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DevilDriver and Nonpoint both withdraw from Bloodstock 2023

Author Hernan Osuna - 24.3.2023

Californian metal band DevilDriver and Florida act Nonpoint have withdrawn from this year’s Bloodstock Festival due to varying issues.

While Nonpoint are focusing on a US tour, DevilDriver’s Dez Fafara has cardiac issues caused by a bout of covid in 2021 and has been told not to undertake any plane journeys. The band’s frontman released a statement via the Festivals social media outlets yesterday. Bloodstock will announce replacements in due course.

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