Bloodstock Open Air

Standing in a field for three and a half days is pretty boring, however throw in around 100 Metal bands and field standing turns into the best thing you can do in the middle of August in Derbyshire.
This was my 4^th Bloodstock in a row, and it keeps getting better and better.
One of the main draws for me is it’s size, it’s not stupidly big like the Downloads and Glastos of this world, this years attendance was 11 000, and whilst this means they will never be able to afford the Iron Maidens and Metallica’s they still sign up some decent headliners, Alice Cooper and Machine Head being 2 of the 3 headliners this year.
Expect to pay the usual festival prices for things, or take your own food and booze and pop back to your tent in between bands, the size of the fest means that you are never more than 5 mins away from where you pitched.
There are plenty of diverse food stalls and a decent amount of merch to buy, there are four stages, all within staggering distance of each other, and most importantly Me!
If you are already a MetalHead then you may have already been to Bloodstock (Gold star for you) but if you are yet to attend a Metal fest then may I suggest you give Bloodstock a try next year? £125 for 100+ bands is money well spent, and the mighty Anthrax have already been announced for 2013!
Bang your f*****g head \M/