United Kingdom, Derby - Bloodstock Open Air 2007

woo, Finntroll.. it will be great to see them again!!

Shoule be a brilliant fest, Testament, Finntroll, Nevermore, Arch Enemy, Korpiklaani, Sabbat... Pretty cheap aswell!

well I wouldnt say 'brilliant' yet..
Hellfest will be brilliant, so will Wacken - but Bloodstock has a bad line-up in comparison, it is however cheaper

it will be fantastic to see Finntroll again though and also Korpiklaani, Dream Evil, Nevermore and Legion Of The Damned..
I think most people are waiting for some more good additions before they decide to come - so if you Bloodstock people are reading - do all you can to get some more GOOD bands!! hahaha - you know.. like BLIND GUARDIAN that you had signed up but then they dropped (we didn't even get an explination as far as I know..)

Written by Baz Anderson on 12.05.2007 at 20:19

well I wouldnt say 'brilliant' yet..
Hellfest will be brilliant, so will Wacken - but Bloodstock has a bad line-up in comparison

it will be fantastic to see Finntroll again though and also Korpiklaani, Dream Evil, Nevermore and Legion Of The Damned..
I think most people are waiting for some more good additions before they decide to come - so if you Bloodstock people are reading - do all you can to get some more GOOD bands!! hahaha - you know.. like BLIND GUARDIAN that you had signed up but then they dropped (we didn't even get an explination as far as I know..)

For an English outdoor festival, I wouldnt choose other and I agree that the line up is still weaker than what it will potentially be, wacken didn't become a great festival in its early years or hellfest for that reason( I'm unsure with that one).
At least they have backing from Wacken to become bigger in years to come.

I believe that Blind Guardian couldnt reschedule along with the moving of Bloodstock Open Air back 6 weeks though I can get a better explanation if needed, but also due to this movement we have 3 days of festival.

This is probably the worst BS lineup that I've been aware of. Someone said that this lineup looks like a bunch of Download rejects and they're not too far off. Personally, I'd only be up for seeing Nevermore, Testament and maybe Arch Enemy. The others I've seen or don't have an interest in seeing live (actually, Lacuna Coil's old stuff ~ anything of Karma Code will make me cry).

Bloodstock will be filmed!!

http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/outdoor/news/index.php

this is the wettest summer England has had since records began.. I do have some hopeful news though - our summer is supposed to start properly on the 15th of August.. just in time for Bloodstock! so hopefully it will be sunny after all

Written by Baz Anderson on 26.07.2007 at 13:29

this is the wettest summer England has had since records began.. I do have some hopeful news though - our summer is supposed to start properly on the 15th of August.. just in time for Bloodstock! so hopefully it will be sunny after all

That's good

Can't wait!
Arch Enemy, In Flames, Nevermore, Dark Tranquillity!!

I think the bands list should be updated, since Costa Rican band Sight Of Emptiness has been invited. Here is a little video sample

here we are - feast your eyes on this. this is the running order (still no times yet though)
AND LOOK AT FREEDOM CALL!!! come on!!! they are the band I want to see most..

THURSDAY MAIN STAGE

TESTAMENT
HEAD ON
KIUAS
FIREWIND
SIGHT OF EMPTINESS
CHRIS SLADE DRUM SOLO + ACDC TRIBUTE WITH EXPLODER

FRIDAY MAIN STAGE

LACUNA COIL
DARK TRANQUILITY
NEVERMORE
EPICA
MEMFIS
WOLF
KORPIKLAANI
VOODOO SIX
SCAR SYMMERTY
EXPLODER

SATURDAY MAIN STAGE

IN FLAMES
ARCH ENEMY
SABBAT
DREAM EVIL
FINNTROLL
LEGION OF THE DAMNED
BENEDICTION
FREEDOM CALL
RISE TO ADDICTION
BEYOND ALL REASON

I will have the full review on soon
there is plenty of things to praise and plenty of things to complain about
but overall it was a great festival!