You're browsing the archives From Friday 21 August 2026 Bloodstock Festival 2026 – Friday LIVE: Bloodstock Open Air 2026 – Friday Thereโs an energetic first-day-of-the-main-festival kind of buzz on this sunny day in Walton on Trent. It can only mean one thing – Welcome to Bloodstock Open Air 2026. Tents have been pitched. Huge flags consisting of niche memes and references have now been hoisted (two massive flags