MESHUGGAH, DESECRATION Confirmed For UK's Bloodstock Open Air; RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Stage Announced
May 18, 2010, 14 years ago
MESHUGGAH and DESECRATION are the latest acts confirmed for the 10th anniversary of the Bloodstock Open Air, which will take place at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, UK from August 13th – 15th.
In other news, organizers have renamed of Bloodstock’s Main Stage as the Ronnie James Dio stage. Bloodstock founder Paul Gregory - responsible for the cover artwork for DIO’s Angry Machines and Inferno - Last In Live albums - says on behalf of the Bloodstock family:
“It is indeed a sad time for me and I know for metalheads throughout the world; the demise of one of the true legends of metal has come to pass. I had the privilege of doing two albums for Dio and only got the opportunity to meet him once, a true gentleman in every sense and a giant of the genre. My condolences to the family and all true fans of the music we love. As the UK’s only true outdoor metal festival, it seems only fitting that we pay tribute to a man who has done so much for our beloved genre, and so - with overwhelming support from our social networking users - we wish to pay tribute by renaming our main stage the Ronnie James Dio stage, and ensure the spirit of this metal icon lives on.”Bloodstock Open Air will feature the following line-up
Ronnie James Dio Stage: MESHUGGAH, TWISTED SISTER, CHILDREN OF BODOM, FEAR FACTORY, BLOODBATH, DEVIN TOWNSEND, CANNIBAL CORPSE, GOJIRA, BEHEMOTH, AMORPHIS, GWAR, SONATA ARCTICA, OBITUARY, KORPIKLAANI, GORGOROTH, DORO, ENSIFERUM, EDGUY, RAGE, HOLY MOSES, EVILE, ROSS THE BOSS (with Scott Columbus), ONSLAUGHT, SUFFOCATION, LEAVES EYES, ANDROMEDA BLACK SPIDERS, BONDED BY BLOOD, SNAKEBITE.
Sophie Lancaster Stage: BENEDICTION, STEELWING, MITHRAS, ENFORCER, WITCHSORROW, REGARDLESS OF ME, KILLING MACHINE, THE PROPHECY, PURIFIED IN BLOOD, MORDECAI, DESECRATION
Further details at www.bloodstock.uk.com.
