Bloodstock Festival reveals final bands for 2019
Bloodstock Festival have revealed the final bands for 2019’s festival!
With just three weeks to go until the UK’s biggest metal festival returns for a year, the final bands have been announced for the festival weekend!
Last week we also learned of a surprise special guest gracing this year’s event, when ROSS THE BOSS confirmed that former-JUDAS PRIEST axe legend, KK Downing will be appearing with him for part of his set at Catton Park, heralding KK’s first public performance in 10 years! Due to the unfortunate cancellation of CODE ORANGE’s summer European shows, THE WILDHEARTS will step into their Ronnie James Dio main stage slot on Saturday. Frontman Ginger says, “I am over the fucking moon to be playing Bloodstock Festival. I’ve been waiting for this for years. I always said that the first time I attend Bloodstock, I want to be on the bill. What a way to lose your cherry!”
Also charging in to grab a spot on the Sophie Lancaster Stage are Scottish gloom squad, LOTUS EATER, replacing SHVPES, who’ve also regrettably had to cancel. Rounding out the Jagermeister Stage bill are death metal trio PEMPHIGOID and heavy groove rock squad, BLACK FALCON who both play Saturday, as well as sludge metal crew CRIMSON TUSK and death/groove outfit, JACKALS BACKBONE who fill out Sunday’s line-up.
Finally, the last batch of New Blood Stage artists have been announced, winning their spots via the Metal 2 The Masses programme! Friday brings Somerset death/thrash champions DEATH BY KI, Brighton’s progressive/tech victors GAIA, London runners up, alt progsters XERO, and a bonus from the Merseyside final, trad metallists MIDNIGHT PROPHECY. On Saturday, Cheltenham winners GRIEF RITUAL add some new wave blackened hardcore, joined by Bristol’s prog thrash conquerors VOLTUNAS, London’s groove metal top dogs EMPIRE WARNING, doom beasts VOIDLURKER, who won in Birmingham, and melo-death act STORMCAST, who impressed at the Brighton final. There’s two more bands finishing off the Sunday New Blood line-up; Leicester’s prog metalheads FRACTIONS and Leeds industrial groovers LEADROBOT.
Bloodstock Festival takes place at Catton Park, Derbyshire on 8th-11th August 2019. Standard weekend tickets, priced £145, are on sale now and can be purchased here. A limited number of day tickets, priced at £65 (+ fees) for adults and £20 (+ fees) for children aged 4-11, are available from May 30th and can be purchased here.
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