{"id":2089736,"date":"2026-08-12T12:56:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T09:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2089736"},"modified":"2026-08-12T12:56:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T09:56:05","slug":"bloodstock-announce-27-bands-and-headliners-for-2027-line-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2089736","title":{"rendered":"Bloodstock announce 27 bands and headliners for 2027 line-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-bloodstock-festival.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bloodstock announce 27 bands and headliners for 2027 line-up<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Next year&#8217;s edition will see headline performances from Mercyful Fate, Electric Callboy and Motionless in White &#8211; with 100 more names yet to be announced<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Poppy Burton<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-12T13:56:05+01:00\">12th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-bloodstock-festival-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Bloodstock Festival\" title=\"Bloodstock Festival\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Bloodstock Festival. CREDIT: PRESS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Bloodstock has announced the first batch of bands set to perform at the festival\u2019s 2027 edition \u2013 check out all the names below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Why it\u2019s never been a better time to be a UK metalhead: \u201cThere\u2019s a sense of togetherness\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Next year, the annual heavy metal music bash will return to its home of Catton Park, Derbyshire, which over the weekend was headlined by Saxon, Lamb of God, Slaughter To Prevail and Judas Priest.\u00a0In Bloodstock tradition, the first wave of names for next year was revealed on the Ronnie James Dio Stage right after Municipal Waste\u2019s performance on Friday (August 7).<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Next year, Mercyful Fate will hit that very same stage on Friday night (August 5 2027). The band, who last headlined in 2022, said they were \u201chonoured and looking extremely forward to playing Bloodstock again, last time was awesome, and this time with a brand new album out, finally!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The following night will see Electric Callboy make their Bloodstock debut as headliners, with the German metalcore band saying: \u201cOur first ever Bloodstock. Heavy music, questionable outfits, and thousands of metalheads? Sounds like a perfect fit to us. We\u2019re in. See you there!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wrapping things up on Sunday are Motionless In White, marking their only UK show of 2027. \u201cWe were told that we are one of the most requested bands to perform at your legendary festival,\u201d Chris Motionless said of the slot. \u201cSo it is with great honour to announce that we are answering the call and will be seeing you next year for our first ever European festival headlining show, and only UK show of 2027!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db2hSNOI7eE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bloodstock have also confirmed the headliners for the Sophie Lancaster stage, with Madball playing on Thursday, Gaerea on Friday and Kanonfieber on Saturday. Meanwhile, rounding off the whole fest off on Sunday are Dethklok, with other acts including Dool, Pig Destroyer and Fulci.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As well as those names, they\u2019ve also a slate of special guests set for on the Ronnie James Dio each day. Friday will see a set from Acid Bath, with Green Lung taking the slot on Saturday, and Children Of Bodom on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Joining them on the line-up are Devildriver, Corrosion of Conformity, Imminence, Wind Rose, Sylosis, Decapitated, Witch Club Satan, Hammerfall, Hypocrisy, The Halo Effect, Tortured Demon, Gutalax, Humanity\u2019s Last Breath and Conan.<\/p>\n<p>VIP, campervan, and instalment payment options for Bloodstock 2027 opened today (August 12), including a newly added second luxury camping area, the Serpent\u2019s Lair VIP Sanctuary \u2013 you can find your tickets here.<\/p>\n<p><em>NME<\/em> went along to the festival back in 2019, and described it as a \u201cbona fide, properly mega, weekend-long-hyper-riot, where metal and rock reveals the broadness of its brilliance and everyone who plays the main stage has loads and loads of fire\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Electric Callboy<\/li>\n<li>Hardcore<\/li>\n<li>Live Music News<\/li>\n<li>Mercyful Fate<\/li>\n<li>Metal<\/li>\n<li>Motionless In White<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-sidebar-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_93\">\n<div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\">\n<h4 class=\"td-block-title\"><span class=\"td-pulldown-size\">TRENDING<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_93\" class=\"td_block_inner td-mc1-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Phoebe-Bridgers-Credit-Olof-Grind-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Phoebe-Bridgers-Credit-Olof-Grind-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Phoebe Bridgers \u2013 \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019 review: indie\u2019s poet laureate returns with a staggering, strange and stirring opus<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/this-is-lorelei-credit-gabe-long-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/this-is-lorelei-credit-gabe-long-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">This Is Lorelei was only meant to be a side project. 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data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026_charlixcx_getty_2000x1270-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Charli XCX releases $25 \u2018Angel\u2019 tickets for \u2018Music, Fashion, Film\u2019 North American tour<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Bloodstock has announced the first batch of bands set to perform at the festival\u2019s 2027 edition \u2013 check out all the names below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Why it\u2019s never been a better time to be a UK metalhead: \u201cThere\u2019s a sense of togetherness\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Next year, the annual heavy metal music bash will return to its home of Catton Park, Derbyshire, which over the weekend was headlined by Saxon, Lamb of God, Slaughter To Prevail and Judas Priest.\u00a0In Bloodstock tradition, the first wave of names for next year was revealed on the Ronnie James Dio Stage right after Municipal Waste\u2019s performance on Friday (August 7).<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Next year, Mercyful Fate will hit that very same stage on Friday night (August 5 2027). The band, who last headlined in 2022, said they were \u201chonoured and looking extremely forward to playing Bloodstock again, last time was awesome, and this time with a brand new album out, finally!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The following night will see Electric Callboy make their Bloodstock debut as headliners, with the German metalcore band saying: \u201cOur first ever Bloodstock. Heavy music, questionable outfits, and thousands of metalheads? Sounds like a perfect fit to us. We\u2019re in. See you there!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wrapping things up on Sunday are Motionless In White, marking their only UK show of 2027. \u201cWe were told that we are one of the most requested bands to perform at your legendary festival,\u201d Chris Motionless said of the slot. \u201cSo it is with great honour to announce that we are answering the call and will be seeing you next year for our first ever European festival headlining show, and only UK show of 2027!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db2hSNOI7eE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bloodstock have also confirmed the headliners for the Sophie Lancaster stage, with Madball playing on Thursday, Gaerea on Friday and Kanonfieber on Saturday. Meanwhile, rounding off the whole fest off on Sunday are Dethklok, with other acts including Dool, Pig Destroyer and Fulci.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As well as those names, they\u2019ve also a slate of special guests set for on the Ronnie James Dio each day. Friday will see a set from Acid Bath, with Green Lung taking the slot on Saturday, and Children Of Bodom on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Joining them on the line-up are Devildriver, Corrosion of Conformity, Imminence, Wind Rose, Sylosis, Decapitated, Witch Club Satan, Hammerfall, Hypocrisy, The Halo Effect, Tortured Demon, Gutalax, Humanity\u2019s Last Breath and Conan.<\/p>\n<p>VIP, campervan, and instalment payment options for Bloodstock 2027 opened today (August 12), including a newly added second luxury camping area, the Serpent\u2019s Lair VIP Sanctuary \u2013 you can find your tickets here.<\/p>\n<p><em>NME<\/em> went along to the festival back in 2019, and described it as a \u201cbona fide, properly mega, weekend-long-hyper-riot, where metal and rock reveals the broadness of its brilliance and everyone who plays the main stage has loads and loads of fire\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/bloodstock-announce-27-bands-and-headliners-for-2027-line-up-3962141&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-bloodstock-festival.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Bloodstock announce 27 bands and headliners for 2027 line-up Next year&#8217;s edition will see headline performances from Mercyful Fate, Electric Callboy and Motionless in White &#8211; with 100 more names yet to be announced By Poppy Burton 12th August 2026 Bloodstock Festival. 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