Bloodstock Open Air
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Bloodstock Open Air is a British heavy metal festival held annually at Catton Hall in Walton-on-Trent, Derbyshire, since 2005.
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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 |
Founded by | Paul Raymond Gregory, Vince Brotheridge |
Capacity | 20,000 |
Website | www |
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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 now in 2023 it welcomes 20,000 metal heads [1]