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Brisfest announces lineup for 2016
Brisfest has announced its lineup for 2016. The community festival returns on July 30 after a two-year break, with Bristol24/7 programming the main stage at The Station.
The renamed Brisfest: soundscape will feature more than 100 Bristol bands and artists. Stages will be dotted around 15 city centre venues, with a central area around The Station, The Island and the Old Crown Courts.
Of the more established artists, Bristol Sound pioneers Smith & Mighty (pictured above) need no introduction, and neither should Break (Symmetry Recordings), whose impeccable, diamond-hard productions have made him a leading figure in drum & bass for well over a decade.
Our live headliners are Spectres, whose mindblowing show at Arnolfini in January was one of the finest local band performances we’ve ever seen. Then there’s man-of-the-moment Kahn (Bandulu / Young Echo), a master of underground dubplate sounds from grime to dancehall.
Other festival highlights include Mr Woodnote, Eva Lazarus & Lil Rhys, Oliver Wilde, The Carny Villains, Cousin Kula, Gotsome, October and The Allergies.
This year’s festival boasts a radical new ticketing system. Punters can pay what they choose from a minimum of £10 per ticket (daytime only) or £15 (day and night). The festival’s profits will be split 50/50 between the performing artists and Brisfest’s charitable work.
“It’s about bringing Bristol music to the forefront of audience attention,” says festival committee chair Poppy Stephenson.
“Brisfest is the showcase of our future stars, of the hottest new acts from the region, ones to watch across all genres.”
The lineup (so far) is:
Bristol24/7 main stage, The Station
Smith & Mighty with MC Kelz
Spectres
Break & Carasel
Kahn
Oliver Wilde
ThisisDA
She Makes War
White Bully Soundsystem
Vena Cava
Jaydrop
Contraband Breaks Ensemble
The Station
Creative Youth Network
With Temple Records and Saffron Records
Mr Woodnote, Eva Lazarus and lil Rhys
Magdalen
Koi
Lunar Cartel
Polly Rorison & Lauren Martin
Lucy Hellier aka L U C Y
Mr Remarkable
Stay Hungry
China Bowls
Scarlett
3rd Space
James Kelley
The Old Crown Courts and Prison Cells
Secret special guests
Gotsome
Komon
Ishmael
Thrilogy
Just Jack
Shapes
Piff
Boogie Cafe
Zen Zero
Fate and Fiction DJs
El Choop
Daddy Long Legs
Phat Chex
Autogenesis
And performance artists in the Prison Cells
The Courts
Rough Draft presents Videodrome
DJ October
The Kelly Twins
Sam Hall
Daisy Moon
Rough Draft Residents
Visuals from Franklin Gothic
The Fleece
The Carny Villains
Mad Apple Circus
Rogora Khart
The 45s
Gaz Brookfield
Doozer McDooze
The Mother’s Ruin
The Dead Royalities
Soeur
Family Jools
Harri Larkin
The Shadow Blasters
Kitchen Punk
Fifteen Years
Dominic Strutton
Flowerpot
Stag & Hounds
New Carnival
Towers
The Future History
Van Zeller
The Karma Repair Kit
Nicholson HealMark Nichols
Mark Nichols
Evie Woods
Small Horse
Room 1
Speaker Crew takeover
Hold Tight Records
Sasha Steppa
Laid Blak Soundsystem
Room 2
Purpura Music
Gratitude
Mr Whompy DJs
Feel the Real Soundsystem
The Louisiana
Presented by Jelli Records
Sazzey
The Honeyfire
Ria Timkin
Wildflowers
The Island
Swing ‘n’ Tingz presents
Dutty Moonshine
Swingers
Twitchee Cordz with DJ Alexi
Don Johnston ft Trotfox
DJ Usagi drop & Offbeat
Tremor All stars feat. Howla, Octo pi, Stitch & Twitchee
Powered by Tremor Sound System
Mr Wolf’s
Cousin Kula
The Happy Few
The After Hours
Butcher Berkeley
Butcher DJ
The Exchange
Syren City
Healer
Everyday Sidekicks
Start the Bus
Allergies
Jesuits
Lice
Rain
Strange
No.51
Garden party
Crofters Rights
Beats in a Box takeover
Brisfest: soundscape, various venues, Saturday July 30. For more information visit www.brisfest.co.uk. For tickets visit www.bristol247.com/tickets