I went for the Saturday (Hopefully I'll go for the whole weekend next year) and the main bands I went to see were:
Lamb of God
Avantasia
Sabaton
Gojira
A few other notes about bloodstock is that it is genuinely one of the most friendly and welcoming atmospheres you can experience, here are a whole mix of people there, of all ages from toddlers to old timers, all with one shared love: Heavy Metal. Unlike a lot of festivals these days it genuinely is about the music.
To sum up the feeling that I get from being part of this community, here is a quote from Simon Hall of Beholder which he said during their set:
"There's a lot of sh*t that happens in this world... but what we have to remember is we're all flesh and blood, and at the moment I'm stood in a field with my best friends... It's about what you have in your heart... It's about the way you live your life."
On this note, Bloodstock festival also supports The Sophie Lancaster Foundation which is a charity set up after a young girl and her boyfriend were violently assaulted for the way that they dressed. She died from her injuries. The charity aims to raise awareness for this kind of hate crime. If people can be taught to be more open minded and less prejudiced this sort of thing should not happen again.
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