Attack Attack.  It’s gonna be a lot of fun so come along and rock out with us!”

Also stepping onto the Jager stage on Friday are re-formed Nottingham rockers, WRAITH.  WRAITH’s success back in the 90’s had them renowned for their signature ‘dual guitar’ attack and saw them touring globally with the likes of UFO, Saxon and Motorhead.  Lemmy even sang backing vocals on their debut album, ‘Danger Calling’.  They’re now back celebrating 25 years since their inception and brand new material recorded in 2012.

AWAKE BY DESIGN get added to Saturday’s bill.  The melodic, modern metal band blend a combination of classic and prog rock, which has seen them garnering attention from the rock press and snapping up support slots with the kindred-spirit likes of Anathema, My Dying Bride, Apocalyptica and Sonata Arctica.

Also jumping in to a Saturday slot are INCASSUM.  Having released their debut, ‘Rites of Passage’ late last year, this melodic death metal outfit feature one of the best female vocalists in the genre.  Having met at Manchester’s Salford University in 2004, the band have built their reputation on the North West’s live circuit and are excited to make the cut for Bloodstock, enthusing; “We're thrilled to be chosen to play Bloodstock this year.  This is a milestone achievement realised & we can't wait to get started". 

Rounding out Sunday’s bill are THE BASTARD SONS.  Formed in late 2011, the York-based outfit are still fairly new, but have already courted a number of indie labels and have released a debut EP of ‘dirty rock n’ roll’, titled ‘Bones’.  Come over to the Jager stage on Sunday to check ‘em out for yourself.

There’s other fun and games going on in the arena all weekend.  To celebrate the legendary KING DIAMOND’s headline slot, there’s THE KING DIAMOND CHALLENGE face-painting competition on Friday.  Paint yourself up with your favourite KING DIAMOND make-up (any era you choose), visit the Sophie stage and speak to the DJ team there to register your entry.  The overall winner, judged later that day, will receive some Bloodstock goodies.  Also to add to the weekend’s fun, there’s an overall BLOODSTOCK weekend ‘fancy dress’ competition.  Take a photo of yourself on site, dressed in whatever crazy outfit you reckon will win, upload it to the Bloodstock Facebook page to enter and you could win yourself some special Bloodstock prizes.

Limited one-day tickets are on sale now.  The last batch of VIP packages are also moving fast.   Click on over to www.bloodstock.uk.com for your ticket needs, plus all the latest news and practical info for planning your visit to the UK’s best metal weekender.

Earthtone 9 and more added to Bloodstock lineup

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BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL are excited to announce a whole batch of new additions for all three stages.  There’s only seven weeks left to the most metal weekend of the year!!  Have you got your tickets yet?!

Opening Friday’s main stage, and fresh off the back of the release of ‘IV’, their first album in ten years, are British post metallers, EARTHTONE 9.  The band are stoked to find their way to Catton Park’s hallowed ground, commenting "Earthtone 9 have never played Bloodstock, so we could not be more excited!  It's one of our only gigs this year, so we are truly going to make the most of it. There may well be some drinking!"  You can pick up a free download of their single,‘Horizon’s End’ at this link; http://www.pledgemusic.com/widgets/4136.

On Sunday’s Sophie Lancaster stage, SACRED MOTHER TONGUE get added.  Having received huge plaudits for their second album, ‘Out of the Darkness’, and live shows, the Northampton based band are building quite the name for themselves.  Check out the video for ‘A Light Will Shine’, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGY1bUEW1mc.

Also added to the Sunday Sophie stage line up are relentless road dogs, BREED 77. Bound to deliver a pummeling performance, these energetic Gibraltan bruisers are sure to bust out some new tunes from their latest album ‘The Evil Inside’, which was released in March.  You can watch the video for recent single ‘Bring On The Rain’ at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIx-T1iWNYI.

A whole raft of acts are also set to grace the JAGERMEISTER stage.  The stage is perfectly placed in the main arena with massive passing crowd pull due to its placement, and time slots are arranged to capitalize on main stage changeovers.  Performances show a different side to the artists’ repertoire, offering up new and old material with many venturing into cover version territory.  Friday’s bill includes solo artist MITCHELL EMMS, medieval metallers RAVENAGE and 80’s-styled newcomer, MIA KLOSE (check out her Bloodstock clip here: http://youtu.be/i1Z7cPCaT-k).  Saturday’s line up rolls out the inimitable EARLS OF MARS, Stoke on Trent aggressors BALLS DEEP, and rowdy riffmeisters CAVORTS, while Sunday’s features prog death metallers BETRAEUS, Sacred Mother Tongue’s shredmaster ANDY JAMES’s GUITAR CLINIC, and the self-proclaimed “progressive epic”outfit, OPERATION ERROR.

BLOODSTOCK tickets are on sale now, priced £125 (plus booking fee) for a weekend pass with camping.  VIP ticket packages and upgrades are also available.  Look up all the info on BLOODSTOCK 2013 so far, plus all kinds of cool coverage from 2012’s event over at www.bloodstock.uk.com or www.facebook.com/bloodstock.

BLOODSTOCK takes place at Catton Park in Derbyshire on 8-11th Aug 2013 and features SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, KING DIAMOND, ANTHRAX, DEVILDRIVER, GOJIRA, AVANTASIA, EXODUS, DEATH ANGEL, MUNICIPAL WASTE, VOIVOD, WHITECHAPEL, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, GAMA BOMB and many more. 

Gojira set to destroy Bloodstock

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BLOODSTOCK are thrilled to announce that French super-heavyweights and Metal Hammer Golden God Award ‘Best Live Band’ nominees, GOJIRA, have been added to the Saturday line-up.   Still basking in plaudits for current album, ‘L’Enfant Sauvage’, the earthquake-inducing four-piece stole the show on the recent 2013 Jagermeister UK tour.  Frontman Joe Duplantier enthuses, “Hey everybody!  We are super excited to play Bloodstock again this year, we had an amazing time back in 2010.  Looking forward to seeing all of our UK fans again and kicking your asses!”   Sure to be one of the live highlights of the weekend, cast your eyes over this festival clip of fan-favourite track ‘Flying Whales’ and see the treat that Bloodstock’s in for: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRIVJ7aLHTE.  Oui, oui!  Tres bien!!!

Bloodstock 2013

Need a lift to BLOODSTOCK?  Or driving there and want some cash for the empty seats in your car?  BLOODSTOCK have linked with GOCARSHARE to make it easy.  Simply register where you’re travelling to/from, or the route you’re taking, and then wait for drivers/passengers to get in touch!  GOCARSHARE is integrated with Facebook, so you can check out the profiles of your possible travel buddies.  Learn more at: http://gocarshare.com/page/about.  Plus… if you’re the driver, be in with a chance to win FREE VIP camping for you and your passengers in the 'Serpents Lair' when you GOCARSHARE to BLOODSTOCK.   Log your journey before 1st August to receive a qualifying car bumper sticker!  For details on how to find your ride or fill your car, click through to http://gocarshare.com/festival/bloodstock.

More club promo nights have also been added for May, June and July, so get along to one of the following events, check out some tunes from BLOODSTOCK bands old and new, and get in with the chance of winning tickets or related giveaways.

Fri 17th May MIDDLESBROUGH The Empire / SUNDERLAND The Independent

Sat 18th May NORWICH The Waterfront / MANCHESTER Jabez Clegg

Sat 25th May GLASGOW The Cathouse / BIRMINGHAM Eddie’s Rock Club / CARDIFF Bogiez

Fri 31st May NOTTINGHAM The Maze

Sat 1st June MANCHESTER Satan's Hollow / STOKE-ON-TRENT  Bunker 13 / SHEFFIELD The Corporation / HIGH WYCOMBE Bucks Uni Student Union

Sat 15th June NORWICH The Waterfront

Fri 21st June    MIDDLESBROUGH The Empire

Sat 22nd June CAMBERLEY The Agincourt / LANCASTER V Bar

Mon 24th June  READING Sakura

Fri 28th June   LONDON Elektrowerkz / ABERDEEN Korova

Sat 29th June SUTTON BRIDGE The Gathering / BIRMINGHAM Eddie's Rock Club / CARDIFF Bogiez / GLASGOW Classic Grand / NOTTINGHAM The Salutation Inn

Sun 30th June EXETER Cavern Club

Thu 4th July     LONDON The Purple Turtle

Fri 5th July        NEWCASTLE Newcastle Uni

Sat 6th July      BRIGHTON Belushi's Below / SHEFFIELD The Corporation / BIRMINGHAM The Asylum / MANCHESTER Jabez Clegg

Sat 13th July    LONDON The Garage

Fri 19th July     SUNDERLAND The Independent / MIDDLESBROUGH The Empire

Sat 20th July    NORWICH The Waterfront

Fri 26th July     ABERDEEN Korova / LONDON Elektrowerkz / GLASGOW The Cathouse

Sat 27th July    BIRMINGHAM Eddie's Rock Club / CARDIFF Bogiez / NOTTINGHAM The Salutation Inn

Sat 3rd Aug      SHEFFIELD The Corporation

Sun 4th Aug     EXETER Cavern Club

For more travel options, including details of coaches from all over the country and shuttles from local train stations, visit: http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/pages/travel-info.

Bloodstock Open Air latest + win tickets!

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The award-winning BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL has started a weekly Facebook lottery, enabling a lucky winner to grab a pair of festival tickets (with camping) every week from now through to the festival in August.  All you need to do to enter is swap your current Facebook cover pic for one of the custom-built Facebook cover banners available at the BLOODSTOCK website;  http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/advertising_banners.  At a random day and time every week, a winner will be selected by the BLOODSTOCK team, from active timelines showing one of the BLOODSTOCK banners in the cover pic slot.  The winners will be notified by private Facebook message, and their name announced on the festival website.  Switch up your cover pic and take part!  You’ve gotta be in it, to win it!

For the 3rd year in a row, Teenage Cancer Trust is to benefit from being BLOODSTOCK charity partner this year.  Fundraising initiatives at last year’s event raised a whopping £4,775 for the TCT.  Money was raised via the guest list scheme (where guests & media are asked for a £10 charity donation in return for their weekend wristband), raffles and a t-shirt amnesty, and this year the aim is to smash the £5,000 target.  This year, the popular t-shirt amnesty returns to the TCT stand in the arena, with old rock & metal tee’s available in exchange for a donation, while festival goers are encouraged to bring along and donate old shirts they no longer want.  There will also be tickets available to a TCT raffle over the weekend, with an exclusive prize for one lucky winner – more details will be announced soon.  Jen Walker, Music Co-ordinator for Teenage Cancer Trust said: “We had a brilliant time at Bloodstock last year, and appreciate all the support from both those behind the scenes at the festival and all of those who popped by the stall and supported us!  Roll on August – and LAMB OF GOD!”

In other BOA news, BLOODSTOCK and their beer-friendly buddies at HOBGOBLIN have also created a special limited edition t-shirt which you can get for a bargain £14.99 at the Hobgoblin e-store; http://www.wychwood.co.uk/shop/products/view/97/limited-edition-bloodstock-t-shirt/.  The special design was created by festival founder and renowned fantasy artist, Paul Raymond Gregory, who has designed and painted numerous classic album covers for rock giants such as Dio, Saxon, Molly Hatchet and Uriah Heep.  If there are any left come August, you’ll be able to pick ‘em up at the festival too.  Look out for the BLOODSTOCK-branded bottles of Hobgoblin beer in your local stores too.  There are 2.5 million of them out there!

10 more acts added to Bloodstock Open Air lineup

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Canadian prog thrash pioneers, VOIVOD are set to play their only UK show of 2013 at Bloodstock Festival!!  The band’s latest album, ‘Target Earth’ was released in January and marks a landmark 30th anniversary in the band’s illustrious career.  If you’re not up to speed on this legendary band, check out the EPK for ‘Target Earth’ and get yourself educated! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab8Q3bCBxrU

Swedish metallers, SABATON also step up into a main stage slot.  The band are currently on the road in Europe on their Swedish Empire tour and have been making regular video blogs from the road.  Watch the latest episodes at http://www.youtube.com/user/Sabaton?feature=watch, or click on over to Facebook and give them a ‘like’ and catch the updates there: http://www.facebook.com/sabaton.  The band’s current album, ‘Carolus Rex’ was voted the ‘Best Album of 2012’ by Sweden’s biggest metal mag, Sweden Rock.  Prepare to raise your horns aloft!!

WOLFSBANE headline the Sophie Lancaster stage on the final day of the fest.  Guitarist, Jase Edwards comments: “It is an absolute honour and we can't wait to bringing our brand of fuckin’ Howling Mad Lunacy to Bloodstock for the first time!!  To play alongside such bands as ANTHRAX and SLAYER is a huge privilege.  We're really looking forward to catching up with the bands we have played with in the past and we're also very excited to be headlining the Sophie Lancaster stage on the last day as we have been active supporters of the charity and have taken part in fundraising events locally.  We'll close the Sophie Lancaster Stage with full on Wolfsbane Howling Madness!!!  Cum on!!!”

Brit thrash pioneers, XENTRIX join the bill at Catton Park as special guests on the Sophie stage.  Xentrix’s guitarist, Kristian Havard is looking forward to it; "We can't wait to play Bloodstock, this is the first festival for Xentrix for over 20 years. The line-up this year is awesome, so to be included on the bill, is a massive honour.  We're going out with one mission, get the crowd thrashing like it’s 1989!!!!".

Also added to the Sophie stage are POWERQUEST, who play their final show ever at Bloodstock. Steve Williams (keyboards) enthused,  “I’m really thrilled that we will be taking to the stage for the last time at BOA in 2013.  There’s a certain symmetry about it as we played Bloodstock Indoor in 2003 as part of our very first tour. Really looking forward to rounding off 12 years with a bang and also with some very special guests joining us from down the years!  See you there!”

Further additions to the Sophie Stage include Argentinian folk metallers SKILTRON, Celtic doomsters MAEL MORDHA, Nottingham black metal thrashers EVIL SCARECROW, York metal five-piece RSJ, and melodic death metal Swedes GORMATHON.

Ticket Payment Plan launches for Bloodstock 2013

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Festival go-ers will have a 3-month window (from 7th Jan until 1st March) to subscribe to the scheme, with the initial payment being taken on the day they sign up.  The deal breaks down as follows:

1st payment – £39.25 (+ booking fee) required at sign up.
2nd payment – £46 – debited from your account on 31st March.
3rd payment – £39.75 (+ postage) – debited from your account on 30th April.

Payments will be debited by bank transfer automatically on the designated day(s), so the purchaser doesn't have to worry about accidentally missing a payment date.  For full details on how to sign up, click over to http://bloodstock.seetickets.com/event/bloodstock-2013/catton-park/677634.

With headliners, SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD and KING DIAMOND, plus DEVILDRIVER, MUNICIPAL WASTE, ANTHRAX, ACCEPT, and more, with a host of other bands still yet to be announced, Bloodstock is shaping up to be the metal fest of the year.

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