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Bloodstock festival adds Saxon as first-ever Thursday main-stage headliner; 26 other bands also confirmed

Biff Byford performing onstage with Saxon in 2024.

Saxon will play the main stage of Bloodstock Open Air in 2026, marking the first time the Derbyshire heavy metal festival will have four headliners in one year.

The August weekender announced today (September 16) that, for the first time ever, it will open up its main stage on a Thursday. Historically, the day has served as the event’s warm-up day, with only the second stage being open.

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