Bloodstock Open Air
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Bloodstock Open Air is a heavy metal-based rock festival held yearly each August since 2005 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. It is described as the United Kingdom's largest independent metal fes
Main stage in 2009
After Forever performing at Bloodstock 2005
Onslaught performing at Bloodstock in 2006
Rage performing at Bloodstock Open Air in 2006
Ronnie James Dio
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Ronald James Padavona, known professionally as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal singer. He fronted numerous bands throughout his career, including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and Hea
Bloodstock Open Air
…metal festivals in the UK, although in recent years it has begun to include non-metal bands as headliners. Bloodstock's main stages are named after Ronnie James Dio and Sophie Lancaster. Bloodstock also hosts a bust that holds the ashes of Lemmy from Motörhead. Bloodstock Open Air was conceived as an extension of…
Dio performing in 2009
Dio (left) and Ritchie Blackmore performing with Rainbow in 1977
Dio "throwing horns", a gesture commonly used by both artists and fans of heavy metal music
Dio and drummer Vinny Appice performing with Heaven & Hell in Katowice, Poland, in June 2007