Headliners and more acts announced for The Downs Festival Bristol 2018
Posted on: 27 Feb 2018We have received some very exciting news and you all should know about it!
The Downs Bristol returns in 2018 with a stellar line up featuring Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Paul Weller, Basement Jaxx, Orbital and Goldie & The Ensemble on Saturday 1st September 2018.
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Paul Weller will take to the main Downs stage as part of a line-up that also features local heroes The Heavy, Houston trio Khruangbin, Nadine Shah and Dream Wife.
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Paul Weller comments; “It’s gonna be great to play on The Downs, we always have a great crowd in Bristol, see you there!”
The Avon stage will be headlined by a live set from electronic legends Orbital and will also host performances from producer/DJ Goldie and the Heritage Ensemble, Basement Jaxx playing their world beating DJ set, Channel One reggae soundsystem and Laid Blak.
Discussion and debate has been a key part of The Downs Bristol since its inception three years ago and once again festival goers can expect the return of The Information Stage, a space where key note speakers address issues affecting UK society. Previous years have featured panels and esteemed spoken word performers and last year film director Ken Loach. The Information Stage will also feature live music in the evening for the first time, with the line up being revealed shortly.
Conal Dodds, co-founder of co-promoters Crosstown Concerts commented: “2017 was a great year for the festival and our 2018 line-up features some of the best live acts around. We know there’ll be a huge amount of interest in seeing Noel Gallagher and Paul Weller live in Bristol. Noel has never headlined a show in Bristol so we are really excited to bring him and his band to the city and I think we’ve got the best line up we’ve had so far at The Downs.”
Tickets for the one day festival will be on sale from Friday 2nd March - get them online here.
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Hannah recently graduated with a degree in English with Writing. She is an avid writer, freelancer and creative. She is currently writing her first full-length novel and a collection of poetry. Always out and about in Bristol's music scene, she attends music events on a weekly basis.
