For the past few weeks we have been receiving emails from Bloodstock fans asking if and when day tickets will be released for this years Bloodstock Open Air Metal Festival.

We were undecided whether or not to release day tickets as we have capped this year’s attendance at 7000, but due to the large number of tickets already sold for this years Bloodstock Open Air Metal Festival, we will NOT be releasing day tickets.
We have always aimed to have a Metal Festival that offers superb bands, great atmosphere and does not cost the earth, with this years festival being held over three days and showcasing some of the BEST metal bands to date we know we have THE Best Metal Festival in the UK!

Due to the low ticket price and huge exposure the festival has been receiving from fans, media and bands alike the tickets have been selling at record levels this YEAR .

If you are still to buy your ticket we urge all fans to act sooner rather than later to avoid disappointment.

Vicky Gregory
Bloodstock Team

Mobile proves just the ticket for Bloodstock Metal festival goers amongst the first in the UK to use mobile ticketing

Metal fans planning to go to Bloodstock Open Air, the UK’s premiere independent metal music festival, will be amongst the first festival goers in the UK to be able to receive tickets for the event on their mobile phones.

To buy mobile tickets for the three day event music fans simply log on to new mobile ticketing website www.tixmob.com and pay for their tickets using a credit or debit card. Tickets are delivered direct to your mobile phone at the time and date you specify. Bloodstock is the first metal event to use mobile ticketing and with only 7,000 tickets going on sale Bloodstock organisors hope the new mobile tickets will enable true music fans to buy tickets by avoiding the professional touting that has blighted other music festivals.

Festival goers can choose to receive all tickets on one phone or, for those buying multiple tickets, to have them delivered direct to their friends’ mobiles. Unlike traditional ticketing services tixmob charges no admin, processing or delivery fee so the price you see is the price you pay and tickets will be available right up until the final minutes before the event starts.

Paul Gregory, Organiser, Bloodstock, “We are encouraging metal fans to use the tixmob website to buy tickets. Its secure, reliable, and avoids the traditional costs of using a third party ticketing so we can plough more money into making Bloodstock an even greater event.”

Ramesh Kumar, business development director, tixmob added “Having fun shouldn’t be hard work so we set up tixmob to provide easy, reliable and affordable access to gigs and events. We redeem more tickets than any other company in the world so this is an obvious next step for us,”

“By using secure, proven technology we can keep costs low so anybody from an aspiring promoter or band right up to a sell out stadium tour can afford to use the tixmob technology.”

Tixmob’s parent company ActiveMedia Technology powers the Orange Wednesday two-for-one cinema tickets offer and provided mobile ticketing and couponing for Virgin Mobile, British Airways and Ministry of Sound.

Bloodstock Open Air runs from August 16th-18th, Catton Hall Derby. More information can be found at
www.bloodstock.uk.com

Further your chances of winning a slot on the unsigned stage at this years BOA.

TotalRock is hosting the first ever global unsigned band awards covering almost 60 different rock & metal genres. Awards will be given based on a combination of votes from a judging panel and from rock fans around the globe. This will give winning bands a massive stamp of approval and proof of their stature in the global rock market, and that’s something that cynical record companies will understand.

The top overall winner will also get the opportunity to play at the Bloodstock Open Air Festival this year and their winning song will be given prominent exposure on the TotalRock playlist for 8 weeks. Competition ends on 30th June 2007. To find out more go to :
www.totalrock.com/awards_info.php

Bloodstock Friday & Saturday Headliners Lacuna Coil & In Flames have commented after a recent question asked by their management on how they feel about appearing at the Uks Premier Independent Metal Festival Bloodstock Open Air in August.

Peter Iwers the Bass Player for In Flames added “Playing Bloodstock this year is a first time experience for us and it’s hard to know what to expect, so we try to stay as relaxed as possible.

We’ll just get there and do our best and hope for a magnificent audience.”

”Having played the UK before we all know that the crowds always rock and we hope to see all the British In Flames fans and their friends at the show. Also it’s going to be a blast playing with such good friends as the guys in Dark Tranquility ,Lacuna Coil, Arch Enemy etc”.

In Flames are currently in pre production for their new album which is scheduled for release next year. The album will be recorded in the newly built In Flames studios. The band are also playing various festivals in Europe this summer along with two shows supporting Heavy Metal Giants IRON MAIDEN.

Lacuna Coil Front man Andrea Ferro also commented on their headlining appearance on the Friday night at Bloodstock Open Air, he added “Our last tour in the UK has been a blast and it is about time for us to come back and have a great fuckin time at the Bloodstock Festival! It’s our first appearance and we are really thrilled to see some of the old friends and a lot of new people, we will be ready to rock that stage and we expect the same from you guys, see ya there!!!! “

The bands latest album ‘Karmacode.’ is now becoming one of the fastest selling albums in Europe, they hope to beat the huge success of their 2004 album ‘Comalies’ that sold over 500,000 copies worldwide.

Ex ACDC Drummer and current Damage Control drummer Chris Slade sends a personal & amusing message of support for Bloodstock Open Air to ALL Metalheads throughout the world ………………..

Click On the Video Below !!