Categories: Festivals

Bloodstock 2025 Full Line Up Announced

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.

Daniel Caceiro

Born in Brazil and living in London, I co-founded and manage the UK and US sides of MetalJunkbox, specialising in concert photography, and promoting live events and launches by various artists. I’ve been a photographer since 2016 and I also act as the nerd of the team, taking care of the technical side of the project, and on top of all that, having the worst taste of the trio (or better)!