Bloodstock Festival 2026: The Ultimate Survival Guide
Bloodstock Open Air returns to Catton Park, Derbyshire, from 6 to 9 August 2026 for a particularly important edition of the festival. It is Bloodstock’s 25th anniversary, and the organisers have built a weekend that joins British heavy metal history, modern extremity, underground favourites and a substantial new generation of bands across the site. Saxon, Lamb Of God, Slaughter To Prevail and Judas Priest lead the Ronnie James Dio Stage across the four nights, while the Sophie Lancaster Stage is headed by Cryptopsy, Wednesday 13, Leprous and Carpenter Brut.
This guide is designed for people who are already counting down the days, whether Bloodstock is an annual appointment or this is the year they finally make the trip. It covers the bands most worth making time for, the character of the different stages, the practical details that can still catch out experienced festival-goers, and the things Bloodstock is doing around accessibility, inclusion and welfare in 2026. It also explains where to find Eyesore Merch in the arena and how to browse our Bloodstock 2026 collection of 100% official merchandise for many of the artists appearing over the weekend.
Bloodstock regulars do not need another lecture on how to put up a tent. What is useful, particularly this close to the event, is a clear reminder of what has changed, who deserves space in your schedule and where the official information lives when a detail is likely to move. That is the purpose of this guide.
Bloodstock 2026 at a Glance
Weekend camping tickets are sold out, so this is not a ticket-buying guide. Anyone travelling on a day ticket or using a specific access arrangement should check the latest official instructions before setting off, particularly because opening times, parking routes and collection arrangements are operational details rather than evergreen information.
What Makes Bloodstock Special?
Bloodstock occupies a distinctive place in the UK festival landscape. It is large enough to bring genuine international headliners to Derbyshire, but compact and focused enough to retain the atmosphere of an event built by people who actually live in the heavy music world. That balance matters. Bloodstock is not trying to cover every branch of mainstream rock, and it does not need to. Its identity comes from giving metal, in all its unruly varieties, the centre of the field.
The festival began indoors before growing into the open-air event now established at Catton Park. Over 25 years it has become a meeting point for traditional heavy metal, thrash, death metal, hardcore, industrial music, progressive metal, gothic theatre and the newer sounds pushing at the edges of the scene. The result is a bill where Judas Priest and Saxon can sit naturally alongside Slaughter To Prevail, Cryptopsy, Carpenter Brut, SKYND, Party Cannon and the regional winners arriving through Metal 2 the Masses.
The sense of community is equally important. Bloodstock crowds are famous for elaborate battle jackets, fancy dress, campsite rituals and a willingness to strike up a conversation over a patch, a band shirt or an obscure demo. The humour can be gloriously daft, but the underlying culture is serious about protecting the right of people to be themselves. That is one reason the Sophie Lancaster Stage and the Foundation’s message have such an enduring place at the event.
Bloodstock also understands that a festival should help feed the scene that sustains it. Metal 2 the Masses gives emerging artists a route from local heats and grassroots venues to the New Blood Stage. It is more than a talent competition. It links local promoters, venues, bands and audiences into the festival, and it means the earliest sets of the day can carry as much genuine discovery as the names in the largest type on the poster.
The Bloodstock 2026 Headliners
The four Ronnie James Dio Stage headliners tell the story of Bloodstock remarkably well. Two are foundational British Heavy Metal institutions. One has spent more than two decades defining modern American groove metal at festival scale. The fourth represents the brutal, highly visual end of contemporary heavy music and a younger audience now capable of filling the same field.
Thursday: Saxon
Saxon are an ideal anniversary-weekend opener because their relationship with British heavy metal is not retrospective decoration. The Barnsley band were central to the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, and songs such as “Wheels of Steel”, “747 (Strangers in the Night)”, “Denim and Leather” and “Princess of the Night” remain functioning festival anthems rather than museum pieces. Their catalogue is built for a field full of voices, raised hands and people who have been wearing the same back patch for longer than some bands on the bill have existed.
Thursday at Bloodstock has its own character. The site is still settling, friends are finding one another and the weekend has not yet become a military operation built around stage clashes. Saxon bring a set that can unite early arrivals immediately. They are familiar without being routine, and their continued studio and touring activity means the performance should feel like a living band celebrating its history rather than a heritage exercise.
Friday: Lamb Of God
Lamb Of God headline the first full day with a catalogue that has become part of the common language of 21st-century metal. The Richmond, Virginia band’s combination of tightly locked groove, thrash momentum, hardcore physicality and Randy Blythe’s commanding presence has made them a dependable large-stage force. “Laid to Rest”, “Redneck”, “Now You’ve Got Something to Die For” and “Walk With Me in Hell” are not merely popular songs. They are pieces of crowd choreography.
Their Bloodstock set should provide the weekend’s first major release of pent-up energy. Lamb Of God have enough depth to satisfy long-term listeners without losing the people who came for the obvious detonations, and their disciplined live attack is especially effective in an open field. Friday night is likely to be one of the busiest and most physically intense periods in front of the main stage, so anyone who prefers a little space should choose a position with that in mind.
Saturday: Slaughter To Prevail
Slaughter To Prevail are the most modern and deliberately confrontational of the four headliners. Their rise has been fuelled by a combination of deathcore weight, enormous low-end production, Alex Terrible’s extreme vocal presence and a visual identity built around the band’s masks. They bring a different generational energy to Saturday night, and their position is a clear statement that Bloodstock is willing to elevate current heavy music rather than using the headline slots only to revisit the past.
The appeal goes beyond spectacle. Slaughter To Prevail write for impact, with songs designed around sudden drops, disciplined rhythmic violence and the kind of moments that turn a festival audience into one moving body. That approach is divisive in exactly the way a bold headline booking should be. Some will arrive sceptical. Others will have treated the set as the centre of the weekend from the moment it was announced. Either way, it is likely to be one of the most discussed performances of Bloodstock 2026.
Sunday: Judas Priest
Judas Priest close the anniversary on Sunday, and it is difficult to imagine a more appropriate final statement. From the twin-guitar architecture of their classic records to Rob Halford’s voice and the leather-and-studs visual language that spread far beyond the band, Priest helped define what heavy metal sounds and looks like. “Breaking the Law”, “Metal Gods”, “Electric Eye”, “Painkiller” and “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’” span different eras while remaining immediately recognisable to a festival audience.
What keeps Judas Priest compelling is that their recent work has not been treated as an obligation before the classics begin. The band have continued to release forceful, relevant heavy metal and perform with the sense that the songs still matter to them. By Sunday night, after four days of noise, weather, queues, discoveries and questionable sleep, that combination of history and present-tense power should give Bloodstock the kind of closing set its 25th anniversary deserves.
Bands Worth Making Time For
The strength of Bloodstock is rarely captured by the top four names alone. The 2026 bill is deep enough that different groups of friends can spend much of the weekend on separate routes and still return to camp convinced they saw the best set of the day. The following recommendations are not a complete line-up guide. They are the artists most likely to reward a deliberate visit, including bands represented in Eyesore Merch’s online Bloodstock 2026 collection and others whose current momentum or particular festival appeal makes them difficult to ignore.
Thrash, Crossover and the Old-School Charge
Testament remain one of thrash metal’s most reliable live bands. Their catalogue combines the muscular precision of the Bay Area tradition with Chuck Billy’s unmistakable voice, and material from “The Legacy”, “The New Order” and “Practice What You Preach” continues to land with festival crowds. They are joined by Death Angel, another band whose speed and technical control have only become sharper through years of touring.
Sepultura arrive on their farewell cycle, which gives the Bloodstock appearance added weight. Their history stretches from raw Brazilian extremity through landmark records such as “Beneath the Remains”, “Arise”, “Chaos A.D.” and “Roots”, while the later line-up developed a substantial catalogue of its own. This is not a set to postpone in the belief there will always be another chance.
Municipal Waste bring the party end of crossover thrash without treating the music as a joke. The songs are short, fast and engineered for movement, but the band’s musicianship and deep understanding of the style are what stop the chaos becoming disposable. Hidden Intent and Inhuman Nature offer further routes into thrash from different corners of the bill, while Chained Saint are one of the younger names worth testing early.
Hardcore, Groove and Crowd Pressure
Body Count remain uniquely effective because the collision between Ice-T’s direct storytelling and the band’s metallic hardcore has never sounded like a novelty. “Cop Killer” may dominate the mythology, but records such as “Bloodlust” and “Carnivore” proved the modern band could be heavier, tighter and more politically focused than ever. Expect a set that speaks plainly and moves hard.
Biohazard bring a different New York pressure. Their blend of hardcore, metal and street-level groove helped shape the sound of the 1990s, and the reunion of the classic line-up restored the chemistry behind records such as “Urban Discipline”. Life Of Agony offer another essential piece of Brooklyn history, balancing heaviness with Mina Caputo’s emotionally exposed writing.
Bleed From Within have grown into one of the UK’s strongest modern metal bands through consistent touring and a sound that can carry melody, precision and serious physical impact at the same time. Orbit Culture, Northlane, Of Mice & Men and Vended each approach modern heaviness differently, making this part of the line-up much broader than a single metalcore label suggests. Stampin’ Ground are another particularly Bloodstock-friendly booking, bringing UK metallic hardcore history back into the field.
Death Metal, Brutality and the Sophie Tent
Cryptopsy headline the Sophie Lancaster Stage with a 30th-anniversary performance of “None So Vile”. That record remains a benchmark for technical death metal because its musicianship never smooths away the violence. Hearing it in full inside the Sophie tent should be one of the weekend’s most concentrated extreme-metal experiences.
200 Stab Wounds have become one of the clearest success stories in the current American death metal wave, favouring memorable riffs and physical momentum over pointless complexity. Neckbreakker represent a younger European generation with similarly direct instincts, while Celestial Sanctuary continue the strong UK revival. Party Cannon, meanwhile, turn brutal death metal into a fluorescent communal event without softening the music itself.
The deeper programme rewards curiosity. Excrementory Grindfuckers, Flayed Disciple, Blood Countess, Outergods, Imperium and Bound In Fear all occupy different points on the extreme spectrum. Nobody needs to see all of them. Choosing one unfamiliar name and arriving early enough to give it a fair chance is exactly how a Bloodstock weekend produces a new favourite.
Progressive, Industrial and Theatrical Detours
Leprous are a sophisticated counterweight to the blunt-force parts of the bill. Their music has moved beyond conventional progressive metal into something more spacious, rhythmically intricate and emotionally dramatic, with Einar Solberg’s voice at the centre. The Sophie Lancaster Stage should suit the detail and dynamic range of their set far better than an afternoon slot in a huge open space.
Carpenter Brut brings synthwave, metal visual language and cinematic excess together in a live show built for darkness. It is an excellent example of Bloodstock widening the frame without losing its identity. The music may be driven by synthesisers rather than guitar riffs, but the scale, aggression and imagery make complete sense at the festival.
Wednesday 13 provides horror-punk theatre and a catalogue shaped by Murderdolls, Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13 and his solo career. SKYND occupy a colder industrial space, pairing electronic weight with unsettling true-crime narratives. Mushroomhead offer masked alternative-metal spectacle, while Shining, Evil Scarecrow and Battlesnake each bring their own combination of musicianship, theatricality and deliberate strangeness.
Bands Making Moves
Castle Rat have drawn attention by treating fantasy imagery and heavy rock as one complete world rather than dressing up after the songs are written. Kittie’s return has introduced their music to a younger audience while reminding older fans how much heavier and more individual the band were than the lazy labels attached to them. The Scratch continue to turn acoustic instrumentation, Irish rhythm and punk energy into a live experience that works especially well in front of a festival crowd.
Graphic Nature, Urne, Dream State, Seething Akira and Black Spiders all offer strong UK reasons to look below the largest names. Heavysaurus will be unmissable for families and anyone who believes heavy metal is improved by dinosaurs. Nevermore’s appearance carries obvious interest because of the band’s influential catalogue, while the exact emotional response will depend on how listeners feel about hearing that music in a new chapter.
Finally, do not treat the New Blood Stage as spare time between “proper” bands. Metal 2 the Masses exists because the next long-term fixture of the scene has to play somewhere first. The most useful recommendation in this entire section may be to pick one regional winner you know nothing about, turn up five minutes early and listen without checking your phone.
Understanding the Bloodstock Stages
Ronnie James Dio Stage
The Ronnie James Dio Stage is the main outdoor stage and the natural home of the weekend’s biggest productions. It is where the four headliners appear, along with major supporting artists capable of carrying a large field. Sightlines are generally straightforward, but the character of the crowd changes dramatically depending on the artist. A Lamb Of God pit and a Judas Priest singalong are both communal experiences, just with different rules of engagement.
Sophie Lancaster Stage
The covered Sophie Lancaster Stage is essential to Bloodstock rather than secondary to it. Its programme can move from cult extreme metal to progressive detail, horror theatre and electronic spectacle, often with the concentrated atmosphere that only a packed tent can create. In 2026, Cryptopsy, Wednesday 13, Leprous and Carpenter Brut headline its four nights.
The stage was renamed in Sophie Lancaster’s memory in 2010 and keeps the message of stamping out prejudice, hatred and intolerance visible at the heart of the festival. The Sophie Lancaster Foundation also has a presence at Bloodstock to help raise awareness as well as funds. Eyesore Merch hosts the Foundation’s official online store and works closely with the team, but the festival stage itself is Bloodstock’s tribute and awareness platform rather than a stage run by the Foundation.
New Blood Stage and Metal 2 the Masses
The New Blood Stage is where the scale of Bloodstock’s grassroots network becomes visible. Metal 2 the Masses competitions take place through regional scenes, with winning bands earning the opportunity to play at Catton Park. The stage gives artists a serious festival platform and gives the audience a reason to begin the day with something genuinely unknown. It is also a practical reminder that supporting heavy music means supporting the small venues, promoters and local bills where bands learn how to become festival bands.
EMP Stage and the Wider Arena
The EMP Stage adds further performances and activity across the weekend, while the wider arena includes traders, food, bars, signing and information points. The exact shape of the day is easier to understand once the final timetable and site map are in hand, so save the official schedule to your phone and take a screenshot. Signal and battery life have a habit of becoming least cooperative at the moment a clash needs resolving.
A Loose Day-by-Day Shape
Thursday
Thursday is for arrival, bearings and resisting the urge to behave as though Sunday does not exist. The arena opens later than on the full festival days, and Saxon give the evening a clear traditional-metal centre. It is a good night to locate the stages, find the Eyesore Merch flags and establish the route back to camp before darkness and enthusiasm make every row of tents look identical.
Friday
Friday is the first complete arena day and often the point when an optimistic plan meets real walking time. Lamb Of God are the obvious destination, but the value of the day will come from balancing major names with the Sophie Lancaster and New Blood stages. Eat before the main-stage run becomes too compelling, because “we will get something after this band” is how a sensible lunch becomes crisps at midnight.
Saturday
Saturday usually feels like the centre of the weekend. Slaughter To Prevail bring a younger and particularly physical headline crowd, while the depth of the supporting programme makes clashes unavoidable. Decide which performances are genuinely non-negotiable and let the rest breathe. Sprinting between stages to watch the final song of six different bands is a highly efficient way to enjoy none of them.
Sunday
Sunday rewards anyone who has paced the previous three days. Fatigue is real, but so is the tendency for final-day bands to play to crowds determined to use whatever energy remains. Judas Priest provide a natural closing destination. Pack nothing that forces you to leave early, and do not dismantle camp while people are still sleeping simply because Monday-morning organisation has suddenly become your personality.
Getting to Catton Park
Bloodstock takes place at Catton Park in Derbyshire. Drivers should follow the temporary festival signage as they approach rather than trusting the final instructions from a satnav without question. The public pick-up and drop-off point is in the main public car park, and Bloodstock asks taxis, minibuses, friends and family to use that designated area.
Anyone travelling by public transport should confirm the current shuttle and onward arrangements on the official travel page before departure. This is one of the details most likely to depend on a specific day and operator. The same applies to day parking and collection times. Save the relevant page, share the plan with the people travelling with you and assume the return journey will feel longer than the outward one.
For the latest routes and operational instructions, use Bloodstock’s official travel information.
Arrival, Camping and Not Being That Neighbour
The main camping skill most Bloodstock regulars need is not tent construction. It is consideration. Keep marked routes and fire lanes clear, do not create a web of invisible guy ropes across a path, and think about how your group’s footprint affects the people arriving around you. A gazebo can be useful, but a sprawling private kingdom in a busy campsite is less charming to everyone outside it.
Bloodstock’s standard campsites include Ironwood, Midgard and Valhalla, with Ragnarok designated as the quiet campsite and Niflheim serving accessible camping. Information hubs operate in the main campsites, and the festival Samaritans are based in Midgard around the clock. Campsites close to the arena can remain loud, so sleeping earplugs are not an overreaction.
Take rubbish to the proper points and take your tent home. Abandoned camping equipment is not a donation scheme. Keep music and conversation at a level that recognises other people may be attempting a few hours of sleep, particularly in the quieter areas. If a neighbour is struggling with equipment or weather, offer help without turning it into a performance. Bloodstock’s reputation for friendliness is built from small moments like that.
Wednesday access requires both a valid early-arrival ticket and a standard weekend ticket. The arena is closed on Wednesday, opens on Thursday evening and then runs from morning until the early hours on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Anyone with a precise arrival plan should check the final opening table before travelling rather than relying on last year’s routine.
A Bloodstock Packing Reminder
Most Bloodstock campers already know what they need. This useful reminder is to help protect you against some small omissions that can become incredibly irritating. Whatever the weather looks like, make sure you pack: sturdy footwear, a genuinely waterproof outer layer, something warm for the early hours, spare socks, sun protection, a refillable water bottle, ear protection, medication, identification and a battery pack with the correct cable.
Pack clothing inside waterproof bags even if the forecast is perfect. Bring earplugs for sleeping as well as proper hearing protection for the stages. Keep essential medication with you and carry only the bag you actually need in the arena, because all bags are subject to search and larger bags create longer queues. The rest is personal preference, from camping-chair philosophy to the exact number of shirts required to communicate your musical allegiances.
What to Leave at Home
Bloodstock publishes a full prohibited-items and event-information list, and that should be the final authority. The short version is to avoid glass, weapons, fireworks, drones, unsafe cooking or fire equipment and anything that creates a risk to other people. Arena and campsite rules are not always identical, so do not assume that an item allowed at camp can be carried through the arena entrance.
The festival advises people not to bring a bag into the arena unless necessary. Every bag can be searched, and compact bags move through more quickly. Camping chairs are restricted in the arena: able-bodied visitors are not permitted to bring them in, while people who cannot stand for long periods may use them in designated areas. Accessible walkways must remain clear at all times.
Read the current Bloodstock event information before packing anything unusual.
Food, Drink, Weather and Pacing Yourself
A four-day festival is easier when meals are treated as part of the schedule rather than an interruption to it. Eat before the point of exhaustion, use the free water points and carry a refillable bottle. Traders aim to cover a range of dietary needs and allergies, but anyone with a serious requirement should identify suitable options before the busiest period rather than beginning the search with a queue behind them.
Derbyshire weather can move from bright sun to cold rain without consulting the forecast. Sun cream and waterproofs belong in the same bag. A warm evening layer matters even after a hot afternoon, and dry socks have rescued more festival morale than any motivational speech.
Protect your hearing. Modern filtered earplugs reduce harmful volume without turning the music into soup, and they are especially valuable across several consecutive days. Take breaks, sit down where permitted and accept that missing one band to eat or recover may be the decision that allows you to enjoy the next five. Bloodstock is not an endurance test, even when the line-up makes it look like one.
Accessibility, Inclusion and Looking After One Another
Accessibility and inclusion are not side notes to a successful festival. They determine whether people can take part safely, independently and with dignity. Bloodstock has expanded the amount of practical information available for 2026, including Easy Read and large-print material, accessible maps, dedicated accreditation, campsite facilities and detailed guidance for different access needs.
Niflheim, the accessible campsite, is positioned close to the arena and includes accessible toilets, showers, charging for access equipment and a Mobiloo unit with a lift, changing table and hoist. Accessible Ambassadors are scheduled to help with carrying equipment, tent setup and general support, subject to availability. Trackway connects accessible camping to the arena entrance, and viewing facilities are provided for the main stages. The festival also provides accessible toilets around the arena and charging points at campsite information hubs.
Applications for 2026 accessible weekend and day facilities are now closed because of demand. Anyone with an approved arrangement should recheck the instructions attached to it, including parking, accreditation and permitted companions. People without an approved access plan should not occupy viewing platforms, accessible walkways, toilets or marked spaces intended for those facilities.
Bloodstock’s wider inclusive policy is equally clear. The festival states that intimidation, violence and harassment connected to gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, appearance, race, age or religion will not be tolerated. Non-consensual touching, threatening behaviour, intrusive recording and bathroom policing are among the behaviours covered. Anyone who feels unsafe can speak to festival staff and should not feel they need to minimise what happened before asking for help.
In practical terms, inclusion is also built from ordinary behaviour. Do not block a trackway because it looks like convenient standing space. Do not assume every disability is visible. Ask before helping someone physically. Give people room to leave dense crowds, respect pronouns and personal boundaries, and challenge prejudice without creating a second unsafe situation. The best version of Bloodstock is one where the freedom to look unusual, move differently or experience the festival in another way is completely unremarkable.
The Inclusive Bloodstock page and official event information contain the full current guidance.
The Sophie Lancaster Legacy at Bloodstock
Bloodstock renamed its second stage in Sophie Lancaster’s memory in 2010, and the name has remained a visible commitment to challenging prejudice directed at people because of how they look, dress or identify. The stage is not operated by the Sophie Lancaster Foundation, but its presence and name continually direct attention towards the cause. The Foundation also attends the festival to speak to people about its work and the message of stamping out prejudice, hatred and intolerance everywhere.
Eyesore Merch is proud to have a close working relationship with the Foundation and hosts the Sophie Lancaster Foundation online store.
Bloodstock Traditions and the 25th Anniversary
A 25th anniversary needs more than a number on the poster, and Bloodstock has promised additional themes, experiences and festival-firsts around the 2026 event. The best approach this close to the weekend is to follow the official channels for the final programme rather than repeat every teaser as though it were fixed timetable information.
The established traditions will require less explanation: ambitious fancy dress, campsite flags, improbable inflatables, battle jackets carrying several decades of personal history and the particular Bloodstock talent for turning an in-joke into a crowd of thousands. Join in where it feels natural. The festival’s personality comes from participation, but compulsory fun is still compulsory.
Browse Official Merch for Bands Playing Bloodstock
The Eyesore Merch Bloodstock 2026 hub brings together 100% official, licensed merchandise for many of the bands appearing at the festival. The collections include shirts, hoodies, patches and other items depending on the artist, with direct links into the relevant Eyesore Merch band categories.
It is worth noting that Eyesore Merch does not sell official Bloodstock Festival merchandise, and we will not be taking merchandise for any of the bands playing Bloodstock to our festival stall. We will be taking a curated selection of big names and hard to find merch for bands that we know you will love (but are not playing the festival this year).
But, if you want to order an official Saxon, Lamb Of God, Judas Priest, Testament, Sepultura, Municipal Waste or other performing-artist item from us, then you can do so online through our Bloodstock hub or directly via the band’s category.
Find Eyesore Merch in the Arena
Eyesore Merch will be trading inside the arena throughout Bloodstock 2026. Look for our flags and our iconic Eyeball! We are bringing around 80 T-shirt designs selected for the Bloodstock crowd, including a healthy blend of hard to find underground designs as well as fan favorites, alongside our range of hoodies and long-sleeved shirts.
There will also be caps, pin badges, more than 200 patch designs, a curated vinyl collection as well as a selection of CDs. Then there is our famous Sale Rail, where almost anything can turn up. The contents are genuinely unpredictable, and the best one-off finds do not tend to remain there until Sunday evening.
The stall stock is not merchandise for bands appearing at Bloodstock. It is a separate, hand-picked festival range drawn from the wider heavy music world, selected because we know the audience will love it. Come over for a browse, look through the patches, check the records or simply tell us which band has just rearranged your internal organs.
Bloodstock 2026 FAQ
When and where is Bloodstock 2026?
Bloodstock Open Air takes place at Catton Park, Derbyshire, from Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 August 2026.
Who is headlining Bloodstock 2026?
Saxon headline Thursday, Lamb Of God headline Friday, Slaughter To Prevail headline Saturday and Judas Priest close the festival on Sunday.
Is Bloodstock 2026 sold out?
Weekend camping tickets are sold out. Check Bloodstock’s official ticket information for any remaining day-ticket status rather than relying on older posts or screenshots.
What are the main stages?
The principal music stages are the Ronnie James Dio Stage, Sophie Lancaster Stage and New Blood Stage, with additional programming on the EMP Stage.
Where can I find current access information?
Use Bloodstock’s official event information and Inclusive Bloodstock pages. Approved attendees should also follow the instructions supplied with their access arrangements.
Does Eyesore Merch sell official Bloodstock merchandise?
No. Eyesore Merch sells 100% official merchandise for many bands appearing at Bloodstock online, but not official Bloodstock festival merchandise.
Will Bloodstock band merchandise be at the Eyesore Merch stall?
No. Merchandise for artists playing Bloodstock is available from Eyesore Merch online only. The festival stall carries a separate curated range for the wider heavy music audience. Merch for the bands playing will be available from the Bloodstock Official Merch stall during the festival.
Where is the Eyesore Merch stall?
Inside the arena. Look for the Eyesore Merch flags.
See You at Catton Park
Bloodstock’s 25th anniversary brings together the history of British heavy metal, the current shape of extreme music and the grassroots bands that will define what comes next. It has headliners worthy of the occasion, a deeper bill that rewards curiosity and a community that understands the weekend is about more than standing in front of one stage.
Check the final travel and event information, save the timetable, bring the few things that genuinely matter and leave enough space in the plan for a band you did not expect. Browse the Eyesore Merch Bloodstock hub online for official merchandise from many of the artists playing, then find us inside the arena for our separate festival selection of shirts, hoodies, long sleeves, patches, records, CDs and whatever has appeared on the Sale Rail.
Look for the flags. We’ll see you at Catton Park.
