Bloodstock Open Air 2018 Names Judas Priest As A Headliner


Judas Priest, by Melina D Photography

Bloodstock Open Air, the finest independent heavy metal festival in the world, has named legends of NWOBHM, Judas Priest as their third headliner in 2018. Having never played BOA before, “The Priest” will play at Catton Park in 2018 on Friday night, August 10th.

The band commented:

Judas Priest are thrilled, honoured and primed, ready to unleash Priest-style metal fury into the headbanging heart and home of heavy metal at BLOODSTOCK 2018!”

Gojira (Saturday) and Nightwish (Sunday) have already been named for BOA as the other nights’ headlinerers.

In other BOA related news, Bloodstock raised £11,686.88 in 2017 for the very worthy Teenage Cancer Trust, bringing the total to over £60,000 since their partnership began.

Tickets on sale for BOA 2018 now. The first wave of Serpents Lair VIP tickets (priced at £290) and Deluxe VIP packages (Luxpads, Bellepads, Podpads, etc) are available now for those who want their VIP spot guaranteed. A smaller second wave and a limited amount of VIP upgrades will then become available on 16th December at 9am. Don’t delay if you want to join us in the VIP Serpents Lair, as they’re moving faster than ever before!

Standard weekend tickets are currently available at ‘early bird’ prices (just £125 for four days of metal fun) so grab yours now at the ticket store if you want to save £20! In order to keep up with inflation and extra costs in 2018, standard weekend tickets with camping will increase from last year’s £139 to £145 once the ‘early bird’ allocation is gone. The limited allocation of VIP upgrades (for those who’ve bought early bird tickets) will cost £145.

BLOODSTOCK will take place at Catton Park, Derbyshire on 9th-12th August 2018. Get further information over at www.bloodstock.uk.com.