Bloodstock Open Air 2026 live in Walton-on-Trent

Thursday, August 6, 2026

Bloodstock Open Air — the UK's biggest independent metal festival in Catton Park. 2026 headliners: Saxon, Lamb of God, Slaughter to Prevail and Judas Priest.

Festival Days

Day 1

Thu, Aug 6

Lineup

Playlist on Spotify· 379 songs

Lineup and set times are subject to change — please verify on the official festival website.

Ronnie James Dio

Saxon

Metal

New Wave of British Heavy Metal legends formed in 1977. With classics like "Wheels of Steel" and "Denim and Leather,"...

Ronnie James Dio

Evil Scarecrow

Metal

Evil Scarecrow is a five-piece metal band from Nottingham, combining heavy metal with theatrical comedy and elaborate...

Ronnie James Dio

Heavysaurus

Metal

Heavysaurus is a Finnish heavy metal band formed in 2009. The band plays heavy metal music geared towards children. The...

Sophie Lancaster

Cryptopsy

Metal, Death Metal

Cryptopsy is a brutal death metal band formed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1988, originally under the name Necrosis....

Sophie Lancaster

Black Spiders

Rock

Black Spiders are an English hard rock band from Sheffield, formed in 2008. Their riff-driven sound blends classic rock...

Sophie Lancaster

The Hell

Hardcore

The Hell is an English metalcore/beatdown hardcore band from Watford. The members perform masked, as the lineup often...

Sophie Lancaster

Mantis Defeats Jaguar

Mantis Defeats Jaguar is a four-piece band from the Black Country in the West Midlands, heavily shaped by hip-hop,...

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Venue

Catton Park

Walton-on-Trent

Catton Hall, Walton-on-Trent

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