The Riff Report Blog Will See You There, Mun! Get your horns up, slap on the corpse paint, and start doing neck stretches because BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2025 is just 3 DAYS AWAY, and The Riff Report crew are heading straight to the pit! 🎸😈 From 7th–10th August 2025, the holy land of Catton Park, […]

It’s official, butt — Bloodstock has just dropped the bombshell: able-bodied festivalgoers are no longer allowed to bring camping chairs into the arena. And before you start packing your collapsible throne for BOA 2025, you’d better think again. The new rule, plastered across official notices, is crystal clear: Only those with genuine health issues that […]

A farewell fit for the Prince of Darkness – August 7–10 at Catton Park There are moments in metal where the volume drops… and all that’s left is silence. This August at Bloodstock Festival 2025, that silence will speak louder than any Marshall stack. Because this year, Ozzy won’t be on stage.He won’t be stumbling […]

By The Riff Report Blog – powered by riffs, rage, and a bucket of chips C’mon butt, IT’S NEARLY TIME! The sacred gates of Catton Park are creaking open once again, ready to unleash absolute carnage in the name of METAL 🤘 Whether you’re a seasoned Bloodstock warrior or a first-time mud maiden, the countdown […]

Sometimes life throws a curveball even heavier than a drop-B riff, and that’s exactly what’s happened in the run-up to Bloodstock Festival 2025. Sad news from the Bloodstock camp – SPIRIT ADRIFT have officially pulled out of their UK tour and Bloodstock appearance due to a serious medical situation in frontman Nate Garrett’s family. 😔 […]

The beast that is BLOODSTOCK just got heavier, madder, and even more molten with a fresh slab of underground fury dropped onto the Timothy Taylor’s Brewery New Blood Stage – and c’mon butt, this year’s crop is an absolute riot. 🤯 Let’s face it: if you’re not already on the rail at midday watching these […]

📍 Catton Park, Derbyshire | 🗓️ August 7–10, 2025 Sharpen your horns, dig out your battle jackets, and start sacrificing your last clean band tee – because BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2025 is nearly upon us, and we are not ready in the best possible way. 🖤 The BOA faithful know what’s coming:🎸 Wall-to-wall riffs🥵 Circle […]