Bloodstock Announces First 10 Bands For 2023

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While the festivities at Catton Park this weekend for Bloodstock 2022 are far from over, there’s no stopping Bloodstock festival as they announce the first swathe of acts for the 2023 event. Next year’s festival is set to take place on the 10th-13th August 2023 at the fabled Catton Park, Derbyshire.

Headlining the Ronnie James Dio main stage on the Friday is set to metalcore pioneers Killswitch Engage – the band’s first appearance at the festival. Closing out 2023’s proceedings on the festival’s Sunday night will be thrash legends Megadeth.

Joining both headliners on the main stage will include Devildriver, Fit For An Autopsy, Knocked Loose, Decapitated, and Gatecreeper.

But that’s not all… Headlining over on the Sophie Lancaster Stage will be Zeal & Ardor. King810 and Unto Others are also set to join the stage.

This year’s festival has already seen set’s from Behemoth, Avatar, Testament and many many more. Including a surprise set from Bay Area metal squad Machine Head who thrilled fans over on the Sophie Lancaster stage. The set was the band’s very first festival show in 10 years! Internet chatter had prevailed all week as Bloodstockers tried to guess who the unannounced band on the running order was.

Early bird weekend camping tickets are available at the on-site box office across the duration of the 2022 event with no booking fee, then will go on sale online at 9am Monday 15th August, priced at £150 (+ bkg fee) at the ticket store. Serpents Lair VIP tickets and camper van passes (which always sell out very quickly) will go on sale at 9am on Wednesday 17th August.

Once the early bird allocation has sold out, standard weekend tickets will increase to £165 (+ bkg fee). For the first time in 2023, there will also be a child’s VIP ticket available, so mini moshers can join their parents in the VIP area and camping at a more reasonable cost.