The 10th anniversary of the Bloodstock Open Air will take place at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, UK from August 13th – 15th.

Organizers have issued the following update:

"With a little over 10 weeks to go until the biggest metal event on the UK calender, Bloodstock HQ are working round the clock to bring you the most amazine festival experience of the summer. We got loads lined up for you this year starting with Thursday's Metal Party Night.

The campsite opens to all from 12 midday on Thursday, August 12th to allow you to set up camp in plenty of time for when the Village Green and Sophie Lancaster Stage opens at 5 PM. The party kicks off with our resident 4 DJ's OF THE APOCALYPSE offering a plethora of metal tunes followed by heaviest of metal comedians - Killian Monson, Andrew O'Neill, Lou Saffire.

Ready to tear up the stage at this years Bloodstock festival with a first class pedigree on the international comedy circuit these guys have sculptured amazing careers out of bringing laughter to the masses and will offer up their own metal anecdotes to a Bloodstock crowd thirsty for laughter.

Bloodstock's license now allows not 3 but 4 nights of live music. We have renewed our premise license this year to allow us to give you not just 3 days and nights but an extra night of live music starting off with DESECRATION who will take centre stage Thursday evening with maybe one or 2 more surprises to follow. Not forgetting of course Bloodstock's infamous late night Metal Karaoke... join in and sing along to the wail of 12,000 metal heads... horns held high.

Don't forget to buy a Bloodstock Cloakroom ticket when purchasing a full weekend with camping ticket and keep all your valuables safely under lock and key. Unfortunately thefts can occur at any festival and we can't advise strongly enough how important it is to safeguard your valuables."

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.