Bloodstock Festival announce first bands for 2022

Bloodstock Festival have announced the first bands set to play 2022!

The metal festival, which fortunately has been able to go ahead this year after 2020’s cancellation due to COVID-19, is back in full swing after two years worth of uncertainty by announcing sixteen new bands for next year!

Headlining the Ronnie James Dio stage will be Richmond groove metal band LAMB OF GOD and previously announced MERCYFUL FATE on the Saturday. Also landing main stage slots across the weekend are PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS playing their PANTERA set, DIMMU BORGIR, TESTAMENT, EXODUS, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, GWAR (UK festival exclusive), BURY TOMORROW, SACRED REICH, LIFE OF AGONY, BUTCHER BABIES, VIO-LENCE and BLOODYWOOD.

Over on the Sophie Lancaster stage, headlining Thursday night are THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA and closing out Sunday night will be STATIC-X in their only UK show of 2022. Also landing a slot across the weekend are HEATHEN.

Early bird weekend camping tickets are available at the on-site box office across the duration of the 2021 event, then will go on sale online at 9am Monday 16th August.

Bloodstock Festival 2022 is set to take place at Catton Park, Derbyshire from 11th August – 14th August 2022.

For more information on the festival like their official page on Facebook.