My line-up for Bloodstock 2015

[Skippy]

Sophie Stage

2115 - 2245 HELL (2011)
2000 - 2045 Betreaus (2010)
1900 - 1940 Shattered Skies (2012)
1800 - 1840 Ten Foot Wizard (2014)
1700 - 1740 The Earls of Mars (2013)

Friday
Main
2115 - 2245: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE (straight out of gates with the most controversial choice of all).
1930 - 2030: Watain
1755 - 1855: Clutch
1635 - 1720: Coroner
1520 - 1605: Edguy
1410 - 1455: Tyr
1305 - 1345: Grand Magus
1200 - 1240: Battlecross
1100 - 1140: Bull-Riff Stampede

Sophie Stage
2130 - 2245: POWERWOLF
2000 - 2100: 36 Crazyfists
1845 - 1930: Gloryhammer
1730 - 1815: Negura Bunget
1625 - 1705: Skalmold
1520 - 1600: Hirax
1420 - 1500: The Safety Fire
1330 - 1400: Wodensthrone
1240 - 1310: The Ocean
1150 - 1220: Amulet
1100 - 1130: Under Blackened Skies

Saturday
Main
2115 - 2245: NIGHTWISH
1930 - 2030: Testament
1755 - 1855: Bloodbath
1635 - 1720: DragonForce
1520 - 1605: Turisas
1410 - 1455: Candlemass
1305 - 1345: Red Fang
1200 - 1240: Vallenfyre
1100 - 1140: The Treatment

Sophie Stage
2120 - 2235: SOLSTAFIR
2000 - 2100: Electric Wizard
1845 - 1930: Arkona
1730 - 1815: Mustasch
1625 - 1705: SikTh
1520 - 1600: Ahab
1420 - 1500: Fen
1330 - 1400: Saor
1240 - 1310: Dirge
1150 - 1220: The Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell
1100 - 1130: Cryostorm

Sunday
Main
2115 - 2245: JUDAS PRIEST
1930 - 2030: Helloween
1755 - 1855: Kreator
1635 - 1720: Gojira
1520 - 1605: Alestorm
1410 - 1455: Marduk
1305 - 1345: Immolation
1200 - 1240: Huntress
1100 - 1140: SSS

Sophie Stage
2120 - 2235: ULVER
2000 - 2100: Between the Buried and Me
1845 - 1930: Threshold
1730 - 1815: The Vision Bleak
1625 - 1705: Black Moth
1520 - 1600: Dragged Into Sunlight
1420 - 1500: Kamchatka
1330 - 1400: Grifter
1240 - 1310: Kellermensch
1150 - 1220: Stone Circle
1100 - 1130: Splintered Soul

I'd definitely end up going, there's more than enough that I really want to see to get me in, although Friday is clash city until Watain come on. I think you've made the second stage a bit too big as well - Between the Buried and Me, Threshold, Electric Wizard, Sikth and 36 Crazyfists are probably all big enough to headline it. I'd say Bloodbath and Dragonforce are the wrong way round as well.

[Tet]

Seeing as though the '15 line-up is just about done, here's a pop at the 2016 Line-Up:

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Thoughts?

Would you attend?

Absolutely. This is what the festival should be aiming for. A mix of styles with some stuff I like and some I don't, but with enough to keep me happy on each day.

[Warlock]

Looks good I'd definitely go, would prefer more Death and Thrash though!

[houston4044]

Thursday
1 The Misfits
2 M:pire of Evil
3 Bloodbound
4 Red Rum
5 Viza

Friday RJD
1 Blind Guardian
2 In Flames
3 Venom
4 Alestorm
5 Turisas
6 Annihilator
7 Melechesh
8 Audrey Horne
9 Gloryhammer

Sophie
1 Neurosis
2 Death Angel
3 Cro-Mags
4 Aura Noir
5 Bigelf
6 Bombus
7 Dust Bolt
8 Miasmal
9 Esoterica

Saturday RJD
1 Mastodon
2 Fear Factory
3 Dillenger Escape Plan
4 Dragonforce
5 Madball
6 Deicide
7 Skeletonwitch
8 Jettblack
9 Voodoo Six

Sophie
1 Kamelot
2 Katatonia
3 Destruction
4 Kirisuin
5 Spetic Flesh
6 Einherjer
7 Goatwhore
8 Red Seas Fire
9 Junius

Sunday RJD
1 Devin Townsend
2 Ministry
3 Helloween
4 Converge
5 Lordi
6 Hammerfall
7 Vader
8 Terror
9 Hirax

Sophie
1 God Seed
2 Audrey Horne
3 Heaven's Basement
4 Darkane
5 Exhumed
6 Aeon Zen
7 Dendera
8 Rotting Repugnancy
9 Terrathorn

[Kanwulf]

I would attend for The Misfits alone

[Soze]

Some of the bands on the Sophie Stage are far too big (Death Angel, Destruction) but I'd go to this for sure.

[Warlock]

Thursday
1 The Misfits
2 M:pire of Evil
3 Bloodbound
4 Red Rum
5 Viza

Friday RJD
1 Blind Guardian
2 In Flames
3 Venom
4 Alestorm
5 Turisas
6 Annihilator
7 Melechesh
8 Audrey Horne
9 Gloryhammer

Sophie
1 Neurosis
2 Death Angel
3 Cro-Mags
4 Aura Noir
5 Bigelf
6 Bombus
7 Dust Bolt
8 Miasmal
9 Esoterica

Saturday RJD
1 Mastodon
2 Fear Factory
3 Dillenger Escape Plan
4 Dragonforce
5 Madball
6 Deicide
7 Skeletonwitch
8 Jettblack
9 Voodoo Six

Sophie
1 Kamelot
2 Katatonia
3 Destruction
4 Kirisuin
5 Spetic Flesh
6 Einherjer
7 Goatwhore
8 Red Seas Fire
9 Junius

Sunday RJD
1 Devin Townsend
2 Ministry
3 Helloween
4 Converge
5 Lordi
6 Hammerfall
7 Vader
8 Terror
9 Hirax

Sophie
1 God Seed
2 Audrey Horne
3 Heaven's Basement
4 Darkane
5 Exhumed
6 Aeon Zen
7 Dendera
8 Rotting Repugnancy
9 Terrathorn

Excellent line up!

[Korthkor]

Babymetal?

Description: They are a 'band' who are so not Metal at all that they make Bono look like the child of Lemmy and Corpsegrinder.

Also, KT's ideal lineup sucks some massive heaving donkey twanger. That's all I've got to say about that.

[Kanwulf]

Incredibly productive.

[houston4044]

Incredibly productive.

Is anything on this forum productive?

[Kanwulf]

Good point

[Haldamir319]

I've been thinking ahead to future BoAs, and the possible headliners they could have. Do we think it is ridiculous to consider Slash + Miles as a possible Sunday headliner?

As big as Slash's name is, he/they rarely top festival bills. Case in point, this year's DL they were only 3rd top on the main stage. To give some perspective, at DL '14 Rob Zombie subbed the mainstage, with Within Temptation a spot before them.

[Skippy]

Wouldn't be shocked if next year's headliners were something like Nightwish, Five Finger Donkey Punch and Judas Priest. Aside from one of them that doesn't sound too bad.

Slash I think isn't quite metal enough, I know they've had Alice, Twisted Sister and Europe, but I think all of those have a bit more metal than him. Plus, I know Steelhouse have been after him for a while, and there are plenty of other rock-oriented festivals he could headline if he was fed up of getting smaller Download slots.

[Tet]

Nightwish (nailed on for next year surely?).

I wouldn't bet on it. When Within Temptation fall flat on their faces this year, as I think they inevitably will due to the rest of the Saturday lineup, it'll be all too easy for them to turn around and claim that sort of metal isn't what the Bloodstock audience wants.

[someone else]

It will be interesting, but WT and NW are so much bigger than the rest of the female fronted metal bands (Delain and Epica are probably on the next rung down, but are both much smaller) that it can't be just be 'genre fans' that are buying their tickets, but fans of metal in general, that will buy a 'bit of this, bit of that'. I think they will go down fine.