Love Saves The Day den 3 Jun 2012
Castle Park
Love Saves The Day is a brand new greenfield festival in the heart of Bristol. Very much a Mecca for British music, ‘The Bristol Scene’ has a near legendary reputation for nurturing and promoting pioneering musical talent. Its rich sonic heritage has long been admired by the rest of the world and with today's burgeoning scene this has never been more relevant.
The team behind Glastonbury Dance Village's Wow! stage, last year's incredible See No Evil and one half of the brains behind In:Motion amongst many other events have come together to put all these years of experience into what will be a celebration of all of it, a celebration of this city and all that makes it so great, but beyond that a celebration of music, parties, and good times.
Love Saves The Day is not just a festival, it is the culmination of many years spent in fields & clubs, in tents, on dance floors and stages across the UK and beyond - from the late nights to the early mornings, from lugging sound systems through muddy fields to booking amazing acts and watching them grow, everything has been moving towards this event…. Team Love x
Featuring local caters, exhibitors and art installations, Love Saves The Day celebrates all that is inspirational about this iconic city.
Unstoppable DJ force Annie Mac performs at the inaugural event. Forever the emblem of creativity, her flagship radio programme Annie Mac’s Mash Up has earned international recognition. Armed to the teeth with a plethora of vinyl plates, Annie will be bringing her unquenchable passion for new sounds to this year’s festival!
The undisputed titans of turntablism, Foreign Beggars will be hijacking the sound system. Having received international recognition for their mind blowing mixing techniques, the dynamic duo will be upsetting the rhythm with their colossal live shows. Nominated as Best New Act at The Hip-Hop Awards 2004 this will be a performance of gargantuan proportions!
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs will be spotted at Castle Park. The solo project of Oxford born Orlando Dinosaur, his arresting blend of euro house and two-step beats will send shockwaves from the speakers and into the crowd. His sounds are anything but prehistoric!
Stirring cyclonic waves of reverb on Bristol’s dubstep circuit, Joker will deliver his unique brand of auditory chaos to the proceedings. Having hijacked the nation’s ears with anthems like Snake Eater and Holly Brook Park; expect a relentless induction into the digital dark arts!
Mr Scruff is the legendary DJ, cartoonist, producer and tea drinker. His much revered DJ sets take in Soul, Funk, Hip Hop, Jazz, Reggae, Dubstep, Latin, African, Ska, Disco, House, Funk, Breaks, Soundtracks & loads more and his set will be an undoubted highlight of the festival.
The undisputed titan of the British House scene: Jamie Jones has amassed a global following most DJs can only dream of and conquered the cardinal points on the dance music map. From Fabric to Space Terrance, let’s ride the groove to the next echelon!
Producing music at the tender age of 15, Maya Jane Coles talent knows no bounds. Having performed, mixed, produced and engineered the elements on her releases, her absorbing take on house music is underpinned by her consistent drive to push the envelope!
Love Saves The Day is delighted to play host to the mighty Bonobo. Having forged an illustrious career, Bonobo is a much-lauded name on the British dance music circuit, consistently selling out shows across the country and beyond, and Elegantly blending fragmented jazz with complex basslines.
The rapidly up and coming Eats Everything is a producer whose larger than life appearance shapes his equally magnificent musical style! Casting aside categorisation, his techy-house cut ups are regularly laden with the soulful harmonies of Randy Crawford and Ray Charles. A true purveyor of the oldest and boldest sounds!
David Kennedy, aka Pearson Sound is an artist who finds himself in new and innovative situations. Having championed critical recognition off the back of his FABRICLIVE compilation, 2011 saw him support Radiohead in New York. Constantly pushing the parameters of his expertise, the amplifiers will indeed be set to stun!
London based producer Joy Orbison personifies the meaning of originality. Combining garage beat with 8-bit grime loops, he is a dynamo within the Hotflush Recordings camp. Drawing inspiration from a wide range of influences, expect to be served a delectable schmorgesborg of sounds!
One of the co-founders of Hessle Audio, Ben UFO’s releases are ground breaking in both content and stature. Winning critical recognition for his dynamic electronic masterpieces, he remains one of the small cluster of DJs who have hit the stratosphere without a production career to fall back on. Assimilating dubstep bass loops with bric-a-brac minimalism, his musical style is as out of this world as his name!
The Dance Off Crew bring colour, fun and some serious dance moves to Love Saves The Day. Having been crowned the ‘most lively and fun stage’ at The Secret Garden Party, this collective of enthusiastic shape cutters will be brining the atmosphere to fever pitch. Certainly a sight to behold, expect carnival-esque dance sequences with a couple cream pies thrown in for good measure!
Combing local knowledge and local passion, Team Love will announce further artists over the forthcoming weeks and will throw the mother of all parties in Bristol in June. Thanks to the Queen you can kick back and relax and let some of the world’s most pioneering artists take you on a sonic journey.
Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul den 29 Jun 2012
Moseley Park
We are delighted to announce that this year’s Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul Festival will be brought to a rapturous close by the godfathers of Funk – George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic.
The Mostly Jazz Festival is set to return on 29th, 30th June & 1st July 2012 as The Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul Festival.
Doing exactly what it says on the tin, The Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul Festival offers a blistering weekend of Jazz, Funk & Soul with a host of household names bringing the party atmosphere back to Moseley Park!
The Friday – 29th June 2012 – which has been curated by Birmingham’s Leftfoot will see the return of Gilles Peterson who will be compering on the day as well as jumping behind the decks of one of his legendary DJ sets.
London Hip-Hop virtuoso Roots Manuva will be headlining the Friday and will be joined by the genre defying Ghostpoet, cover Maestro’s Introducing who will be taking on DJ Shadow’s ‘Entroducing’ in full, with Leftfoot’s new favourites Bad Bad Not Good completing the main stage line up.
Headlining the second stage will be local tropical dub pioneers Troumaca, electro heroes Free School, the groove driven Maylight as well as a DJ set from Leftfoot’s very own Sam Redmore.
The Friday doesn’t end there… Mr. Scruff will be heading to the park to play on his very own stage – Mr Scruff’s Tennis Hut. He will also be headlining the After Show Party which will be completely exclusive to Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul ticket holders!
On Saturday – 30th June 2012 – we will see the return of Craig Charles’ Funk & Soul Club with the man himself curating the line up as well playing a headline DJ Set on the second stage!
He will be joined by the legendary Native New Yorkers Odyssey, Speedometer, The Atlantic Players, The Bongolian, Lack of Afro (DJ Set) & Federation Of The Disco Pimp as well as Introducing coming back to play their second show of the weekend with their take on the music of Mr. Scruff.
On Sunday – 1st July 2012 – We will be joined by the Godfathers of Funk – George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic. They will be bringing the party to a rapturous close with one of the most anticipated performances of the summer!
Also performing on the Sunday will be James Brown’s Trombone player and master in his own right Fred Wesley who will be joined by his long time band The New JB’s. Completing the Sunday line up will be Soweto Kinch, Andy Hamilton & The Bluenotes, Husk, Miles Levin, Steve Ajao & Birmingham Jazz Youth Ensemble.
In 2012…. There will be, once again, two stages side by side at the festival, the second of which will feature up and coming talent. As in 2011, Tony Dudley-Evans’ development agency Jazzlines and Birmingham’s premier jazz & funk parlour The Yardbird will be curating the second stage, whilst Gilles Peterson’s favourite Birmingham promoters Leftfoot will curate both stages on the Friday. Each will showcase some of their top acts so expect to see a wealth of emerging sounds.
Tickets for Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul 2012 are now on sale via www.mostlyjazz.co.uk. To avoid booking fees there will also be the option to send in a postal form which is now available from the website. Alternatively, you can visit one of our outlets listed on our site to pick up the tickets in person.
Mostly Jazz Festival den 30 Jun 2012
Mosley Park
Tramlines Festival 2012 den 20 Jul 2012
Various Venues
Into The Great Wide Open den 7 Sep 2012
Stortemelk
Into The Great Wide Open is een samenzijn op Vlieland. Muziek staat centraal, maar het is vooral de context die ons festival eigen maakt. Middenin de natuur op misschien wel het mooiste Waddeneiland van Nederland. Verrassende randprogrammering, beeldende kunst, film, uitdagende kinderactiviteiten en voldoende rust en ruimte om er optimaal van te kunnen genieten.
Zowel publiek als artiest is bezoeker van het eiland waar de zee de grens aangeeft en niet de dranghekken. Into The Great Wide Open is voor alle liefhebbers van goede alternatieve popmuziek die behoefte hebben aan een sfeerrijk festival, maar ook graag zelf het tempo willen bepalen en net iets meer keuzemogelijkheden willen. Oesters van het wad, vers gevangen zeebaars, met zorg bereid. Uit je dak gaan op een festivalveld én kampvuurliedjes op het strand. Intiem festivalgevoel én de ‘great wide open’.