This is a big bunch to be thrown onto the main bill – don’t forget that we still have the remainder of the M2tM bands to announce for the Hobgoblin New Blood stage and the entire Jagermeister stage! But for now, you’ll have to settle for this lot…
In a move that’s sure to please the power metal faithful, riding on to the main stage bill for an early Friday slot are ‘Intergalactic, space metal’ outfit, Gloryhammer! Also ing the bill as main stage openers on Friday are Welsh heavy rock power trio, Hark. The band’s critically acclaimed debut album Crystalline featured a guest slot from Clutch’s Neil Fallon and their second release is due later this year.
Lining up for a Saturday slot on the Sophie stage are British doom/sludge beasts Mage and horror rockers, The Heretic Order featuring of Breed 77. Stepping into Sunday slots are female-fronted Brit metal four-piece, Sanguine and hotly tipped, Japanese-inspired, Finnish melodic death metal outfit, Whispered.
ing Phil Campbell’s All Starr Band for Thursday’s “Party Night” (which sees Phil christening the newly-monikered “Lemmy’s Bar” with the first drink of the weekend), are Norse death/thrash outfit, Sublime Eyes, tech/deathsters Karybdis, post-prog metal five-piece Sumer and the thrashtastic Psykosis, who caused mayhem on the Hobgoblin New Blood stage in 2014 when they threw out hundreds of samples of their home brew to the loyal New Blood ers.
Got all your camping gear ready? This year, Bloodstock’s campsite partner is Miss Daisy’s Camping Store. If you can’t be bothered to tow a ton of camping gear to site, order online and collect your stuff from the Miss Daisy tent in the main Midgard campsite at Catton Park. Saves a lot of hassle and achy shoulders! Place your order or just see what’s available via their ‘click & collect’ service.
Want to check out the 2016 merch range? Bloodstock’s online ‘click & collect’ service allows you to pre-order your favourites for on site collection. Festival attendees can snap up their choice of t-shirt or grab the 2016 beer mug or hip flask without fear of their size or design being already sold out on site. Simply pre-order at the web site and collect at the merch stall in the arena at any point over the weekend, knowing your item is guaranteed and paid for. Maybe you want that BOA hoodie for when the sun goes down, so just collect it from the merch stall then to save a trip back to your tent!
How to get to Bloodstock? Ditch the hassle of car parking, trains, & transfers and let the official coach travel partner Big Green Coach take you and your camping gear straight to the festival from 21 UK cities. Various packages are on sale now; secure your coach trip straight to the festival site with only a £10 deposit. To book your return seat and see where to catch the coach, check their website. If you’re coming by train to Catton Park, don’t forget to pre-book Big Green Coach’s shuttle bus from the station to save yourself a wad of cash. Return tickets are priced at £10, one way at £8 (it costs more to pay on the day, so pre-booking wins)! Book tickets at the link. Car-sharing with GoCarShare is also available (and participating could even win you a pair of tickets for 2017)! Full details and to post up a car space/look for a car ride from your town, visit their website.
Weekend tickets with camping, priced from £139 (+ booking fee) and day tickets priced £60 (+ booking fee) are available now from Bloodstock’s web site. VIP is now completely SOLD OUT.
