Bloodstock Festival, the UK?s premier celebration of heavy metal, has unveiled its monumental lineup for 2025, promising an unforgettable experience for metalheads worldwide.
Set to take place from August 7-10 at Catton Park, Derbyshire, the festival?s 21st edition is shaping up to be its most explosive yet.
Headliners
The Ronnie James Dio main stage will be dominated by three powerhouse acts:
- Friday: Trivium
- Saturday: Machine Head
- Sunday: Gojira
Trivium?s Matthew K. Heafy has pledged ?the biggest and best Trivium set you have ever seen,? while Machine Head aims to recreate the magic of their last set.
Gojira, known for their mind-blowing performances, will close out the festival, potentially surpassing their unforgettable 2018 show and continuing on their popularity after the olympics opening ceremony.
Main Stage Highlights
The Ronnie James Dio stage will also feature an impressive array of acts:
- Emperor
- Lacuna Coil
- Orange Goblin
- Creeper
- Kublai Khan TX
- The Black Dahlia Murder
- Feuerschwanz
- Lord of the Lost
- August Burns Red
- Ministry (Special Guest)
- Fear Factory (playing ?Demanufacture? in full)
- Heriot
- Warbringer
- Cage Fight
- Flotsam & Jetsam
- Paleface Swiss
- Rivers of Nihil
Sophie Lancaster Stage
The Sophie Lancaster stage promises equally great performances:
Headliners
- Thursday: Me and That Man
- Friday: Kataklysm
- Saturday: Static-X
- Sunday: Obituary
Other Sophie Stage Acts
- All For Metal (Thursday)
- Breed 77 (Saturday)
- 3 Inches of Blood (Sunday)
- Nailbomb (Friday)
- High Parasite
- Undeath
- Spirit Adrift
- Thrown
What to Expect of Bloodstock 2025
Bloodstock 2025 is set to be an extraordinary event, spanning the entire spectrum of metal subgenres. From thrash and death metal to industrial and medieval metal, the festival caters to all tastes within the metal community. Trivium will be celebrating their 20-year history and the ?Ascendancy? album, while Fear Factory will perform their seminal ?Demanufacture? album in its entirety.
These special performances add an extra layer of excitement to an already stellar lineup. Ticket Information Early bird tickets are now available, with weekend tickets selling out rapidly due to the impressive lineup. Day tickets will be made available at a later date once more bands have been announced.
Bloodstock organizers have announced that approximately 100 more bands are expected to join the roster in the coming months. This continuous expansion of the lineup only adds to the anticipation surrounding Bloodstock 2025.
As the UK?s largest independent metal festival, Bloodstock continues to push boundaries and exceed expectations.
Artists: All for Metal, August Burns Red, Creeper, Emperor, gojira, Kataklysm, Kublai Khan, Lacuna Coil, Lord of the Lost, Machine Head, Me and That Man, Obituary, Orange Goblin, The Black Daliha Murder, Trivium
