Peter McMaster

Sun 18 - Tue 20 May

Show times 7:30pm

Four performers explode their own experiences of being men in this bold theatrical debut from ‘one of Scotland’s most interesting young theatre makers’ (The Scotsman).

They recall the dark expanses of the Yorkshire moors, sing together full-throated and bold, recall poignant memorials of being a boy, and dance optimistically to the howling tones of Kate Bush.

McMaster’s all male, award-winning interpretation of Emily Bronte’s seminal text, re-visits the iconic landscapes and characters from Wuthering Heights and places them alongside the stories of the male performers. This re-imagined classic considers how, almost 200 years after the book was published, the lives and aspirations of men are now different.

“Honest, inventive, beautifully choreographed and evidence of a bold and inventive talent.”

**** The Guardian

***** The Herald

Venue: Trinity Centre

Tickets: £12/£8

Booking: 0117 987 7877

Wuthering Heights is brought to The Trinity Centre by Mayfest 2014 - to find out more about the other great shows taking pace across the city check out their full website or follow them on Facebook

Female duo who write full-hearted, unforgettable songs about real things. Piano pulsed, accordion tinged, guitar swooned songs shaped around captivating observations of the everyday (Morrissey listen up). Most remarkable is the coming together of their two voices - Chantelle Pike’s distinctive vocal (think Patsy Cline) is rife with deft melody and packed with heartbreaking turns and flourishes, while Hannah Dean sings like she’s from the same planet as Julee Cruise.

Leila Fay

19 year old singer-songwriter, who writes gripping piano songs of love and romance, drawing on her experiences and combining her incredibly pure, mesmerising vocal talent with addictive piano melodies.
She moved from Tokyo to the South West of the UK when she was only 15, and has been developing her sound ever since.    Her debut EP ‘Another Time’ and is out now on iTunes.

Bashema

Jelli Records Bashema will be performing an intimate but up-tempo set including
some of her much loved songs and a few new tunes from her forthcoming Album.

Michael McNeil

The young upstart has already seen impressive support slots with the likes of Chas and Dave, and Bristol's own guitar institution The Blue Aeroplanes. Other notable shows include a sell-out EP launch at the Thunderbolt, and an up-coming support slot with Rita Lynch for her album launch, where he will also be joining her as guest guitarist.

Tickets: £6 adv

Don't worry if you can't skate or don't have your own skates, we have got loads of skates available and our lovely Roller Boys & Girls will help you round if your a bit wobbly on your wheels... And if it all gets too much, then you can just chill out and get a large drink to get over the experience!

Expect a mixture of DJ's bringing you lots of energy and good sounds, with also live acts and entertainment to just complete your roller-disco night.

Please note roller-skating is at your own risk!

Adults including Skate Hire - £9 adv / £11 on the door
Got your own Skates - £6

Tickets:

Lionpulse soundsystem is about to turn 1! The past year has flown by, they've been lucky enough to have some amazing artists come and feature on the sound and be part of some great events.
What better way to celebrate than to throw a big party at our favourite venue in Bristol ay?

Presenting to you a flavoursome line up of artists from our extended musical family to come and nice up the vibes, all powered by the full soundsystem.

TICKETS - £10 IN ADVANCE, £12 ON THE DOOR

up close & personal in audience
Part of UK Mini Tour

Details tbc.

Tickets:

We are very happy to announce our launch night. Set to be a big one.

ELIPHINO

MICKEY PEARCE b2b

NEW YORK TRANSIT AUTHORITY

TROY GUNNER

PAPERCHASE

GILLY

Full Funktion One Sound System

Tickets:

Resident Advisor

£10 / £12 / £15 adv

Eliphino: Like many producers, Leeds native Tom Wrankmore took to beatmaking at a young age, saving up to buy an MPC so he could start making music. His first productions were strongly influenced by hip-hop, garnering comparisons to artists like Madlib and other LA experimentalists based on his Out of Phase and Seasons EPs.

Now residing in London, he’s broadened his sound palette and has begun mucking about with house and garage, getting a track signed to Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Electric compilation, remixing a wide range of artists within the same field, dropping the Undivided Whole EP on the somethinksounds label and a track on the Manchester based hoya hoya label alongside Lone and Ras G. DJ sets are eclectic incorporating sounds from a wide spectrum including hip hop, garage, house, rnb, dancehall and jungle.

OXIDE & NEUTRINO

FAT SANDWICH (live)

PAPPA B & ZICO

THE SNEAK EAZIES (live)

PLAYHEAD (live)

MUTTLEY

ARIES

FLASH HARRY

AMBASSADOR

HOSTS- FEDZILLA & KEV THE POET

From the creators of Bambi Legs ( Bristol ) & TruSoundTribe ( London ) comes a brand new musical extravaganza.
Dedicated to providing feel good, pout worthy, party music to the masses. In a totally immersible, Old Skool DIY fashion & stylee.
Thumper strives to break the divide between electronic & live acts. Showcasing some of the freshest underground talents alongside long time veterans of the industry.  From knees up horn driven Ska, Dub & Roots to cheeky tail feather shaking garage, Breaks & Jungle!
As long as it feels great then we are game.  Come reminisce to some old fatties while being introduced to a new generation of talent.

£10 Early bird - £13 Advance - M.O.T.D

Tickets:

Afterdark
Maggie scratchers/Don majors
Dutty girl
Idle hands
Cooshti

Real Estate

Courtney Barnett

Luke Sital-Singh

St Paul & The Broken Bone

Caveman

We Were Evergreen

Keston Cobblers Club

Goan Dogs

Tickets are priced at £20 and are available from www.alt-tickets.co.uk

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Winner of ‘Best Metropolitan Festival’ at UK Festival Awards 2013

Dot to Dot offers a unique experience for festival-goers and artists alike’ – efestivals

‘One of the UK’s fastest rising festivals’ - NME

‘With a stunning bill and venues within yards of one another we’ll leave you to join the dots.’ - Clash

Winner of ‘Best Metropolitan Festival 2013’ at the UK Festival Awards, Dot To Dot Festival is established as the UKs premier festival for unearthing the hottest new talent around, alongside established acts from all over the globe. Now in its ninth year and touring Manchester, Bristol and Nottingham from the 23rd to the 25th May, Dot To Dot’s ever eclectic line-up is set for its biggest and best year to date.

Headlining this year’s festival will be Peace, the zeitgeist guitar band of 2014. It’s been a phenomenal couple of years for the group, having released their critically acclaimed debut album In Love and going on to woo crowds worldwide. Indeed, seasoned Dot To Dot-goers will be aware that the band return to the festival as headliners following a stand out performance in their formative years at Dot To Dot 2012. With third studio album “Atlas” imminent, lo-fi surf rockers Real Estate make a welcome visit to the UK. A trio of parody upstarts with musical know-how The Midnight Beast also join this year’s line-up. The bonafide internet sensations, with over 64 million YouTube views, are sure to crack a wry smile on the Dot to Dot-goer whilst they dance to their humorous hits. Parisian alternative indie-electro-pop trio We Were Evergreen and indie revivalists Wolf Alice also join the bill. Further along the line-up, expect a quixotic mix of folk-electronica from Fyfe, grunge tales of youth and love and anger from Darlia, the soul tinged styling’s of London based New Yorker Norma Jean Martine plus lots, lots more. All of whom could one-day be headlining Dot to Dot Festival!

Dot To Dot Organiser Anton Lockwood (of DHP Family) said: ‘At Dot to Dot we are really proud of our record of giving fresh young artists one of their first chances to prove themselves to a festival crowd, so in 2014 it’s especially pleasing to see Dot to Dot veterans Jake Bugg, Ellie Goulding and Ed Sheeran selling out huge arena shows! Who of this year’s line up are going to make the leap to superstardom? We can’t be sure, but we do know the artists we are announcing today are just the first few of a line of exciting and diverse new artists, and Dot to Dot is your chance to see them now before the arena stage beckons!”

Swans are Michael Gira, Norman Westberg, Christoph Hahn, Phil Puleo, Thor Harris and Christopher Pravdica and these are the first UK dates since last year's Mouth to Mouth festival, curated by Gira and the Green Man festival.

Swans infamous and powerful live show was described by Guardian as "a magnificent achievement", by Clash as "perfectly orchestrated carnage" and by The Quietus as "a revelation" and it was on this recent 2012/2013 tour, Gira explains, that "a good portion of the material for this album was developed live".

'To Be Kind' will feature several special guests: Little Annie, St. Vincent, labelmate Cold Specks and Bill Rieflin. The album was produced by Michael Gira, and recorded by John Congleton at Sonic Ranch, Texas. Further recordings and mixing were accomplished in Dallas, Texas.

Swans, led by Michael Gira, formed in 1982 and, after disbanding in 1997, returned with the critically acclaimed albums 'My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky' (2010) and 2012’s 'The Seer'. 2014's new album 'To Be Kind' was part funded through sales of the double live CD 'Not Here/Not Now' via the band's own site http://bit.ly/1igMi70

Support comes from Jenny Hval on all dates.

Tickets £19.50 adv on-sale Friday 14th February

Detor’s solo albums have reached national and international prominence, including #1 on the Euro-Americana Chart, and placement within the top 10 of the U.S. Folk and Independent Music charts. She has performed with such notable artists as Joan Armatrading, The Neville Brothers, Louden Wainwright, Sam Phillips, and Suzanne Vega, among others.

“A small miracle. Wonderful, intensive music, she would be good on every stage in the world” Rolling Stone

Touring to promote her new CD ‘Flat Earth Diary’ which is quite brilliant.

Flat Earth Diary is Detor's first solo album in 4 years, and is being received with rave reviews: "Magnificent - 5 Stars!" - Maverick, "Almost Too Beautiful.. 4.5 Stars!" - Written in Music, Holland, "Flat Out Brilliant!" - New Democrat, Ireland.. the list goes on.

'Clock of the World' by Krista Detor, featuring Karine Polwart, Emily Smith, and Rachael McShane

The Krista Detor Band - Live At Shrewsbury Festival & The Krista Detor Band 'Middle of a Breakdown'

Special guest Elles Baily www.ellesbailey.com

Tickets £10 adv

Tickets on Sale Wednesday 12th February from Bristol Ticket Shop 0117 929 9008

Support from:

MT

Plastic Dot

The Polyphonic Spree is a self-described "choral symphonic rock" group from the Dallas, Texas area. The band generally consists of a 10-person choir, a pair of keyboardists, as well as a percussionist, drummer, bassist, guitarist, flautist, trumpeter, trombonist, violinist/violist, harpist, French horn player, a pedal steel player, theremin player, and an electronic effects person. Individual members and the number of musicians vary because of the flexibility necessary in travelling with such a large band. Tim DeLaughter is musical director and contributes lead vocals, as well as keyboards, guitar, and percussion.

£17.50 adv

Age 14+

Tickets on-sale 9am Friday 31st January:

Bristol Ticket Shop / 0117 929 9008

The band have reverted back to their original moniker from We Are Augustines in time for the release of their second LP on February 3rd via Votiv/Caroline International.

“This was us moving on together,” drummer Rob Allen says of the record. “It was wonderful to come through the other end and record a new record. It was a huge accomplishment and it looks towards a brighter future for us all.”

The tour continues in Glasgow on April 11th, and has an already sold out show at the London Koko due up on April 14th.

They take a breather for a couple of weeks before resuming the tour in Sheffield on May 10th, and bring the curtain down for a final time in Birmingham six days later.

Tickets £12 adv + BF

Available from: Bristol Ticket Shop / 0117 929 9008

Therapy? are very pleased to announce a short UK run of shows in April 2014 to celebrate the 20th(!!) anniversary of “Troublegum” and to coincide with a 3-disc Universal Records re-issue. The set on the night will feature that album plus a host of other musical treats from round that era of the bands recording career (B-sides plus “Short Sharp Shock”, “Face The Strange”, “Opal Mantra” Ep tracks etc). As well as the recent release of a career spanning boxset the band are currently working on a new studio album due for release late 2014.

Tickets: £17.50adv | Ages 14+

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Gigantic

Bristol Ticket Shop / 0117 929 9008

Ticketweb

SMITH & MIGHTY (2 hour set)

PEV B2B ASUSU (2 hour set)

YOUNG ECHO feat: jabu / el kid / vessel / rider shafique / killing sound

GILLY

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We are also very happy to announce an exhibition from Alberto Seveso

Tickets £10 adv

or £20 if bought combined with our Launch event: Adrian Utley Guitar Orchestra: Terry Riley's 'In C'

Tickets on sale 9am Thursday 23rd January

/ 0117 929 9008

IDLE HANDS