Coronavirus
NO COVID RESTRICTIONS BLOODSTOCK 2023
UPDATED 16/09/22There is currently no COVID 19 related restrictions and there is no ticket refund policy in place should anyone test positive for COVID 19 prior to attending the 2023 Bloodstock festival
NO COVID RELATED RESTRICTIONS FOR BLOODSTOCK 2022
Updated 20/5/22
There are currently no Covid related entry requirements in place for the 2022 festival. We just ask everyone to practice sensible hygiene such as regular hand washing / sanitising. Feel free to wear a facemask if you wish but this is not compulsory.
COVID SECURE FESTIVAL ENTRY
COVID UPDATE 23 JULY 2021
COVID ENTRY PROTOCOL
Following the Government announcement on 12th July that we have achieved step 4 of the roadmap to allow for mass gatherings to go ahead with no social distancing measures required, we are elated to announce that BLOODSTOCK 2021 IS GO!
However, as a duty of care to our artists, crew and festival goers, we will continue to adopt certain covid safety measures for everyone’s peace of mind and wellbeing. These are as follows:
In order to gain access to Bloodstock Festival, all ticket holders aged 11 and over (children under 11 are exempt) will need to demonstrate their COVID-19 Status by providing either:
. Proof of full vaccination – both doses received (with the second at least 14 days prior to the festival)
OR
· Proof of a negative NHS Lateral Flow Test taken within 36 hours of arrival at the festival
OR
· Proof of natural immunity based upon a positive PCR test within 180 days of the festival (including 10 days self-isolation following the result).
TICKET HOLDERS FROM ENGLAND
If you are resident in England, you can show your status easily via the NHS COVID Pass on the NHS App. For more information on how to do this, please click HERE.
We recommend that you screenshot or download a copy of your NHS COVID Pass prior to arrival so that you have it ready to show at the entry gates. Alternatively, you can print a copy and bring this with you.
If you don’t have access to a smartphone or computer, then you can call 119 to request a letter to demonstrate your vaccination status or online HERE .
Please note that the letter can take up to 5 working days to reach you. This letter will be sent to the address registered with your GP.
Please note that the letter can take up to 5 working days to reach you. This letter will be sent to the address registered with your GP.
If you cannot access your NHS COVID Pass or if you do not receive a vaccination status letter in time you will need to provide evidence of a negative NHS Lateral Flow Test, by reporting the result HERE and presenting your NHS email or text notification at the entry gates.
TICKET HOLDERS FROM SCOTLAND
If you do not receive the letter in time, you will need to provide evidence of a negative NHS Lateral Flow Test, by reporting the result HERE and presenting your NHS email or text notification at the entry gates.
TICKET HOLDERS FROM WALES
If you live in Wales, you can obtain your full vaccination status by following the instructions HERE
If you cannot access your NHS COVID Pass you will need to provide evidence of a negative NHS Lateral Flow Test, by reporting the result HERE and presenting your NHS email or text notification at the entry gates.
TICKET HOLDERS FROM NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE EU
All other ticket holders (international) will be required to provide evidence of a negative NHS Lateral Flow Test, by reporting the result HERE and presenting your NHS email or text notification at the entry gates.
If you are travelling from the EU to Bloodstock this year, due to the recent change in directive from the UK government, you can now show proof of your double vaccination by showing your EU Covid certificate at the box office for entry.
If you are travelling from the EU to Bloodstock this year, due to the recent change in directive from the UK government, you can now show proof of your double vaccination by showing your EU Covid certificate at the box office for entry.
HOW TO UPLOAD YOUR NHS LATERAL FLOW TEST
If you are demonstrating your COVID-19 Status using an NHS Lateral Flow Test this should be taken prior to travel on the day of arrival at the festival. You can order NHS Lateral Flow Tests HERE or pick them up from any pharmacy or test site.
Once you have taken your test, you will need to report your result on the NHS website HERE. You will receive a text or email notification confirming your negative test result, to present on entry.
A positive result from an NHS Lateral Flow Test means it’s likely you had coronavirus when the test was done. You and anyone you live with must not attend the festival and self-isolate immediately. You are then advised to get a PCR test to confirm your result as soon as possible.
WILL I BE REQUIRED TO RE-TEST IF I LEAVE SITE AND RETURN?
If you leave the site during the festival, you will be asked on re-entry to demonstrate your valid COVID Status again.
WILL I HAVE TO TAKE A LATERAL FLOW TEST WHILST ON SITE?
Although not compulsory we recommend you bring a Lateral Flow Test with you to test yourself 72 hours after your first test that you took prior to attending the festival.
WHAT DO I DO IF I TAKE A LATERAL FLOW TEST WHILST ON SITE AND TEST POSITIVE?
Please make your way to the medical welfare tent immediately which is situated in the arena and is open 24 hours a day.
WHAT IF I HAVE TO SELF ISOLATE JUST BEFORE ATTENDING THE FESTIVAL?
If you are unable to attend as a result of any requirement to self-isolate, you will be entitled to roll your ticket over to Bloodstock 2022. You will be required to provide to us with such evidence we reasonably require to support your transfer request to evidence you were required to self-isolate (which may include (without limitation) a doctor’s certificate and/or a copy of any messages received from NHS Track and Trace). All requests will be reasonable and all personal data shall be processed in accordance with our privacy policy. In this instance, please email covidsupport@bloodstock.uk.com
NHS TRACK AND TRACE
You will also be asked to check in on site upon arrival using the official NHS Track & Trace Q codes which will be located around site both at car parks and also box office areas. Please ensure you have downloaded the NHS Track & Trace app from either the Apple Store (Iphone) or Play Store (Android) before you leave home, for more information on the App CLICK HERE.
If you do not have a smart phone then we will ask you to supply your full name and mobile number on entry so we can add this to our manual check in form. This data will be destroyed after 30 days.
If you do not have a smart phone then we will ask you to supply your full name and mobile number on entry so we can add this to our manual check in form. This data will be destroyed after 30 days.
BELOW ARE JUST SOME OF THE COVID SAFETY MEASURES BLOODSTOCK WILL BE UNDERTAKING FRONT OF HOUSE (ARENA AND CAMPSITES).
- Decontamination solution sprayed on all toilets, cabins, marquees which lasts 30 days
- Hand sanitising stations throughout site and backstage areas
- Public must show proof of negative Lateral flow test to gain entry into the festival
- Temperature check on entry to medical/welfare tent
- Cleaning down Front of Stage barrier between acts
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Food traders, markets & bars
- Hand sanitiser available at all times for public and staff
- Regularly clean down work services / sides / benches (bars)
- Use single use sauce sachets or staff pour sauces themselves
- Recommended use of face masks when working closely with each other
- Implement queuing system
- Encourage card payments over use of cash
- Use of single use cups, plates, cutlery only
- Encouraged use of hand sanitiser throughout time onsite with us
- All cutlery and food packaging will be single use, but using compostable packaging
- Masks to be worn when working within 2 meters of local crew for periods of time longer than 15 minutes
We appreciate for some the weekend may be a little overwhelming at times and would ask that we all be mindful and respectful of this. We finally want to thank you all in advance for adopting these measures which we feel are necessary this year to enable us to host a safe and fun weekend that is long overdue.
REFUND OR ROLLOVER POLICY IF TESTED POSITIVE WITH COVID
If within 36 hours before arriving to the festival you test positive for Covid 19 having used an NHS Approved Lateral Flow test or a PCR test, we will issue you with a refund to the face value of your ticket, or you can rollover your ticket to Bloodstock 2022, providing you send in the following information by email to covidsupport@bloodstock.uk.com
1- Photo evidence with you holding the positive test next to your face clearly showing the serial number on the test kit.
2- A copy of the email or text you received from the NHS covid app confirming you are Covid 19 positive. This must show the Lateral Flow test serial number that matches your photo.
3- A photo of your festival ticket with the ticket stubb still attached.
4- Scanned copy of Photo I.D in the form of drivers licence or passport.
5- A copy of the Seetickets confirmation email Seetickets sent you when you bought the ticket. (If you purchased from a third party and not from an official Bloodstock ticket outlet we will not be able to administer a refund).
Once we have verified all is in order with the above, we will email you to confirm all is in order and ask you to post the physical ticket back to our head office quoting the reference number on the email we sent you.
VERY IMPORTANT
WEEKEND TICKET REFUNDS
You must email us with all the above information no later than Friday 13th August to qualify for a refund.
DAY TICKET REFUNDS
You must email us no later than the day you were due to attend the festival to qualify for a refund.
We will aim to administer your refund requests no later than 30 days after receipt of your physical ticket (Unless your physical tickets have not yet been posted out by SEE tickets or another offiicial Bloodstock ticket outlet. Festival office address to send your physical ticket back to:
Refund Request, Amust4music Ltd, 54 Arundel Drive, Spondon, Derby, DE21 7QW
NB: We will not be able to administer a refund until we receive the physical ticket back with the ticket stubb still attached.
INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS - REFUND OR ROLLOVER POLICY
INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS - REFUND OR ROLLOVER POLICY
If you live abroad and are travelling to the UK to the festival but there are travel restrictions in place still or quarantine is required on entering the UK or returning back to your country, then you will be entitled to a refund of the face value of your ticket/s or you can roll over your ticket/s to the 2022 festival. You would need to inform SEETICKETS before the festival takes place. We cannot offer a refund or rollover if you inform us ‘after’ the festival.
CORONAVIRUS - COVID19
UPDATED 16.06.21
Following the announcement by Boris Johnson on 14th June, Step 4 of the roadmap (FREEDOM DAY) has been put on hold for a further 4 weeks to 19th July. This is to allow extra time to vaccinate a higher proportion of the adult population at which point restrictions are to be lifted on mass gatherings and social distancing. As the build for Bloodstock is due to commence at the end of July, we are still very much in the planning for a successful event this year with all necessary safety measures in place as set out by Public health England and Government. We will update again after 12th July once we all hopefully have the final green light to resume mass gatherings.
UPDATED 15.05.21
As of Monday 17th May England go into Step 3 of the Governments 4 Step easing of COVID 19 restrictions, another key milestone which has been met on time. The final stage of lockdown restrictions being lifted is due to take place on 21st June.Over the past few weeks, the government has been working with the industry on the development of the Event Research Programme – which has seen 4,000 capacity gigs in Liverpool with no social distancing and PPE, this is a massive step for the industry with more test events in the pipeline at higher capacity.
The results of the ERP and any restrictions post 21st June will determine the status of the Festival. As it stands, planning and preparations are well underway for this year’s event, and the Bloodstock team have been liaising with the local authority and public health England, all with positive outlook for the summer. Let’s keep working together and continue to follow Government and Public Health England guidance to see us all achieve Step 4 and a return to Catton Park this summer.
England’s 4 Step roadmap can be viewed below:
England’s 4 Step roadmap can be viewed below:
UPDATED 26.3.21
We have understandably received lots of queries from customers in relation to what procedures will be implemented at this year’s festival to ensure a COVID safe event in August.
We have understandably received lots of queries from customers in relation to what procedures will be implemented at this year’s festival to ensure a COVID safe event in August.
We are closely monitoring the 4 Step roadmap the UK Government announced on 22nd February.
Click HERE to view 4 step roadmap .
From mid-April 2021 the Government are operating multiple pilot events across the UK to establish the most COVID safe way to host large scale indoor and outdoor gatherings. Bloodstock and all other major events across the UK will receive the results from these pilot events, and adopt whatever measures are required to host a COVID safe festival.
The results from these pilot events will not be available to us until after mid-June to fall in line with the final step 4 of the roadmap when mass gatherings will be resumed with whatever measures will be required.
For further updates please refer back to this page, as we will update as we know more.
From mid-April 2021 the Government are operating multiple pilot events across the UK to establish the most COVID safe way to host large scale indoor and outdoor gatherings. Bloodstock and all other major events across the UK will receive the results from these pilot events, and adopt whatever measures are required to host a COVID safe festival.
The results from these pilot events will not be available to us until after mid-June to fall in line with the final step 4 of the roadmap when mass gatherings will be resumed with whatever measures will be required.
For further updates please refer back to this page, as we will update as we know more.
UPDATED 12.03.21
Due to a number of queries to our social media platforms about the impact of the COVID-19 virus, we wish to assure our audience that as we stand BLOODSTOCK 2020 will be going ahead as planned in August. The safety and health of all visitors and staff is as always our main priority and we will be implementing recommendations and instructions appropriately, based on official guidance from Public Health England, the UK Government and local public health bodies as further information unfolds. In the meantime, we are working tirelessly to bring you the best Bloodstock experience to date in order to celebrate our 20th Year. We look forward to seeing you all this August for what will be a momentous weekend!
You can follow the most up to date information on the Coronavirus that is available at:
WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION
UK GOVERNMENT
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