Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, which Massive Attack headlined, The Downs Festival will return on Saturday 2nd September.
The all-day event will see British rock band, Elbow headline the main stage joined by American blues legend, Seasick Steve, American hip hop trio, De La Soul famed for ‘Me, Myself & I,’ the legendary 80’s British R&B group, Soul II Soul best known for their hits “Back to Life,” “Keep on Movin” and “Get A Life” and American rock band, The Districts.
The festival’s second stage will host Groove Armada with a show-stopping DJ set, David Rodigan MBE and celebrate the city’s love for its groundbreaking dance music scene with an exclusive live festival performance by Roni Size to celebrate 20 years of his mercury prize winning album New Forms and remixer of choice, Mad Professor.
Tickets will go on sale at 8am Friday 28th April from Bristol Ticket Shop and The Love Inn, to personal callers only and then on general release online at 9am.
Tom Paine, co-founder of Team Love, the organisers, commented: “Last year’s festival was one of those events we will never forget and showed that Bristol can accommodate and host an event of this scale. We’ve looked back, reviewed, learnt and we’re now ready to come back with a line-up and event site that makes the most of this all-day festival with more live music, more bars and more independent food.”
Last year, the festival featured Massive Attack, Primal Scream and Skepta and was the first major music event on The Downs in over 15 years. All 27,000 tickets sold out in less than two hours.
‘The Information’ stage will also return, offering a dedicated area for guest speakers, question and answer sessions, film screenings, photography and charity representatives. More information on this will follow shortly.
The Downs Festival is presented by Team Love and Crosstown Concerts.
Published on 24 April 2017 by Ben Robinson
