Bloodstock 2025 selling out a full ten months before the event may have caught some off-guard, but if you stand back and view the linear progression of the festival, it’s really no surprise. Since its inception as an outdoor event twenty years ago, it has operated on a firmly upward trajectory, slowly but surely building in size and stature. When I first started attending in the late noughties, the site felt roomy and almost luxurious in the amount of space it provided us punters. The 25,000 capacity felt an inconceivable and unachievable number as we stood amongst 10,000 of our peers watching Europe, Children of Bodom and Immortal headline. But it is now obvious there was a masterplan. Paul and, subsequently Adam, Vicki and Rachael had a vision, and this year’s early sell-out is a testament to that vision.

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