Bloodstock Open Air 2026
Bloodstock Open Air 2026: 116 acts, 6 Aug 2026 – 9 Aug 2026, Walton-On-Trent. Line-up, timetable and a plan with your crew – free, no ads.
Line-up
- Judas Priest
- LAMB OF GOD
- SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL
- Carpenter Brut
- SAXON
- Leprous
- Cryptopsy
- Wednesday 13
- Get involved
- Black Label Society
- Sepultura
- Hammer
- TESTAMENT
- THE SCRATCH
- KITTIE
- NORTHLANE
- ORBIT CULTURE
- MUSHROOMHEAD
- BLEED FROM WITHIN
- FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY
- BODY COUNT
- MUNICIPAL WASTE
- VENDED
- DEATH ANGEL
- BIOHAZARD
- SANGUISUGABOGG
- 200 STAB WOUNDS
- CASTLE RAT
- Imperial Age
- Life of Agony
- Apothis
- Atarka
- Bound in Fear
- Chug
- Descendancy
- Dream State
- Froglord
- Gurt
- Imbrium
- Inscape
- Ka'aper
- Lektagon
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Overpower
- Regicide
- Sellsword
- Shadow Company
- Shining
- Spaceballs
- Stitched
- Sunk
- Technologist
- The Hell
- Thrash Mob
- Withdrawn
- Wrex
- NEVERMORE
- Skynd
- BATTLESNAKE
- PARTY CANNON
- Excrementory Grindfuckers
- GRAPHIC NATURE
- Urne
- CHAINED SAINT
- Aethoria
- INHUMAN NATURE
- Meet Your Maker
- Imperium
- Viking Skull
- Heavysaurus
- Alunah
- Black Spiders
- Seething Akira
- Evil Scarecrow
- Mantis Defeats Jaguar
- Bootyard Bandits
- Stampin' Ground
- Thrown into Exile
- Hidden Intent
- Trivax
- Thrasherwolf
- Concrete Age
- Arkdown
- Blood Countess
- Acid Throne
- After Smoke Clears
- Joakem
- Temples on Mars
- Outergods
- Death Brigade
- Flayed Disciple
- Soulride
- Tempest Saint
- Bailed Out
- Redeemon
- Noisepicker
- Imperial Demonic
- Following the Signs
- Change Persona
- Microtonal
- Goat Major
- Cancel the Transmission
- Dead Bait
- Void Below
- Groom the Giant
- Vampyra
- Dosed
- Untamed Silence
- Chekhov's Gun
- Solatia
- Martyrs Saint
- Return to Solace
- Troll Mother
- Archaea
- Redscar
- Carrier
Hard metal, a warm-hearted pit – and the same camp neighbours every year.
- Bin jousting at camp
- Themed costume days
- New Blood stage for up-and-coming bands
Bloodstock is the metal festival you come home to. Many have been coming to Catton Park every year for ten years or more, and the site is so compact that you keep bumping into your people. Musically it runs from thrash through death to doom: big names like Gojira or Machine Head, alongside unknown bands who qualified for the New Blood stage through regional competitions.
The pit gets wild, but strangers boost you up for your first crowdsurf, kids in ear defenders sit on their parents’ shoulders, and instead of a Wall of Death there has even been a Wall of Hugs. On top of that comes a silliness with tradition: bananas and dinosaurs in the pit, tournaments on wheelie bins at camp by night.
At a glance
- Beyond the concerts — Variety · 2 of 3
- Gallery, pillow fight, line dancing and gaming as a break. As of 2026
- Discovering music — A mix · 2 of 3
- Rating by FIPS: big headliners, alongside unknowns on New Blood. As of 2026
- Nights at the campsite — Depends on the zone · 2 of 3
- Midgard parties loudly, Ragnarok usually stays quiet. As of 2024
Check first
- In hot summers the arena lacks shade, and there’s hardly any phone signal. Pack a hat and an empty water bottle for entry, and agree fixed meeting points with your crew.
Right for you
- You want heavy music without sharp elbows, love dressing up in silly costumes and are looking for a festival you’ll come back to every year. Even on your own you’ll quickly find company, for example at the unofficial camp for solo travellers and first-timers.
What is FIPS?
Bloodstock Open Air: 116 acts, 6 Aug 2026 – 9 Aug 2026, Walton-On-Trent.
Before
One of you starts. The others join via link. Everyone marks their acts, FIPS shows who you'll see together. Travel, tasks, costs: one place instead of three chats. Save the festival and FIPS lets you know when new bands are added.
- News on new bands
- Line-up & timetable
- Listen in
- Mark acts
- Who you'll see together
- Travel
- Packing
- Tasks
- Costs
- Polls
On site
Split up and find each other again. Different stages, one meeting point. Your day and your crew's at a glance, even offline.
- Your day
- Works offline
- Meeting points
- Crew plans
- Camp events
- Ideas
After
Same again next year. Settle up, look back, keep ideas for next time.
- Settle up
- Look back
- Ideas for next year
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