Taking place at KK’s Steel Mill in Wolverhampton on 6 December 2025, the inaugural Bloodstock Winter Gathering by the team at Bloodstock Festival promises to be an epic day of Heavy Metal. With two stages and headlined by the legendary Swedish godfathers of Doom, Candlemass, it is a departure from the usual four-day outdoor extravaganza.
Candlemass said they are proud to be part of the Bloodstock Winter Gathering. “We have always felt welcome on British soil,” they said, “and we’re excited to be there once again and deliver our special brand of Swedish doom metal! See ya all soon… Love you.”
A one-day indoor event has more than a few echoes of the origins of the festival, which has been well documented and which we will no doubt hear more about in 2026 with the 25th anniversary of the main festival.