Stonedead festival announces line-up for 2023

Stonedead has announced most of the acts set to play the festival in 2023, including headliners Blue Oyster Cult.

Therapy?, The Answer and King King are also set to play the one-day event, with Mason Hill, Deraps and South Of Salem round off the bands announced so far.

Two more acts are still to be announced, including the special guests and the winners of the opening poll, who are voted in by fans of the festival.

Stonedead is a one-day, one-stage event inspired by the classic Monsters of Rock events that took place at Donington Park, which prides itself on its ethos of ‘built by music fans, for music fans’.

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A statement from the festival said: “Stonedead will celebrate its fifth year of existence in 2023 and the line -up is the strongest and most diverse yet, mixing brilliant veteran bands with red-hot newcomers, all topped off by a genuinely legendary act known to millions all over the globe.

“With advance tickets selling out well in advance and Early Bird tickets for 2023 selling out in record time even before the line-up has been announced, it’s looking like a very special year.”

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Announcing the day’s headliners, they said: “Headlining the show, Stonedead are beyond thrilled to say that the legendary giants of rock Blue Öyster Cult will be joining everyone at the Newark Showground.

“One of the most influential bands on the planet, the New Yorkers have always brought a fresh approach to their intelligent and hard rocking catalogue, selling in excess of twenty-five million albums in the process.”

Stonedead 2023 will take place at Newark Agricultural Showground in Nottinghamshire on 26 August, 2023.

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