Bloodstock 2027 is being tied to BLOODSTOCK 2026’s 25th anniversary weekend through a charity bike-and-hand-crank challenge and a gaming PC giveaway. Sam Hibbert said Scan is thrilled to support Bloodstock Festival in its 25th year, and the setup gives attendees a way to join in while also pulling in people who are not at the site.
The Ed To Ed challenge runs at the HMT tent in the main arena, where participants use a static bike to generate electricity to boil water. Kids race to 5ml and adults to 10ml, with a hand crank available for differently-abled participants. Entry costs £5, and every participant gets an HMT sticker.
HMT Tent prize ladder
The charity challenge uses a simple reward system. The fastest challenger in each pair wins an HMT pin badge, hourly leaderboard champions earn 5 raffle entries worth £20, and the fastest time of the entire weekend wins 50 free entries worth £100. That gives the contest a structure that goes beyond a one-off donation box: the better the time, the more entries a person collects.
The winners are drawn live at 19:00 on Sunday 9th August, which makes the weekend’s leaderboard more than a novelty. It turns the challenge into a timed event with a public finish, and it gives anyone entering on-site a fixed point at which the prize pool closes.
Gaming Arena and RAM Gallery
Scan Computers and BattleRigs built a one-off custom gaming PC exclusively for Bloodstock, and the giveaway can be entered online via the Bloodstock Giveaway or in person at the Gaming Arena all weekend. A Dave Murray guitar is on display in the RAM Gallery throughout the weekend, adding a separate draw for visitors moving between charity and gaming activations.
Sam Hibbert, Head of Pro Gaming at Scan, said, “Having just celebrated our own 40th anniversary, we’re thrilled to support Bloodstock Festival in its 25th year.” He also said, “Music has always been closely connected to gaming, so we’re excited to be giving Bloodstock attendees the opportunity to experience the awesome design and breathtaking performance of our 3XS Systems gaming PCs during the festival.”
Six PCs, one weekend
Scan will bring 6 gaming PCs to Bloodstock, powered by AMD and KIOXIA and each using a 4K 43-inch iiyama monitor. The machines let festivalgoers play the latest AAA titles and fan favourites in the gaming tent, so the giveaway sits inside a broader weekend activity rather than as a standalone prize.
For readers deciding whether to enter, the practical route is clear: pay £5 for the challenge at the HMT tent, or use the Bloodstock Giveaway online or in the Gaming Arena for the PC prize. The odd part is also the point — Bloodstock is selling participation, not just viewing, and the custom PC, the leaderboard entries and the live Sunday draw make the anniversary weekend feel built for people who want something to do, not just somewhere to stand.
