Bloodstock can’t wait to welcome you to the UK’s best heavy metal weekender this summer and as every day es, there are more exciting things to reveal! Read on for the latest news on who’s been added to the bill, some riotous club nights to get you warmed up, the start of the M2TM final heats, plans afoot with the Sophie Lancaster Foundation and Derbyshire LGBT+, plus while you’re getting set for the long Easter weekend, stop by Bloodstock’s social media later this week for some special Easter competition fun!
Following the unfortunate news that Static-X are cancelling all their European shows in 2022, Bloodstock is excited to announce that their replacement in the Sunday night headline slot on the Sophie Lancaster stage are none other than Swedish melodeath pioneers Dark Tranquillity. The band are currently touring across Europe, covering more than 27,000km over 52 cities in 24 countries, in just 57 days, almost immediately after wrapping a US tour too!
Regretfully, Tallah have also had to pull out, but their spot will be filled by modern metal crew Defects, fresh off tour with In Flames. Get to know them via their latest single, End Of Days.
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Bloodstock is committed to inclusivity and is pleased to announce that Derbyshire LGBT+ and Sophie Lancaster Foundation will both have stalls at the festival this year, where all are welcome to stop by and learn more about the work they do. You can find them in the arena to the left of the main stage, alongside Derbyshire Blood Bikes.
2022 marks the 15th year since Sophie Lancaster’s tragic death. Adam Lancaster, Sophie’s brother and team member at the Foundation, will also give a talk each day of the festival at the Rock Society tent at the back of the main arena. His powerful, intimate details the true horrors of hate crime and the work the Foundation does to combat prejudice and intolerance in Sophie’s name.
Derbyshire LGBT+ add:
For 39 years Derbyshire LGBT+ has operated as the only charity in Derbyshire committed to the LGBT+ community of Derbyshire; offering , advocacy, advice and empowerment. We are very proud to announce our attendance at Bloodstock this year, so that we can extend our reach even further and offer these services at an event that promotes inclusivity and acceptance. Our amazing staff and volunteers will be standing by and we encourage people to visit us, find out more and to see what we have to offer. Let’s put the ‘Unity’ in ‘Community’ together!
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Bloodstock’s Metal 2 The Masses, the initiative that s all genres of grassroots metal and offers a chance to play BOA’s New Blood stage, kicks off their final heats across 25 regions from 1st May. Get on down to your local event and help shape the festival’s line-up! Look out for the winners to be announced in due course, together with some additional bands chosen from CD applications and some of the very best runners-up. Check out the image to the side (click for bigness) for your nearest finals event.
Bloodstock is also thrilled to restart Bloodstock-themed club nights across the country! Local rock pubs and clubs are a key part of what Bloodstock does with the ‘Metal 2 The Masses’ scheme, so we’re stoked to them further by announcing the first wave of club nights for 2022. Get along to your local event, hear a ton of tunes from BOA bands past and present and be in with a chance of winning a pair of standard weekend tickets, a goodie bag or various other giveaways. Dates & times are subject to change, so check locally for latest info. More cities will be announced in Phase 2 which runs through June & July, but meanwhile, head down to the following for some fun!
- Friday 15th April – Exeter, Cavern – Altern8
- Saturday 16th April – Southampton, The Hobbit
- Friday 22nd April – Reading, Face Bar
- Saturday 23rd April – Camberley, Agincourt
- Friday 29th April – High Wycombe, Crash Rock Club (Bucks SU)
- Saturday 30th April – Stoke on Trent, The Sugarmill – Devil’s Night
- Saturday 30th April – Brighton Above,
- Friday 6th May – Plymouth, The Junction
- Friday 6th May – Woking, Schism
- Friday 13th May – Bristol, The Lanes – PHUCT
- Friday 13th May – Exeter, Cavern – Altern8
- Friday 13th May – Winchester, The Railway Inn
- Saturday 14th May – Manchester, The Bread Shed
- Saturday 14th May – Newcastle, Grindhouse
- Friday 27th May – London, Elektrowerkz
- Saturday 28th May – Stoke on Trent, The Sugarmill
All VIP packages, Early Bird tix, and campervan es have sold out. You can still snap up standard weekend camping tickets (just £145+fees for 4 days of heavy metal fun) plus day & child tix are available now at the ticket store. Mini moshers under age 4 get in free!
