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Bloodstock Open Air | |
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Genre | Heavy metal, extreme metal, hard rock |
Dates | 2nd weekend in August |
Location(s) | Walton-on-Trent, Derbyshire, England, UK |
Years active | 2005–present |
Founders | Paul Raymond Gregory, Vince Brotheridge |
Capacity | 20,000 |
Website | www |
Bloodstock Open Air is a British heavy metal festival held annually at Catton Hall in Walton-on-Trent, Derbyshire, since 2005.
Originally held indoors for one day with two stages, the festival started in 2001 at the Derby Assembly Rooms and expanded over the years. It became an outdoor event in 2005. By 2019, it had five stages and a capacity of 15,000, and as of 2023, it welcomed 20,000 metalheads. [1]