A DJ pioneer is coming to central Bristol venue next month

A DJ pioneer is coming to central Bristol venue next month

Posted on: 19 Sep 2024

A certified UK music legend, Don Letts is known for his dynamic sets that mix old and new school dub reggae, both nationally and internationally.

 

Don Letts will play Bristol Beacon’s Weston Stage on Friday 11 October 2024.

 

Throughout a long and storied career, Don has always been at the forefront of music and film, as a director. After a DJ stint at the legendary Roxy Club, he formed the Basement 5 band and has performed electrifying sets at major festivals worldwide from Glastonbury to Massive Attack’s Meltdown – this will be special!

 

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Don Letts has firmly established a reputation as an icon of the worlds of both music and film, boasting a substantial body of work from the 70s all the way through to today. His work has been exhibited in The Kitchen NYC, The Institute of Contemporary Art, London’s NFT and was honoured at BAM Festival and Milan Film Festival.

 

He rose to fame in the late 70s, single handedly turning a whole generation of punks onto reggae. It was whilst DJing at the first punk club The Roxy in ’77 that he made his first film, The Punk Rock Movie with Sex Pistols and The Clash among others. This led to a period of directing videos for artists as eclectic as Public Image and Bob Marley.

 

Letts then moved into documentaries, working with the likes of Gil Scot-Heron, The Jam, Sun Ra and The Clash as well as directing the legendary Jamaican film Dancehall Queen in 1997. In March 2003, he won a Grammy for his documentary ‘Westway To The World’. His most recent documentary was for Sir Paul McCartney’s ‘New’ project.

 

Along with his 2007 autobiography Culture Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers, Don Letts was the subject of the documentary Superstar Sound: The Rebel Dread. He also presents his weekly Culture Clash Radio show on BBC 6 Music and regularly tours all over the country.

 

 

Don Letts will play Bristol Beacon’s Weston Stage on Friday 11 October 2024 – secure your tickets HERE.

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Stanley Gray

Stan is a born and bred Bristolian, recently graduated from studying English Literature in Sheffield. His passions are music and literature and he spends the majority of his time in venues all over the city, immersing himself in Bristol’s alternative music scene. A lifelong Bristol City fan, Stan’s Saturdays are spent watching his team both home and away.