As we proceed to cling on to the UK competition season that has come and gone within the blink of a watch, all roads result in FORWARDS competition this weekend on thirty first August and 1st September for Bristol locals and past.
Happening on Clifton Down in Bristol UK on each Saturday and Sunday, the competition marks one of many greatest occasions within the metropolis’s calendar since its inception in 2022. This yr a few of the greatest and present names within the trade will descend on Bristol’s picturesque Downs, together with Loyle Carner, 4 Tet, Floating Factors, Pleasure Nameless, Greentea Peng, Romy, and extra on Saturday, and LCD Soundsystem, Underworld, Yard Act, Loopy P and extra on Sunday.
Persevering with to assist Bristol’s effervescent dwell music scene, these family names can even be joined by homegrown expertise throughout the weekend on The Info By Night stage, together with native acts Laimu, Cousin Kula, Lice, Kwazi, and lots of extra thrilling expertise to be found.
Not only a music competition, the occasion organisers have made it their obligation to spotlight FORWARDS as a progressive and sustainable occasion that can even host talks and social initiatives round race, gender id, and local weather change. Devoted to offering a greener future within the occasions trade and past and changing into a number one establishment that pushes these values, FORWARDS goals to harness the ability of dwell occasions and spark initiatives and social change by means of debates and discussions.
That is all because of the individuals behind the occasion, Large Staff CIC and Staff Canteen CIC (AKA Staff Love), who run Forwards Considering, a platform for year-round social initiatives within the metropolis. These inspirational consultants, artists, writers, and thinkers from throughout the social and political spectrum can even share their voices on The Info stage within the day, earlier than changing into a melting pot of recent music by evening.
Tickets for the FORWARDS competition can nonetheless be bought right here when you’re not too late. The occasion takes place on thirty first August and 1st September from 12 PM-11 PM on Clifton Down, Bristol
For all info on the competition head to their web site right here.