Forwards Festival

• Music / Reviews

  Review: Floating Points, The Prospect Building – ‘we crisscrossed planets and negotiated asteroid fields’

  Sam Shepherd has been playing in Bristol for over a decade

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• Music / in photos

  In photos: Forwards Festival 2024

  A closer look at the people that made Forwards a weekend to remember

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Forwards 2024 day two – ‘A near flawless day’

  The Downs festival's second day was a wet and windy one

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Forwards 2024, day one – ‘The best of the diverse and forward-thinking music scene’

  Day one of the festival on the Downs featured dynamic talks, local acts and a stellar headliner

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• News / preview

  Preview: Forwards Festival 2024

  Forwards Festival returns to the Downs on Saturday and Sunday

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• Music / Forwards Festival

  Da Fuchaman – ‘I’m spreading love and unity, burning down segregation and manipulation’

  The award-winning reggae artist sets out to deliver positive vibrations

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• News / News

  First headliners announced for Forwards Festival 2024

  The two-day music festival returns to The Downs on August 31

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• Theatre / Best of 2023

  The best of Bristol’s culture in 2023

  Bristol24/7’s writers round up their cultural highlights of the year

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