Bloodstock is the UK’s leading independent metal festival, held each August at Catton Park in Derbyshire. Founded as a one-day indoor event in 2001, it has since grown into a full open-air weekend with multiple stages — including the Ronnie James Dio main stage, the Sophie Lancaster stage, and the New Blood stage — covering everything from classic heavy metal to the genre’s most extreme corners. The festival typically draws around 20,000 attendees, with camping on site and a compact, walkable arena. Recent editions have combined major international headliners with a strong undercard and unsigned showcases.
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