The organizers of the Bloodstock Open Air, taking place August 14th to August 16th at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England, have issued the following update:

"If you are still to Buy your Bloodstock Metal Festival tickets online through the Bloodstock Store, you can right up until the day itself and over the weekend , any tickets purchased on or after Tuesday 4th August online will Not Be Posted out to your home address, they will need to be collected on the Bloodstock festival gate !!!!

Collecting Pre-Paid Tickets On The Gate :

We will require either proof of ticket purchase from the Bloodstock store by a printed out e-mail receipt or some form of Identification , which will be either a drivers license, passport or a utility bill with your name and address on .

As the last day for sending tickets to your postal address is the 4th August, everyone should have their Bloodstock festival tickets by the 12th August at the very latest and therefore if you have not received your festival tickets by this date then please contact the Bloodstock webmaster at webmaster@bloodstock.uk.com .

We will be sending all the tickets purchased on or after 4th August to the festival by special courier every morning to ensure tickets are ready at the gate for collection and therefore the standard postal Fee of £3.00 will still apply to tickets purchased online to cover courier costs .

There will also be physical tickets available on the high street at selected HMV record stores and other Bloodstock ticket outlets that can be found on our website in the ticket outlet link .

Please Note : Car parking passes will rise from £10.00 to £15.00 on the gate and a weekend ticket will rise from £95.00 to £105.00 , all Day tickets will increase from £45.00 to £50.00 .

Band line up:

Main Stage: EUROPE, CARCASS, ARCH ENEMY, BLIND GUARDIAN, CRADLE OF FILTH, SATYRICON, APOCALYPTICA, AMON AMARTH, SAXON, KREATOR, SODOM, MOONSPELL, KATATONIA, ENLSAVED, TURISAS, MUNICIPAL WASTE, CANDLEMASS, ANATHEMA, DIE APOKALYTISCHEN REITER, ENTOMBED, EQUILIBRIUM, INSOMNIUM, THE HAUNTED, GIRLSCHOOL, WOLF, SABATON, BLITZKRIEG, BATTLELORE, MILLION DOLLAR RELOAD, BEHOLDER, UNCLE ROTTER .

Sophie Lancaster Stage: PYTHIA, CELESTY, EDENS CURSE, ARTHEMIS, THE ROTTED, TRIBE, GODSIZED, AGBOTT, ANTERIOR, XERATH, MALEFICE, DARKNESS DYNAMITE .

Bloodstock Unsigned Stage: VENTFLOW, BISON HAMMER, BLOODSHOT DAWN, LEFT TO BLEED, DIVINE CHAOS, SNAKEBITE, ALTERNATIVE CARPARK, BLUINDFOLD ASIDE, GODS OF HELLFIRE, GREEN RIVER PROJECT, VALLENBROSA, THEY WILL RISE, NEFARIOUS, SWITCHBLADE SCREAM, NIYAH SKY, INTERNAL CONFLICT, SANCTORUM, INNER EDEN, OMT, SOLSIKK, SEVERED HEAVEN, RANDOM CONFLICT, EIBON LA FURIES, AGONYST, ANNWN, TRIAXIS, PRIMITUVE GRAVEN IMAGE, SOWER, BIOMORTAL, NIGHTMARE WORLD, INTO THE WOODS, NYA, HUNTED .

Date: August 14th, 15th, 16th 2009

Location: Catton Hall, Walton on Trent, Derbyshire

If you would like to buy your Bloodstock Festival tickets now click here."

Regards,

Bloodstock Team

www.bloodstock.uk.com

webmaster@bloodstock.uk.com