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Scotsman
2 hours ago
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Today at Bloodstock: Stage times and set clashes, weather forecast and pollen count
What's the weather going to be like at Catton Hall today, as Bloodstock 2025 continues? Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Day two at Bloodstock 2025 has arrived. Today sees performances from Machine Head, Ministry, Fear Factory and a whole lot more. But are there any set clashes taking place today, and is it a day for a raincoat by chance? Good morning once again, campers, or those of you setting off to the second day of Bloodstock 2025! It's set to be another glorious day of alternative music and weather, according to the forecast for August 9, so you're only concerns today should be dealing with hay fever, or what set clashes are taking place on day two at Catton Park - more on that below. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Today sees Machine Head headline the festival (Ronnie James Dio Stage, 9:10pm), though they will clash with your Sophie Lancaster Stage headliner, Static-X (10:40pm) - more on that also below. Elsewhere at the festival, Ministry perform shortly before Machine Head (Ronnie James Dio stage, 6:55pm), with Creeper (2:55pm) and Fear Factory (5:15pm) also some of the highlights from your main stage at Bloodstock this year. In particular, long-time Fear Factory fans will be interested to see how they are with new lead singer Milo Silvestro having taking over vocal duties from Burton C. Bell. From the live clips floating around online already, it seems a pretty solid fit. Here's your set times, clashes, weather forecast and pollen count ahead of your second day at Bloodstock 2025. Bloodstock Open Air 2025 - set times for August 9 All information is correct as of writing Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Robb Flynn from Machine Head; the band are day two's headline act as Bloodstock 2025 continues over the weekend. |Ronnie James Dio Stage 10:45 - 11:25: Cage Fight 11:45 - 12:25: The Spirit 12:45 - 13:25: Warbringer 13:45 - 14:30: Heriot 14:55 - 15:40: Creeper 16:05 - 16:50: Kublai Khan TX 17:15 - 18:15: Fear Factory 18:55 - 20:10: Ministry 21:10 - 22:40: Machine Head Sophie Lancaster Stage 10:30 - 11:00: Ireosis 11:20 - 11:50: Vnder A Crvmbling Moon 12:10 - 12:40: Ba'al 13:10 - 13:50: Pengshui 14:20 - 15:00: Waterlines 15:40 - 16:20: Phoenix Lake 17:00 - 17:40: Neon Fly 18:25 - 19:10: Undeath 20:10 - 21:10: Breed 77 22:40 - 23:55: Static-X 00:00 - 02:00: DJ Arockalypse and splendid guest DJs RAISED BY OWLS EMP 14:30 - 15:00: Crown Solace 15:40 - 16:10: Tiberius 16:50 - 17:20: Rites to Ruin 18:20 - 19:00: Bad Smell 20:15 - 20:55: Thrashist Regime New Blood 10:30 - 11:00: Symbyote 11:15 - 11:45: Adfeilion 12:00 - 12:30: Exorcism 12:45 - 13:15: Prodigal 13:30 - 14:00: Zebulon 14:15 - 14:45: Mantis Defeats Jaguar 15:00 - 15:30: Mechromorph 15:45 - 16:15: Nothing Speaks 16:30 - 17:00: Fortune Teller 17:15 - 17:45: Head Dent 18:00 - 18:30: HeKz 18:45 - 19:15: Unnatural Order 19:30 - 20:00: Fight The Champ 23:00 - 02:00: Silent Disco VIP 20:00 - 20:40: Tool Shed What major set clashes are taking place today at Bloodstock? Quite a few today, to be honest with you - here are the major set clashes that are going to take place at Bloodstock later today. Morning Clashes 10:30 - 11:00: Ireosis (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Symbyote (New Blood) 10:45 - 11:25: Cage Fight (Ronnie James Dio Stage) and Ireosis (Sophie Lancaster Stage) 11:15 - 11:45: Adfeilion (New Blood) and Cage Fight (Ronnie James Dio Stage) 11:20 - 11:50: Vnder A Crvmbling Moon (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Adfeilion (New Blood) 11:45 - 12:25: The Spirit (Ronnie James Dio Stage) and Vnder A Crvmbling Moon (Sophie Lancaster Stage) 12:00 - 12:30: Exorcism (New Blood) and The Spirit (Ronnie James Dio Stage) 12:10 - 12:40: Ba'al (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Exorcism (New Blood) Afternoon Clashes 12:45 - 13:25: Warbringer (Ronnie James Dio Stage) and Prodigal (New Blood) 13:10 - 13:50: Pengshui (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Prodigal (New Blood) 13:30 - 14:00: Zebulon (New Blood) and Heriot (Ronnie James Dio Stage) 13:45 - 14:30: Heriot (Ronnie James Dio Stage) and Zebulon (New Blood) 14:15 - 14:45: Mantis Defeats Jaguar (New Blood) and Waterlines (Sophie Lancaster Stage) 14:20 - 15:00: Waterlines (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Mantis Defeats Jaguar (New Blood) and Crown Solace (EMP) 14:30 - 15:00: Crown Solace (EMP) and Waterlines (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Mantis Defeats Jaguar (New Blood) 14:55 - 5:40: Creeper (Ronnie James Dio Stage) and Crown Solace (EMP) and Mechromorph (New Blood) 15:00 - 15:30: Mechromorph (New Blood) and Creeper (Ronnie James Dio Stage) 15:40 - 16:20: Phoenix Lake (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Nothing Speaks (New Blood) 15:40 - 16:10: Tiberius (EMP) and Phoenix Lake (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Nothing Speaks (New Blood) 15:45 - 16:15: Nothing Speaks (New Blood) and Phoenix Lake (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Tiberius (EMP) 16:05 - 16:50: Kublai Khan TX (Ronnie James Dio Stage) and Tiberius (EMP) and Phoenix Lake (Sophie Lancaster Stage) 16:30 - 17:00: Fortune Teller (New Blood) and Rites to Ruin (EMP) 16:50 - 17:20: Rites to Ruin (EMP) and Fortune Teller (New Blood) 17:00 - 17:40: Neon Fly (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Rites to Ruin (EMP) 17:15 - 18:15: Fear Factory (Ronnie James Dio Stage) and Neon Fly (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Head Dent (New Blood) 17:15 - 17:45: Head Dent (New Blood) and Fear Factory (Ronnie James Dio Stage) and Neon Fly (Sophie Lancaster Stage) 18:00 - 18:30: HeKz (New Blood) and Fear Factory (Ronnie James Dio Stage) Evening Clashes 18:20 - 19:00: Bad Smell (EMP) and Undeath (Sophie Lancaster Stage) 18:25 - 19:10: Undeath (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Bad Smell (EMP) and Unnatural Order (New Blood) 18:45 - 19:15: Unnatural Order (New Blood) and Undeath (Sophie Lancaster Stage) 18:55 - 20:10: Ministry (Ronnie James Dio Stage) and Bad Smell (EMP) and Unnatural Order (New Blood) and Fight The Champ (New Blood) 19:30 - 20:00: Fight The Champ (New Blood) and Ministry (Ronnie James Dio Stage) 20:00 - 20:40: Tool Shed (VIP) and Ministry (Ronnie James Dio Stage) and Breed 77 (Sophie Lancaster Stage) 20:10 - 21:10: Breed 77 (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Ministry (Ronnie James Dio Stage) and Thrashist Regime (EMP) 20:15 - 20:55: Thrashist Regime (EMP) and Breed 77 (Sophie Lancaster Stage) 21:10 - 22:40: Machine Head (Ronnie James Dio Stage) and Silent Disco (New Blood) 22:40 - 23:55: Static-X (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Machine Head (Ronnie James Dio Stage) 23:00 - 02:00: Silent Disco (New Blood) and Static-X (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and DJ Arockalypse (Sophie Lancaster Stage) Late Night Clashes 00:00 - 02:00: DJ Arockalypse (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Silent Disco (New Blood) What's the weather forecast for Bloodstock today? It's going to be another warm day at Catton Hall today, with the Met Office forecasting sunny intervals, with a high of 24° and a low of 12°. UV levels are also set to be high today so remember to stay sun smart. Three-hourly forecast for Bloodstock - August 9 7:00: Sunny intervals (14°) 10:00: Sunny intervals (18°) 13:00: Sunny intervals (22°) 16:00: Sunny Intervals (22°) 19:00: Sunny intervals (21°) 22:00: Clear night (17°) What about the pollen count at Bloodstock - am I in need of hay fever tablets? It's a mixed bag for hay fever sufferers today, with the Met Office forecasting a medium pollen count, so keep those hay fever remedies at hand between performances! Looking for guides to other UK festivals? Check out our articles on Leeds Festival, Reading Festival and Creamfields 2025.
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Scotsman
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Today at Bloodstock: Stage times and set clashes, weather forecast and pollen count
What's the weather going to be like at Catton Hall today, as Bloodstock 2025 continues? Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Day two at Bloodstock 2025 has arrived. Today sees performances from Machine Head, Ministry, Fear Factory and a whole lot more. But are there any set clashes taking place today, and is it a day for a raincoat by chance? Good morning once again, campers, or those of you setting off to the second day of Bloodstock 2025! It's set to be another glorious day of alternative music and weather, according to the forecast for August 9, so you're only concerns today should be dealing with hay fever, or what set clashes are taking place on day two at Catton Park - more on that below. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Today sees Machine Head headline the festival (Ronnie James Dio Stage, 9:10pm), though they will clash with your Sophie Lancaster Stage headliner, Static-X (10:40pm) - more on that also below. Elsewhere at the festival, Ministry perform shortly before Machine Head (Ronnie James Dio stage, 6:55pm), with Creeper (2:55pm) and Fear Factory (5:15pm) also some of the highlights from your main stage at Bloodstock this year. In particular, long-time Fear Factory fans will be interested to see how they are with new lead singer Milo Silvestro having taking over vocal duties from Burton C. Bell. From the live clips floating around online already, it seems a pretty solid fit. Here's your set times, clashes, weather forecast and pollen count ahead of your second day at Bloodstock 2025. Bloodstock Open Air 2025 - set times for August 9 All information is correct as of writing Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Robb Flynn from Machine Head; the band are day two's headline act as Bloodstock 2025 continues over the weekend. |Ronnie James Dio Stage 10:45 - 11:25: Cage Fight 11:45 - 12:25: The Spirit 12:45 - 13:25: Warbringer 13:45 - 14:30: Heriot 14:55 - 15:40: Creeper 16:05 - 16:50: Kublai Khan TX 17:15 - 18:15: Fear Factory 18:55 - 20:10: Ministry 21:10 - 22:40: Machine Head Sophie Lancaster Stage 10:30 - 11:00: Ireosis 11:20 - 11:50: Vnder A Crvmbling Moon 12:10 - 12:40: Ba'al 13:10 - 13:50: Pengshui 14:20 - 15:00: Waterlines 15:40 - 16:20: Phoenix Lake 17:00 - 17:40: Neon Fly 18:25 - 19:10: Undeath 20:10 - 21:10: Breed 77 22:40 - 23:55: Static-X 00:00 - 02:00: DJ Arockalypse and splendid guest DJs RAISED BY OWLS EMP 14:30 - 15:00: Crown Solace 15:40 - 16:10: Tiberius 16:50 - 17:20: Rites to Ruin 18:20 - 19:00: Bad Smell 20:15 - 20:55: Thrashist Regime New Blood 10:30 - 11:00: Symbyote 11:15 - 11:45: Adfeilion 12:00 - 12:30: Exorcism 12:45 - 13:15: Prodigal 13:30 - 14:00: Zebulon 14:15 - 14:45: Mantis Defeats Jaguar 15:00 - 15:30: Mechromorph 15:45 - 16:15: Nothing Speaks 16:30 - 17:00: Fortune Teller 17:15 - 17:45: Head Dent 18:00 - 18:30: HeKz 18:45 - 19:15: Unnatural Order 19:30 - 20:00: Fight The Champ 23:00 - 02:00: Silent Disco VIP 20:00 - 20:40: Tool Shed What major set clashes are taking place today at Bloodstock? Quite a few today, to be honest with you - here are the major set clashes that are going to take place at Bloodstock later today. Morning Clashes 10:30 - 11:00: Ireosis (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Symbyote (New Blood) 10:45 - 11:25: Cage Fight (Ronnie James Dio Stage) and Ireosis (Sophie Lancaster Stage) 11:15 - 11:45: Adfeilion (New Blood) and Cage Fight (Ronnie James Dio Stage) 11:20 - 11:50: Vnder A Crvmbling Moon (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Adfeilion (New Blood) 11:45 - 12:25: The Spirit (Ronnie James Dio Stage) and Vnder A Crvmbling Moon (Sophie Lancaster Stage) 12:00 - 12:30: Exorcism (New Blood) and The Spirit (Ronnie James Dio Stage) 12:10 - 12:40: Ba'al (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Exorcism (New Blood) Afternoon Clashes 12:45 - 13:25: Warbringer (Ronnie James Dio Stage) and Prodigal (New Blood) 13:10 - 13:50: Pengshui (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Prodigal (New Blood) 13:30 - 14:00: Zebulon (New Blood) and Heriot (Ronnie James Dio Stage) 13:45 - 14:30: Heriot (Ronnie James Dio Stage) and Zebulon (New Blood) 14:15 - 14:45: Mantis Defeats Jaguar (New Blood) and Waterlines (Sophie Lancaster Stage) 14:20 - 15:00: Waterlines (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Mantis Defeats Jaguar (New Blood) and Crown Solace (EMP) 14:30 - 15:00: Crown Solace (EMP) and Waterlines (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Mantis Defeats Jaguar (New Blood) 14:55 - 5:40: Creeper (Ronnie James Dio Stage) and Crown Solace (EMP) and Mechromorph (New Blood) 15:00 - 15:30: Mechromorph (New Blood) and Creeper (Ronnie James Dio Stage) 15:40 - 16:20: Phoenix Lake (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Nothing Speaks (New Blood) 15:40 - 16:10: Tiberius (EMP) and Phoenix Lake (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Nothing Speaks (New Blood) 15:45 - 16:15: Nothing Speaks (New Blood) and Phoenix Lake (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Tiberius (EMP) 16:05 - 16:50: Kublai Khan TX (Ronnie James Dio Stage) and Tiberius (EMP) and Phoenix Lake (Sophie Lancaster Stage) 16:30 - 17:00: Fortune Teller (New Blood) and Rites to Ruin (EMP) 16:50 - 17:20: Rites to Ruin (EMP) and Fortune Teller (New Blood) 17:00 - 17:40: Neon Fly (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Rites to Ruin (EMP) 17:15 - 18:15: Fear Factory (Ronnie James Dio Stage) and Neon Fly (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Head Dent (New Blood) 17:15 - 17:45: Head Dent (New Blood) and Fear Factory (Ronnie James Dio Stage) and Neon Fly (Sophie Lancaster Stage) 18:00 - 18:30: HeKz (New Blood) and Fear Factory (Ronnie James Dio Stage) Evening Clashes 18:20 - 19:00: Bad Smell (EMP) and Undeath (Sophie Lancaster Stage) 18:25 - 19:10: Undeath (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Bad Smell (EMP) and Unnatural Order (New Blood) 18:45 - 19:15: Unnatural Order (New Blood) and Undeath (Sophie Lancaster Stage) 18:55 - 20:10: Ministry (Ronnie James Dio Stage) and Bad Smell (EMP) and Unnatural Order (New Blood) and Fight The Champ (New Blood) 19:30 - 20:00: Fight The Champ (New Blood) and Ministry (Ronnie James Dio Stage) 20:00 - 20:40: Tool Shed (VIP) and Ministry (Ronnie James Dio Stage) and Breed 77 (Sophie Lancaster Stage) 20:10 - 21:10: Breed 77 (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Ministry (Ronnie James Dio Stage) and Thrashist Regime (EMP) 20:15 - 20:55: Thrashist Regime (EMP) and Breed 77 (Sophie Lancaster Stage) 21:10 - 22:40: Machine Head (Ronnie James Dio Stage) and Silent Disco (New Blood) 22:40 - 23:55: Static-X (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Machine Head (Ronnie James Dio Stage) 23:00 - 02:00: Silent Disco (New Blood) and Static-X (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and DJ Arockalypse (Sophie Lancaster Stage) Late Night Clashes 00:00 - 02:00: DJ Arockalypse (Sophie Lancaster Stage) and Silent Disco (New Blood) What's the weather forecast for Bloodstock today? It's going to be another warm day at Catton Hall today, with the Met Office forecasting sunny intervals, with a high of 24° and a low of 12°. UV levels are also set to be high today so remember to stay sun smart. Three-hourly forecast for Bloodstock - August 9 7:00: Sunny intervals (14°) 10:00: Sunny intervals (18°) 13:00: Sunny intervals (22°) 16:00: Sunny Intervals (22°) 19:00: Sunny intervals (21°) 22:00: Clear night (17°) What about the pollen count at Bloodstock - am I in need of hay fever tablets? It's a mixed bag for hay fever sufferers today, with the Met Office forecasting a medium pollen count, so keep those hay fever remedies at hand between performances!
Scotsman
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Your guide to Bloodstock Open Air 2025: travel, banned items and alcohol limits
Have the best possible time slamming into one another in the mosh pits with our guide to this weekend's Bloodstock Open Air! Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... It's only a few short sleeps until Derbyshire comes alive with the sound of metal once again. Bloodstock Open Air is set to take place at Catton Hall, with metal fans across Europe set to congregate at the estate once again. Here's our guide to this year's festival - from how to get there to banned items and early weather forecasts for the weekend ahead. The grounds of Catton Hall are calling out to metal fans across Europe this weekend, as the annual Bloodstock Open Air takes place from August 8 to August 11. Headlined this year by Machine Head, Trivium, and Gojira, the 'other metal festival' that takes place in Derbyshire also has several '00s acts that, perhaps, metal fans who have had their formative education of the genre through TikTok might gravitate towards – but that might be the old, dusty metalhead in me gutted I am missing Fear Factory, Static-X, and Nailbomb. Maybe next year, right? Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad With your itinerary of performances having been locked down for another year, it's time to move on to some admin ahead of the festival; namely, how are you going to get there, what time should you arrive at Catton Hall and, above all else, how much alcohol can you bring with you to the festival this year? Oh, and travel, of course – because how else are you going to enjoy Bloodstock if you're lost on the Derbyshire roads? Here's everything else you need to know ahead of this weekend's Bloodstock Open Air. When do the gates open for Bloodstock Open Air 2025? Your guide to this weekend's Bloodstock Open Air, including travel advice, opening times and banned items to avoid dramas at the gates. | Getty Images/Bloodstock Open Air Those of you who are looking to arrive early to Bloodstock this year, the main entrance and accessible box office will be open at 12pm BST on August 7, with the public car park ticket office open from 12pm BST to 11pm BST the same day. The campsite will also open on this day at noon BST. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Those arriving on Friday (August 8) will be able to enter the main entrance or arrive at the accessible box office from 10am BST until 10pm BST, with the public car park ticket office opening earlier from 8am BST until 10pm BST. Saturday (August 9) will see the main entrance and accessible box office open from 10am BST until 8pm BST, and the public car park ticket office from 8am BST to 8pm BST, while Sunday (August 10) the main entrance and accessible box office will be open from 10am BST until 6pm BST, with the public car park ticket office opening at 8am BST and closing at 6pm BST. How do I get to Bloodstock Open Air 2025? By train The nearest train stations are Tamworth and Lichfield City. For convenience, it is recommended to travel to Tamworth Train Station, as a regular shuttle bus service operates from there to the festival site. The festival shuttle buses only run on Thursday, August 7 and August 11. If you choose to travel to Lichfield City Station, you will need to take a taxi to the festival site, as it is under 9 miles away. You can check train times and book tickets via the National Rail website. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad By car The festival site is at Catton Park, DE12 8LN. However, once you are near the festival, you must turn off your sat nav and follow the AA routing signs. This is especially important for cars and motorbikes due to the narrow bridge and roadworks. Ingress from the North: Take the M1 Southbound, exit at Junction 28 onto the A38, then exit at the Alrewas/Rugeley/Tamworth A513 turnoff and follow festival signs. Ingress from the West or South (a): Take the M42 Northbound, the M6 toll road, then the A38 Northbound, exit at the Alrewas/Rugeley/Tamworth A513 turnoff, and follow festival signs. Ingress from the South (b): Take the M1 from London, exit at Junction 24 onto the A50, then onto the A38 to Burton, exit at the Alrewas/Rugeley/Tamworth A513 turnoff, and follow festival signs. For campervans/caravans, a new width restriction on the Chetwynd Bridge means you must not follow the same route as cars. Instead, you must exit onto the A5121 and follow the festival signage. By coach Big Green Coach is the festival's official travel partner, offering hassle-free return journeys from 34 pick-up locations. These coaches will arrive at the festival on Thursday and depart on Monday. Pick-up locations include: Birkenhead, Bournemouth, Bradford, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Carlisle, Chester, Coventry, Crewe, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Gloucester, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newport, Nottingham, Norwich, Oxford, Plymouth, Preston, Sheffield, Southampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Sunderland, Swansea, Taunton, Worcester, and York. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Can I leave the festival site and return at any point? Yes, you can, so long as you have your wristband, you can leave the festival site and return in the event you need to pick up some essential supplies. Discussions from past attendees on forums indicate that re-entry is generally straightforward for those with a valid wristband; you simply show your wristband to security to get back in. However, if you are leaving to bring more items in, like food or alcohol, you might be directed to join the main queue for bag checks. What items are banned from bringing to Bloodstock Open Air 2025? Ah, yes - avoid blushes at the gates of Catton Hall by ditching these items altogether before arriving to Bloodstock this year: Professional cameras, audio, audiovisual or cinematic devices Vehicles in the campsites Fires or flame torches Gas appliances or gas canisters Glass Food brought into the arena Dogs Fireworks Smoke canisters Knives Imitation weapons Flags on poles (in the Arena) Hexamine blocks (as solid fuel for camping stoves) Illegal drugs or substances I heard I can bring alcohol with me, but how much can I bring? The terms and conditions according to your Bloodstock ticket state that there is no numerical limit on the alcohol that can be brought into the camping site, but that a 'reasonable amount of alcohol' can be brought for personal consumption. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad So, no setting up a pop-up bar at the campsite, and certainly don't try to bring in any alcohol into the main festival arena. What is the current weather forecast for this weekend at Bloodstock Open Air? Though we promise to have more up-to-date weather forecasts across the duration of this weekend (stay tuned for more), currently the Met Office have issued the following forecast for the area. Thursday: Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime (high - 21°/low - 13°) Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime (high - 21°/low - 13°) Friday: Sunny intervals (high - 23°/low - 12°) Sunny intervals (high - 23°/low - 12°) Saturday: Sunny (high - 24°/low - 13°) Sunny (high - 24°/low - 13°) Sunday: Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by night time (high - 26°/low -14°) What about the pollen count at Bloodstock 2025? It doesn't look too bad across the Bloodstock 2025 weekend, with the Met Office issuing a 'low' pollen count alert for Thursday, Friday and Sunday, with hay fever sufferers probably best to dose up for Saturday, where the pollen count is set to be 'moderate' Are there any tickets left to attend Bloodstock Open Air 2025? For those that have been sold on the idea of a last-minute sojourn to Catton Hall for Bloodstock this weekend, your best port of call for tickets will once again be the festival's official website - but be quick, as time is at a premium right now! Are you heading to one of the other remaining UK music festivals this month? Check out our guides to Leeds Festival, Reading Festival, Boomtown: Chapter 4 and Creamfields 2025.
Scotsman
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Your guide to Bloodstock Open Air 2025: travel, banned items and alcohol limits
Have the best possible time slamming into one another in the mosh pits with our guide to this weekend's Bloodstock Open Air! Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... It's only a few short sleeps until Derbyshire comes alive with the sound of metal once again. Bloodstock Open Air is set to take place at Catton Hall, with metal fans across Europe set to congregate at the estate once again. Here's our guide to this year's festival - from how to get there to banned items and early weather forecasts for the weekend ahead. The grounds of Catton Hall are calling out to metal fans across Europe this weekend, as the annual Bloodstock Open Air takes place from August 8 to August 11. Headlined this year by Machine Head, Trivium, and Gojira, the 'other metal festival' that takes place in Derbyshire also has several '00s acts that, perhaps, metal fans who have had their formative education of the genre through TikTok might gravitate towards – but that might be the old, dusty metalhead in me gutted I am missing Fear Factory, Static-X, and Nailbomb. Maybe next year, right? Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad With your itinerary of performances having been locked down for another year, it's time to move on to some admin ahead of the festival; namely, how are you going to get there, what time should you arrive at Catton Hall and, above all else, how much alcohol can you bring with you to the festival this year? Oh, and travel, of course – because how else are you going to enjoy Bloodstock if you're lost on the Derbyshire roads? Here's everything else you need to know ahead of this weekend's Bloodstock Open Air. When do the gates open for Bloodstock Open Air 2025? Your guide to this weekend's Bloodstock Open Air, including travel advice, opening times and banned items to avoid dramas at the gates. | Getty Images/Bloodstock Open Air Those of you who are looking to arrive early to Bloodstock this year, the main entrance and accessible box office will be open at 12pm BST on August 7, with the public car park ticket office open from 12pm BST to 11pm BST the same day. The campsite will also open on this day at noon BST. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Those arriving on Friday (August 8) will be able to enter the main entrance or arrive at the accessible box office from 10am BST until 10pm BST, with the public car park ticket office opening earlier from 8am BST until 10pm BST. Saturday (August 9) will see the main entrance and accessible box office open from 10am BST until 8pm BST, and the public car park ticket office from 8am BST to 8pm BST, while Sunday (August 10) the main entrance and accessible box office will be open from 10am BST until 6pm BST, with the public car park ticket office opening at 8am BST and closing at 6pm BST. How do I get to Bloodstock Open Air 2025? By train The nearest train stations are Tamworth and Lichfield City. For convenience, it is recommended to travel to Tamworth Train Station, as a regular shuttle bus service operates from there to the festival site. The festival shuttle buses only run on Thursday, August 7 and August 11. If you choose to travel to Lichfield City Station, you will need to take a taxi to the festival site, as it is under 9 miles away. You can check train times and book tickets via the National Rail website. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad By car The festival site is at Catton Park, DE12 8LN. However, once you are near the festival, you must turn off your sat nav and follow the AA routing signs. This is especially important for cars and motorbikes due to the narrow bridge and roadworks. Ingress from the North: Take the M1 Southbound, exit at Junction 28 onto the A38, then exit at the Alrewas/Rugeley/Tamworth A513 turnoff and follow festival signs. Ingress from the West or South (a): Take the M42 Northbound, the M6 toll road, then the A38 Northbound, exit at the Alrewas/Rugeley/Tamworth A513 turnoff, and follow festival signs. Ingress from the South (b): Take the M1 from London, exit at Junction 24 onto the A50, then onto the A38 to Burton, exit at the Alrewas/Rugeley/Tamworth A513 turnoff, and follow festival signs. For campervans/caravans, a new width restriction on the Chetwynd Bridge means you must not follow the same route as cars. Instead, you must exit onto the A5121 and follow the festival signage. By coach Big Green Coach is the festival's official travel partner, offering hassle-free return journeys from 34 pick-up locations. These coaches will arrive at the festival on Thursday and depart on Monday. Pick-up locations include: Birkenhead, Bournemouth, Bradford, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Carlisle, Chester, Coventry, Crewe, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Gloucester, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newport, Nottingham, Norwich, Oxford, Plymouth, Preston, Sheffield, Southampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Sunderland, Swansea, Taunton, Worcester, and York. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Can I leave the festival site and return at any point? Yes, you can, so long as you have your wristband, you can leave the festival site and return in the event you need to pick up some essential supplies. Discussions from past attendees on forums indicate that re-entry is generally straightforward for those with a valid wristband; you simply show your wristband to security to get back in. However, if you are leaving to bring more items in, like food or alcohol, you might be directed to join the main queue for bag checks. What items are banned from bringing to Bloodstock Open Air 2025? Ah, yes - avoid blushes at the gates of Catton Hall by ditching these items altogether before arriving to Bloodstock this year: Professional cameras, audio, audiovisual or cinematic devices Vehicles in the campsites Fires or flame torches Gas appliances or gas canisters Glass Food brought into the arena Dogs Fireworks Smoke canisters Knives Imitation weapons Flags on poles (in the Arena) Hexamine blocks (as solid fuel for camping stoves) Illegal drugs or substances I heard I can bring alcohol with me, but how much can I bring? The terms and conditions according to your Bloodstock ticket state that there is no numerical limit on the alcohol that can be brought into the camping site, but that a 'reasonable amount of alcohol' can be brought for personal consumption. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad So, no setting up a pop-up bar at the campsite, and certainly don't try to bring in any alcohol into the main festival arena. What is the current weather forecast for this weekend at Bloodstock Open Air? Though we promise to have more up-to-date weather forecasts across the duration of this weekend (stay tuned for more), currently the Met Office have issued the following forecast for the area. Thursday: Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime (high - 21°/low - 13°) Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime (high - 21°/low - 13°) Friday: Sunny intervals (high - 23°/low - 12°) Sunny intervals (high - 23°/low - 12°) Saturday: Sunny (high - 24°/low - 13°) Sunny (high - 24°/low - 13°) Sunday: Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by night time (high - 26°/low -14°) What about the pollen count at Bloodstock 2025? It doesn't look too bad across the Bloodstock 2025 weekend, with the Met Office issuing a 'low' pollen count alert for Thursday, Friday and Sunday, with hay fever sufferers probably best to dose up for Saturday, where the pollen count is set to be 'moderate' Are there any tickets left to attend Bloodstock Open Air 2025? For those that have been sold on the idea of a last-minute sojourn to Catton Hall for Bloodstock this weekend, your best port of call for tickets will once again be the festival's official website - but be quick, as time is at a premium right now!
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28-07-2025
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Bloodstock 2025: What set clashes are taking place at this year's festival?
Who will you have to sacrifice in order to see your favourite bands at Bloodstock Open Air this year? Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Your set times have been revealed by Bloodstock Open Air 2025. This year's festival is set to be headlined by Trivium, Machine Head and Gojira. Here's what time your favourite acts are performing across the festival site this year and who is set to clash with who. It's just over a week until Catton Hall comes alive with the heavy sound of music, as Bloodstock Open Air invites metal fans to congregate and commune with one another for another year. Headlined this year by Trivium, Machine Head, and Gojira, there is a bit of nostalgia this year, as we previously discovered, with the likes of Fear Factory, Nailbomb, Static-X, and Obituary set to perform across the smaller stages throughout the four-day event. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad While organisers have released the set times (as of writing) ahead of next week's metal festival in Derbyshire, we've taken it upon ourselves to find out what time some of the biggest names in metal are performing, and who is set to clash with whom. Will you get to take in an entire main stage set if you're planning on seeing Static-X over the weekend, or will you have to skip Ministry in order to see Thrashist Regime? Here's your set times for Bloodstock 2025 and those all-important stage clashes to help you make your decisions before the eleventh-hour. Bloodstock 2025 - full list of set times and stage splits What time are the likes of Fear Factory, Trivium, Machine Head, Gojira, Nailbomb and many more performing at Bloodstock 2025 - and are there any huge set clashes? | Canva/Getty Images All information correct as of writing and sourced from Clash Finder; additional changes can be followed through the official Bloodstock 2025 app on Android and iOS. Thursday August 7 2025 Sophie Lancaster Stage 17:30 - 18:10: Dead Flesh 18:35 - 19:15: Fourway Kill 19:40 - 20:25: Gnome 21:00 - 22:00: All for Metal 22:40 - 23:55: Me and that Man 00:00 - 02:00: DJ Pressplay New Blood 23:00 - 02:00: Silent Disco VIP 20:00 - 20:40: Robbed Zombie 00:00 - 00:40: The Serpent's Lair Sirens Friday August 8 2025 Ronnie James Dio Stage 10:45 - 11:25: Shrapnel 11:45 - 12:25: Famyne 12:45 - 13:25: Konvent 13:45 - 14:30: Flotsam and Jetsam 14:55 - 15:40: Paleface Swiss 16:05 - 16:50: Orange Goblin 17:15 - 18:15: Lacuna Coil 18:55 - 20:10: Emperor 21:10 - 22:40: Trivium Sophie Lancaster Stage 10:30 - 11:00: Ofnus 11:20 - 11:50: Turin 12:10 - 12:40: Lock Horns 13:10 - 13:50: My Dilligence 14:20 - 15:00: Rough Justice 15:40 - 16:20: Shade Empire 17:00 - 17:40: Eihwar 18:25 - 19:10: High Parasite 20:00 - 21:00: Nailbomb 22:40 - 23:55: Kataklysm 00:00 - 02:00: The Blood Rave with DJs Little M and Lloyd EMP 14:30 - 15:00: Insidious Void 15:40 - 16:10: Shrike 16:50 - 17:20: Helldown 18:20 - 19:00:Lust Ritual 20:15 - 20:55: Desolator New Blood 10:30 - 11:00L The Machinist 11:15 - 11:45: LOWDOWN 12:00 - 12:30: tealdeer 12:45 - 13:15: Compounds 13:30 - 14:00: ThunarWülf 14:15 - 14:45: Baelfyr 15:00 - 15:30: OGUN 15:45 - 16:15: If It Bleeds 16:30 - 17:00: Rascal 17:15 - 17:45: VMBRA 18:00 - 18:30: LN 18:45 - 19:15: Backseat Juliet 19:30 - 20:00: Devilhusk 23:00 - 02:00: DJs Dawn Debenham and Darren "Deadsoul" Smith VIP 20:00 - 20:40: L1nkn P4rk Saturday August 9 2025 Ronnie James Dio Stage 10:45 - 11:25: Cage Fight 11:45 - 12:25: The Spirit 12:45 - 13:25: Warbringer 13:45 - 14:30: Heriot 14:55 - 15:40: Creeper 16:05 - 16:50: Kublai Khan TX 17:15 - 18:15: Fear Factory 18:55 - 20:10: Ministry 21:10 - 22:40: Machine Head Sophie Lancaster Stage 10:30 - 11:00: Ireosis 11:20 - 11:50: Vnder A Crvmbling Moon 12:10 - 12:40: Ba'al 13:10 - 13:50: Pengshui 14:20 - 15:00: Waterlines 15:40 - 16:20: Phoenix Lake 17:00 - 17:40: Neon Fly 18:25 - 19:10: Undeath 20:10 - 21:10: Breed 77 22:40 - 23:55: Static-X 00:00 - 02:00: DJ Arockalypse and splendid guest DJs RAISED BY OWLS EMP 14:30 - 15:00: Crown Solace 15:40 - 16:10: Tiberius 16:50 - 17:20: Rites to Ruin 18:20 - 19:00: Bad Smell 20:15 - 20:55: Thrashist Regime New Blood 10:30 - 11:00: Symbyote 11:15 - 11:45: Adfeilion 12:00 - 12:30: Exorcism 12:45 - 13:15: Prodigal 13:30 - 14:00: Zebulon 14:15 - 14:45: Mantis Defeats Jaguar 15:00 - 15:30: Mechromorph 15:45 - 16:15: Nothing Speaks 16:30 - 17:00: Fortune Teller 17:15 - 17:45: Head Dent 18:00 - 18:30: HeKz 18:45 - 19:15: Unnatural Order 19:30 - 20:00: Fight The Champ 23:00 - 02:00: Silent Disco VIP 20:00 - 20:40: Tool Shed Sunday August 10 2025 Ronnie James Dio Stage 10:45 - 11:25: Ghosts of Atlantis 11:45 - 12:25: One Machine 12:45 - 13:25: Rivers of Nihil 13:45 - 14:30: August Burns Red 14:55 - 15:40: Feuerschwanz 16:05 - 16:50: The Black Dahlia Murder 17:15 - 18:15: Lord of the Lost 18:55 - 20:10: Mastodon 21:10 - 22:40: Gojira Sophie Lancaster Stage 10:30 - 11:00: Apathy UK 11:35 - 12:05: Barbarian Hermit 12:50 - 13:30: Wall 14:20 - 15:00: Dogma 15:40 - 16:20: Lowen 17:00 - 17:40: Siglos 18:25 - 19:10: Thrown 20:00 - 21:00: 3 Inches of Blood 22:40 - 23:55: Obituary 00:00 - 02:00: DJ Rich Harris EMP 14:30 - 15:00: The Five Hundred 15:40 - 16:10: Maatkare 16:50 - 17:20: Orme 18:20 - 19:00: Phon 20:15 - 20:55: Z Machine New Blood 10:30 - 11:00L The Cartographer 11:15 - 11:45: Spitting Teeth 12:00 - 12:30: Theocracide 12:45 - 13:15: Ocean Planet 13:30 - 14:00: Rizen 14:15 - 14:45: Monochrome 15:00 - 15:30: Surya 15:45 - 16:15: Headcount 16:30 - 17:00: KOBA 17:15 - 17:45: PREYRS 18:00 - 18:30: Speak In Whispers 18:45 - 19:15: Ruled By Raptors 19:30 - 20:00: BAD EARTH VIP 18:30 - 19:10: Nevermind The Bloodstocks 19:55 - 20:35: Slipknowt What are some of the major clashes taking place at Bloodstock 2025? Though by no means the worst festival when it comes to stage clashes, there are still some big decisions to be made for those attending Bloodstock Open Air this year. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Friday August 8 2025 18:55 - 19:10: Emperor (Ronnie James Dio Stage) vs. High Parasite (Sophie Lancaster Stage) 20:00 - 20:10: Emperor (Ronnie James Dio Stage) vs. Nailbomb (Sophie Lancaster Stage) 20:00 - 20:40: Nailbomb (Sophie Lancaster Stage) vs. L1nkn P4rk (VIP Stage) 22:40 - 22:40 (exact start/end): Trivium (Ronnie James Dio Stage - end) vs. Kataklysm (Sophie Lancaster Stage - start) Saturday August 9 2025 18:55 - 19:10: Ministry (Ronnie James Dio Stage) vs. Undeath (Sophie Lancaster Stage) 20:10 - 20:10 (exact start/end): Ministry (Ronnie James Dio Stage - end) vs. Breed 77 (Sophie Lancaster Stage - start) 20:00 - 20:40: Breed 77 (Sophie Lancaster Stage - from 20:10) vs. Tool Shed (VIP Stage) 22:40 - 22:40 (exact start/end): Machine Head (Ronnie James Dio Stage - end) vs. Static-X (Sophie Lancaster Stage - start) Sunday August 10 2025 18:55 - 19:10: Mastodon (Ronnie James Dio Stage) vs. Thrown (Sophie Lancaster Stage) 18:30 - 19:10: Thrown (Sophie Lancaster Stage) vs. Nevermind The Bloodstocks (VIP Stage) 20:00 - 20:10: Mastodon (Ronnie James Dio Stage - end) vs. 3 Inches of Blood (Sophie Lancaster Stage - start) 19:55 - 20:35: 3 Inches of Blood (Sophie Lancaster Stage - from 20:00) vs. Slipknowt (VIP Stage) 22:40 - 22:40 (exact start/end): Gojira (Ronnie James Dio Stage - end) vs. Obituary (Sophie Lancaster Stage - start) Are there any tickets left to attend Bloodstock 2025? For the chance of grabbing any last minute tickets ahead of this year's festival, head on over to the ticketing section of Bloodstock Open Air 2025 for more information and accommodation options. Looking for set times for other festivals taking place in the United Kingdom this year? Take a look at the main stage and Chevron stage times for Leeds and Reading 2025, or the programming of performances at Creamfields 2025.
