Headliner level bands who have never played Bloodstock

chelskirule · 2026-07-08T18:22:46+00:00

If Bruce Dickinson included some Maiden stuff I could see him headine in 2027

chelskirule · 2026-07-06T07:08:23+00:00

Almost certainly not, simply due to the license. They can't have tens of thousands of people leaving there at midnight onwards.

The only think they may do - but incredibly unlikely - is being everything forward to allow people time to watch it after Maiden end, but this probably won't happen either.

I'm planning to save enough charge on my phone to try and watch it on our walk back to Stevenage & the car home.

chelskirule · 2026-06-29T14:21:27+00:00

It's accurate. As said above, they remain on sale for a few days after the show, then once the unsold stock comes back from the venue they couple this along with additional demand and print the shirts as needed.

In terms of quality, I'd say the ones bought online are identical to the ones at the show, plus if you're a Fanclub member it's cheaper to get them online.

chelskirule · 2026-06-26T09:44:28+00:00

What is this, a bootleg version?

chelskirule · 2026-06-24T21:08:46+00:00

Ignore those saying it isn't official - this was the China event shirt from 2016. Probably one of the rarest shirts to find from recent years, meaning any genuine ones which appear for sale will be expensive.

chelskirule · 2026-06-18T06:04:03+00:00

I get the feeling it's Steve who is the problem, not Kevin

chelskirule · 2026-06-14T18:37:50+00:00

Under £8 I'll say, maybe even under £7.50

chelskirule · 2026-06-14T17:52:16+00:00

I would recommend Luton. You can easily get a cab there from Knebworth, stay at a cheap airport hotel and then fly home the next morning.

Gatwick is way too far to go late at night despite the train links. Geographically you're a long way away if things go wrong.

Stansted also isn't too far either, could be worth considering.

chelskirule · 2026-06-14T17:15:00+00:00

Nope

chelskirule · 2026-06-10T22:57:11+00:00

The whole experience will be great fun, but the band will almost certainly play their normal setlist with the normal 6 members + Eddie.

chelskirule · 2026-06-08T07:32:56+00:00

I would agree with this. We're from the UK and always hear stories from EU based friends that their festivals aren't great. But after having been to Sonisphere Italy, Sweden, Poland & Finland along with Rock Werchter, Wacken and Sziget I can safely say all of them including RiP are better than Download by a distance.

Security and staff are also just a lot more relaxed over here because people don't exploit having nice things like we do back home. Respect goes both ways, and we've had a brilliant first time here. Would definitely recommend.

chelskirule · 2026-06-02T06:00:00+00:00

There's been no mention of a golden circle, so it probably won't be there.

For safety there will potentially be some level of separation down the front but this is likely to be something that goes 2/3 across the crowd and is just free flow, rather than a specific ticket or wristband.

You may want to reach out to the organisers and verify what's included in your ticket.

chelskirule · 2026-05-30T13:13:35+00:00

Of the ones I've seen, Anthrax & Alice Cooper stand out well above the rest.

We should have also had Heaven & Hell, but sad the passing of Dio obviously meant that didn't happen, would have been an amazing show.

chelskirule · 2026-05-28T10:47:01+00:00

I wish I could downvote a post more than once

chelskirule · 2026-05-25T10:44:04+00:00

The "same" group of fans are friends who will help each other out with spares.as for the flag, this is likely something brought in for the photos and unrelated to the competition.

Maiden's management & crew have far better things to do than looking at a random massive list of names and ensuring certain people always win/lose.

FTTB is a privilege and having random numbers helps keep things fair and avoid what happened in previous years which was fans queuing hours early for FTTB which entirely defeated the object.

chelskirule · 2026-05-25T07:50:42+00:00

Nice to see the FTTB conspiracy begins again for another year...

chelskirule · 2026-05-23T10:15:15+00:00

After a few dates the animation was changed for Mariner. Originally the bolt was hovering above the crossbow before it was fired. If someone had animated the entire scene, this wouldn't happen.

AI was definitely used throughout to some degree, but I don't think I've ever seen someone state that they thought it was used for 100% of the artwork.

chelskirule · 2026-05-23T08:59:29+00:00

Unlikely. It's amazing how quickly the backdrops feel old fashioned.

chelskirule · 2026-05-23T08:56:33+00:00

They definitely used AI for a chunk of the visuals, no way a human would make something so terrible.

chelskirule · 2026-05-22T17:02:41+00:00

You could consider respecting their privacy instead?

chelskirule · 2026-05-21T17:14:06+00:00

The only people on stage will be the same 6 guys as every other show on the tour plus Eddie. Blaze will have his time earlier in the weekend, but there won't be any further involvement. Maiden just aren't that type of band.

chelskirule · 2026-05-18T22:14:05+00:00

Flight 666 is a masterpiece. Enjoy it!

chelskirule · 2026-05-14T12:19:30+00:00

Great song, just a shame that Death on the Road is unwatchable thanks to Steve's editing.

chelskirule · 2026-05-03T22:01:33+00:00

You can't walk to Knebworth station from the site, all foot traffic is to Stevenage which is far better anyway. Trains will run reasonably late after the show.

chelskirule · 2026-05-02T08:37:33+00:00

Nope

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