Bloodstock Open Air announces this year's official charity

Bloodstock Open Air have announced that this year's official charity will be Teenage Cancer Trust.

Every day six young people in the UK are told they have cancer. Usually placed on a children's ward or with elderly patients, young people often feel extremely isolated when facing a cancer diagnosis, never meeting another young person going through the same thing.

There will be a charity donation of £10 at the box office for those festival-goers who are on the guestlist – though not compulsory every penny helps! Also to help raise funds Lemmy from Sunday evening headliners Motorhead will be signing a Vintage White Yamaha BB424X bass that Teenage Cancer Trust will auction off via their eBay page.

If you're going to the festival and feel like helping out a good cause Bloodstock are asking you to please text TEEN to 70300. Texts cost £3 and your standard message rate. 100% of your donation goes to Teenage Cancer Trust.

Teenage Cancer Trust believe teenagers shouldn't stop being teenagers because they have cancer, so fund and build specialist units in NHS hospitals that allow young people to be treated together with others their own age, in an environment suited to their needs.

Teenage Cancer Trust units aren't like ordinary cancer wards. Their home-from-home atmosphere helps create a sense of normality. The state-of-the-art units are bright and vibrant and will often include things like pool tables, jukeboxes, games consoles, computers and webcams, ensuring they can keep in touch with family friends outside hospital.

Alongside all of this is a medical team of teenage cancer specialists whose knowledge creates a body of expertise that's second to none. Teenage Cancer Trust receive no government funding and rely solely on voluntary donations. There are currently 17 Teenage Cancer Trust units within the United Kingdom – the aim is to build enough so that every young person suffering from cancer is able to be treated on one of these wards.

The line-up sees W.A.S.P., Immortal, and Motorhead headlining the weekend of Thursday 11th until Sunday 14th August 2011 at Catton Hall, Walton-on-Trent, in South Derbyshire. With Rhapsody Of Fire, Devin Townsend Project, Kreator, Napalm Death, Nevermore, Morbid Angel, Exodus, Coroner, Therion, Triptykon, Angelwitch, Lawnmower Deth, October File, The Rotted, At The Gates, and many more announced.

To see where these acts will be playing, and the day and stage splits, as available, please click here.

As well as the international heavy metal bands across three stages, Bloodstock offers a large selection of merchandise stalls, metal karaoke, a campsite and a wide selection of food and bars.

Weekend tickets for all four days, are on sale priced at £105 for adults, and £11 for a car parking pass. Child tickets are expected to be on sale at a later date.

To buy weekend or day tickets, click here.

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