August is a time of hot weather and even hotter music, and the place to get both is the Bloodstock Open Air Festival, running from August 10-13, 2023 at Catton Park in Derbyshire, UK. A bunch of ESP artists will be hitting the stages, and we’ll have some of our ESP reps on site to make sure the rock keeps rolling!

Bloodstock started as an indoor fest in 2001, and the current outdoor version kicked off in 2005. Since then, Bloodstock has grown to become one of the premier heavy music events in the entire United Kingdom, and has three stages that will each be rocking as hard as you can imagine… the Ronnie James Dio Stage (named in tribute to one of rock’s greatest legends), the Sophie Lancaster Stage (highlighting tolerance and inclusivity within the heavy metal community), and the New Blood stage (for up-and-comers from a new generation of metal talents).

If you’re heading to Bloodstock 2023, here are a few of the ESP artists you can expect to see and hear.