Bloodstock Open Air 2026 live in Walton-on-Trent

Sunday, August 9, 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 4

Sun, Aug 9

Lineup

Playlist on Spotify· 379 songs

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

Ronnie James Dio

Judas Priest

Metal

Judas Priest is a heavy metal band formed in Birmingham, England. They are one of the most influential and important...

Ronnie James Dio

Body Count

Metal, Thrash Metal, Hardcore

Body Count is a US crossover thrash / rap metal band from Los Angeles, founded in 1989 by rapper Ice-T. Notable albums...

Ronnie James Dio

Black Label Society

Metal, Rock

Black Label Society is an American heavy metal band founded in 1998 in Los Angeles by Zakk Wylde, the former guitarist...

Ronnie James Dio

Testament

Metal, Thrash Metal

Testament is a thrash metal band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1983. They are considered one of the leaders of...

Ronnie James Dio

Orbit Culture

Metal, Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal

Orbit Culture is a melodic death metal band formed in Eksjö, Sweden. Their sound incorporates elements of groove metal.

Ronnie James Dio

Kittie

Metal

Kittie is a Canadian band formed in London, Ontario in 1996. They are known for being one of the first all-female bands...

Ronnie James Dio

Castle Rat

Doom Metal

Castle Rat is an American doom metal band formed in Brooklyn, New York, in 2019. Known for their 'medieval fantasy doom...

Ronnie James Dio

Graphic Nature

Metalcore, Metal

Graphic Nature is a British metalcore band from Kent. They release their records via Rude Records.

Ronnie James Dio

Bootyard Bandits

Bootyard Bandits are a country metal band from Worcester, formed in 2019 by ex-members of The Defiled and Heaven's...

Sophie Lancaster

Carpenter Brut

Synthwave, Industrial

Carpenter Brut is a French darksynth project by Franck Hueso from Poitiers. He is known for the 'Trilogy' EP series and...

Sophie Lancaster

200 Stab Wounds

Metal, Death Metal

200 Stab Wounds is a brutal death metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in 2019, the band consists of Steve Buhl,...

Sophie Lancaster

Mushroomhead

Metal, Industrial, Nu-Metal

Mushroomhead is a US industrial and nu-metal band formed in 1993 in Cleveland, Ohio, known for their masked live shows...

Sophie Lancaster

Dream State

Metalcore

Dream State is a dynamic Welsh post-hardcore and metalcore band hailing from South Wales, formed in 2014. Blending...

Sophie Lancaster

Thrown Into Exile

Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore, Metal

Thrown Into Exile is a metalcore band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 2011, the group blends elements of thrash...

Sophie Lancaster

Noisepicker

Noisepicker is a British duo from South London, formed by Harry Armstrong (also of Orange Goblin) and drummer Kieran...

Sophie Lancaster

Trivax

Black Metal

Trivax is an extreme/black metal band founded in 2009 by singer-guitarist Shayan in Tehran, where metal is banned. In...

Sophie Lancaster

Alunah

Doom Metal

Alunah is a doom metal/stoner rock band from Birmingham, formed in 2006, merging the tradition of Saint Vitus with...

Sophie Lancaster

Flayed Disciple

Death Metal, Thrash Metal

Flayed Disciple is a British death/thrash metal band from Taunton, Somerset, formed in 2008, blending Bay Area thrash...

Sophie Lancaster

Acid Throne

Doom Metal

Acid Throne is a stoner/sludge/doom metal band from Norwich, formed in 2021, combining the heft of doom with the attack...

New Blood

Arkdown

Metalcore, Metal

Arkdown are a metal band from Sheffield, England, formed in late 2015. Their sound blends modern metalcore with death...

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Groom The Giant

Grunge

Groom The Giant are a band from Wrexham and the Llangollen area of North Wales. Their sound blends grunge, stoner and...

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Death Brigade

Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal

Death Brigade are a blackened/melodic death metal band from Somerset in South West England. Their sound pairs grinding...

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Sunk

Doom Metal, Metal

Sunk are a doom metal band from England's South Coast, with a blues- and psychedelia-tinged sound rooted in a pure...

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Technologist

Progressive Metal, Death Metal, Metal

Technologist are a five-piece progressive metal band from Manchester with a strong death metal streak. Their concept...

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Joakem

Progressive Metal, Metal

Joakem are a progressive metal band from Limassol, Cyprus, formed in 2018 and led by composer, vocalist and keyboardist...

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Chekhov's Gun

Chekhov's Gun are a five-piece from Edinburgh playing theatrical, blackened groove-based metal drawing on progressive,...

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Overpower

Thrash Metal, Hardcore, Metal

Overpower are a crossover thrash / hardcore band from Bristol, fusing classic thrash riffing in the vein of Metallica...

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Ka'aper

Death Metal, Metal

Ka'aper are a melodic death metal band of Russian and Ukrainian musicians based in Cyprus, with concepts inspired by...

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Chug

Metal, Rock

CHUG is a two-piece from Cheltenham, England, playing heavy rock and metal built around groove and sheer weight. The...

Jägermeister

Aethoria

Rock

Aethoria are a five-piece hard rock band from Suffolk in the East of England, built on huge riffs and the commanding...

New Blood

Moth

Grunge, Rock

Moth is a four-piece heavy grunge band from Brighton and Hove, active since 2021. Built around guitar-driven riffs,...

Jägermeister

The Cartoon Cartel

The Cartoon Cartel are a British power trio featuring Blind River guitarist Dan Edwards, drummer Mark Sharpless and...

New Blood

Solatia

Metal

Solatia is a groove metal band from London, blending grooves and heavy riffing with influences from early-2000s...

Jägermeister

Following The Signs

Metalcore, Nu-Metal

Following The Signs are a metal band from Cork City, Ireland, formed in 2018, blending crushing metalcore with nu-metal...

Jägermeister

WREX

WREX are an alternative rock duo from Brighton, made up of vocalist Mae Seaton and guitarist/co-vocalist George...

Jägermeister

Stitched

Hardcore, Metal

Stitched are a beatdown hardcore band from the Black Country in the West Midlands whose sound draws on death metal,...

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Venue

Catton Park

Walton-on-Trent

Catton Hall, Walton-on-Trent

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