After a chilly night and yet again very little sleep – this time due to other campers playing Trash Bin Jousting (think... medieval jousting but using trash cans instead of lances – and no horses – resulting metallic thunk of trash cans followed by sh… more »

. . . Continued! There’s just too much story and too many great band photos to cover a full day of Bloodstock in just one post! Read the story, enjoy the photos of Bloodstock Day One: Part One and Part Two, and First Part of Day Two. Grab a… more »

Awakening from very little sleep due to the night’s downpour and a fellow campmate’s snoring through a Marshall amp cranked up to 11 it was a late start to the day. Breakfast was accompanied by rain and the distant ‘Nightwish-ish’ sound of Leaves Eyes… more »

Click Here for the First Part of the story from Day One! The rain had stopped for a while, so it was time for a wander around the arena and check out the stalls and amusements available. Plenty of food and drink stands, funfair, chill out/smoke tent… more »

My first visit to Bloodstock Open Air Festival was a couple of years ago, and that was for only one evening as the band I was with had to head back to London for their headline gig the following day. I loved the vibe of the fest and really wished I… more »

Following the cancellation of Heaven and Hell as the Sunday night headliner for the 2010 Bloodstock Open Air Festival (due to the sad passing of Ronnie James Dio), some thought that the selection of Twisted Sister as the band to close the heavy metal… more »

By Michelle Mills I remember when I discovered Ronnie James Dio. MTV was on the television in the living room and, as I walked through it on my way to another part of the house, something caught my attention. A thin man with a big fluff of black hair… more »