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But beyond its music lineup, festival-goers will also find a diverse programme of comedy, as well as karaoke, a mini-fairground and many more quirky surprises. There will be a shuttle service operating between Lichfield City Train Station and the festival coach park on Thursday and Monday only.

These will operate between 11am and 5pm on Thursday 10 August, and between am and 12pm on Monday 14 August. Tickets can either be purchased in advance or on the day.

All ages are welcome at Bloodstock, however, those aged under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. All rights reserved. Official Partner. Picking a strong eight-track set pulled almost entirely from their two most recent albums, Judas and Do You Wanna Start A War , the band seem hell-bent on bringing the party atmosphere to Bloodstock ; and do so easily thanks to powerful pop-metal bangers like Drinkin With Jesus , Burn Me Out and Lights Go Out.

Jamey Jasta holds the tunes well and acts as a good hype man simultaneously. The set ends with all members and guests jamming Bury Me In Smoke , the never ending final riff as the crowd stares at the crazy supergroup which just appeared before their eyes.

The winners of the Irish leg of Metal 2 The Masses have an intimidating stage presence, culminating into an aggressively energetic performance from both frontman Stephen Cannon and the rest of the group.

Skull-crushing riffs and furious vocals are sure to be a sign of their continued growth as a new band. The Manchester group have a sound that is just as thick and sludgy as gravy and goes down just as smooth. Frontman Ed Campbell brings with him a huge personality and gravelly vocals that sit perfectly over the gelatinous riffs that sludge is famous for.

BIG are next out, arriving to mild bemusement from some and utter rejection from others. Choosing to open with the amusing-technical Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy The Electric Drill Song is just about the best way the band could kick things off, as virtuoso guitarist Paul Gilbert and bassist Billy Sheehan set about displaying their considerable chops to the crowd via lashings of quality shredding and some creative use of picks mounted to the titular power-tools. After the crowd discovers how the front man like his steak much at the expense of certain religions, Krishna — The Cowherd kicks in and all that can be seen is a flurry of flailing hair in unison windmills as everyone shows true metal head appreciation for the international talent.

Ready for some highlights? Still not enough for you? Big acoustic ballads ahoy! Proof, if you needed it yet again, that metal is alive, well and kicking its critics in the family jewels harder than ever before. If you wanted to hear some blood-dripping death metal, where better to go than the biggest DM band in the world, Cannibal Corpse? And old-school death metal vibes from this country were emitted with great savagery by Memoriam, led by the near-legendary Karl Willetts.

Hell no. And to give them their dues, the ladies, kitted out in white dresses, put on an admirable show, and unlike their afore-mentioned fellow country-women, play their own instruments.

And a bloody good job they do of it too, with blistering guitar solos and duels, reminiscent of early Iron Maiden at times. By now, the sunshine has returned, and blue skies are a fitting backdrop for the popular power metal posse Kamelot who is up next on the main stage.

Deafening sing-alongs and fist-pumping aplenty accompany the wide selection of tracks from their hefty back-catalogue. Professing his love for Bloodstock and the UK, Karevik announces plans to return to London in October and to record a new DVD in September, for which he apparently needs footage of the fans going nuts; a request which is willingly granted. In fact, the tent is already packed to the perimeter when we arrive, and the excitement in the bustling big top for their Bloodstock debut is palpable.

From the very start, Muir is plagued with microphone issues, and at times he looks fit to kill, but he seems to let it slide, and as usual, makes good use of the mics to preach about the secret to happy life and the treatment of others. The show progresses with a selection of ST classics driving the insatiable fans crazy.

At one point, a guy in a wheelchair is being crowd-surfed over the pit when Mike calls for him to be lifted on stage, where he spends a couple of songs mingling with the band and being pushed around at speed by Muir.