Bloodstock Festival 2024 – Friday. Despite the warmth which bathes the fields of Bloodstock in a glorious haze, it’s a dark and melancholic place inside the Sophie Tent as Northern Ireland’s Darkest Era extol their misery.
Bloodstock Festival 2024
Catton Park, Derbyshire – Friday 9 August 2024
Darkest Era
This was a fine performance that saw curious people walking past, hesitate and then enter the Sophie Tent.
With nearly two decades of experience behind them, they look and sound confident without any arrogance. In fact, their music, which is drenched in Celtic mythology, is at times stirring and vibrant, blended with a crushing intensity that resonates and moves you.
They include songs from their spread of albums, all unfamiliar to me until this performance but soon to be rectified. Although they are missing Sarah Wieghull on guitar due to personal reasons, her replacement fills in ably.
Cohesive and compelling, it’s the mountain of Dwayne Maguire who dominates the stage. His vocals soar and swoop, stirring the emotions as a myriad of atmospheric creations swirl and slowly wither.
It’s a big set that confirms their higher billing, and apart from those who are using the tent merely for shelter, this is one of the most intense shows of the weekend.
Bloodstock 2024 will be held over the long weekend of 8-11 August 2024. MetalTalk’s Paul Hutchings, Adrian Stonley, Paul Monkhouse and Keith Conlin will be reporting from Catton Park.
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Weekend early bird tickets (Thu-Sun) for Bloodstock 2025 are available to purchase at the box office on-site for £175. Child weekend early bird’s are £45 (ages 4 -11). Mini moshers under age four can come for free.
Wednesday early access is also available for those who want to max out their Bloodstock experience – an early bird adult Wed-Sun ticket costs £200. There is no additional cost for children under 4, or aged 4-11, to arrive with a parent on Wednesday.
Bloodstock 2025 tickets can be purchased online from the official Bloodstock website.
