8 more acts for Bloodstock Open Air

Grindcore supergroup Lock Up, featuring members of At The Gates, Ex-Dimmu Borgir, Napalm Death and Brujeria, lead the latest acts to be be confirmed for this summer's Bloodstock Open Air .

	Bloodstock 2011

The band will take to the main stage for an exclusive festival appearance. Says bassplayer Shane Embury, "Lock Up are very, very excited to play bloodstock this year, I think this will be my 4th time as a musician and have always had a great show there and a hell of a lot of fun - a home away from home!

Taiwanese hard rock superstars Chthonic also join the main stage line-up on Sunday.

Six bands are also announced for the Sophie Lancaster Stage including third headliner Alcest, Winterfylleth, Demonic Resurrection, Headcharger, Eastern Front, and Ancient Ascendant.

Bloodstock Open Air festival will take place from Thursday 9th until Sunday 12th August at Catton Hall, Walton-on-Trent, in South Derbyshire. The aim is to offer a traditional metal event comparable to those regularly seen in Europe and capture the spirit of the original Monsters Of Rock shows which used to take place at Castle Donington during the 1980's and 1990's.

The festival will have exclusive performances from Friday headliner Behemoth, and Sunday headliner Alice Cooper. Plus Deicide, Sanctuary, Grand Magus, Nile, Mayhem, The Black Dahlia Murder, Dimmu Borgir, Hatebreed, Corrosion Of Conformity, Anaal Nathrakh, Watain, Paradise Lost, Anvil, Orange Goblin, and Doomed also confirmed. For the line-up details, day and stage splits, as available please click here.

Tickets are priced at £115 for adults, and car parking is priced at £14, campervan passes are priced at £40, child (aged 4 - 11 years) tickets are priced at £25, with day tickets expected to be on sale at a later date.

Organisers have also announced a deposit scheme which offers the chance to pay for weekend camping tickets in 3 easy instalments, with an initial payment of £36.25 if purchased before 1st March 2012. The second instalment is due on 31st March, and the third on 30th April.

To buy tickets, click here.

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