Presented by SJM Concerts

14 + under 16s must be accompanied.

**SOLD OUT**

+ The Weather Station

The Mountain Goats formed in 1991. Led by singer, songwriter and the man regarded as the best lyricist in American rock John Darnielle, they have released 15 studio albums since their debut effort in 1994.

John Darnielle was born on March 16th, 1967 in Bloomington, Indiana. At the age of two he lost his birth father, leading him and his mother to relocate to Central California where he grew up with a physically and emotionally abusive step-father. To cope with it he retreated into music and writing in a big way, but found that once high school was over, he couldn’t bring himself to stay in his hometown any longer. He found a job as a psychiatric nurse at the Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk, California and began writing songs on the guitar when he wasn’t working. He started performing live around 1990, and made a valuable friend in the form of Dennis Callaci.

Callaci was the owner of Shrimper Records, and after Darnielle gave him a boombox recorded demo tape of some of his early songs, Callaci released it as Darnielle’s first album “Taboo IV: The Homecoming”. Unwilling to perform under his own name, Darnielle took the moniker The Mountain Goats from the Screamin’ Jay Hawkins song “Yellow Coat” and began to tour with only himself on guitar and his friend Rachel Ware on the bass guitar. In 1991, Darnielle started attending the Pitzeer College in Claremont to study for an English degree, and it was during this time that he started properly focusing on songwriting, becoming renowned for his massively prolific output of songs.

Between 1991 and 1995 he released a large number of cassette’s and seven inch vinyl’s and built up a devoted following because of it. However, once he left college he decided to take his band more seriously and make a go of starting an actual career in music. His debut album proper, “Zopilote Machine”, had been released in 1994, and he spent the rest of the 1990’s building his following into a proper, nationwide fan-base. While the group have never been commercially succesful, they remain one of the most critically acclaimed and respected acts in American indie rock. Darnielle remains as prolific as ever, and has grown into a truly captivating live act to boot. The Mountain Goats are a band to see as soon as possible, and they come highly recommended.

Jesuits: 8.30pm

Velcro Hooks: 7.45pm

The team at Colston Hall bring Ariel Pink the king of pop perversion to Trinity Centre. Across its 17 tracks and 69 minutes, new album pom pom is unfiltered Ariel: a Pied Piper of the absurd, with infectious tales of romance, murder, frog princes and Jell-O. The record sees the Los Angeles native strike it out alone, returning to the solo moniker he has adopted for well over a decade – and this could well be his magnum opus.

Los Angeles-based one-man band and pied-piper of the absurd Ariel Pink’s lo-fi, Baroque music was first discovered by indie group Animal Collective, who began releasing volumes of Ariel Pink home recordings on their Paw Tracks label. 2004’s ‘The Doldrums’ came first, and gained Pink both critical acclaim and a cult following.

Having formed the band Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti in order to bring his recordings to life, he signed with indie label 4AD late in 2009, and the next year released his highest-selling record to date, ‘Before Today’. His 2014 release, ‘Pom Pom’, saw Pink return to his solo moniker, and features songs written with 60s novelty record producer and musician, Kim Fowley.

Ariel Pink began songwriting at the age of ten, with early influences deriving from pop acts such as Hall & Oates, Michael Jackson, 10cc, Fleetwood Mac, and David Bowie. After a stint studying visual art at the California Institute of the Arts,Pink switched his artistic focus to songcraft for good.

The World On One Street

Music line-up

- 47SOUL
- Batch Gueye Band
- The Scribes
- Linda B & The Tornados
- Sasha Steppa b2b Bliss Zion
- Area Boys

Click here for more information about our programme

Headlining the event we have 47 Soul bringing us eclectic sounds of Arabic dabke, incorporating street music of Palestine, Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon. We're looking for musicians representative of the local community so get in touch if you are interested in performing!

As part of the event, there will also be a range of 'Get Active' workshops for people to get involved in, with themes including Sport & Fitness, Science & Nature and Art & Craft.

Plus, join in with our exciting World Record attempt for the World's Largest Samba Dance!

We're looking for people interested in having a stall at the event, in keeping with our theme 'The World On One Street'. Click here for more information about stalls.

We're looking for volunteers to help us deliver the event on the day, so why not register your interest and help us to make sure we deliver an event that the community can be proud of! Click here for more info about volunteering.

We are very proud to deliver the next chapter of Teachings! Featuring for the first time in Bristol; the son of the legendary Augustus Pablo none other than...

Addis Pablo and the Suns of Dub
live & direct from Kingston, Jamaica

They shall be performing on Bristol's very own
Negus Melody Sound System

Come and witness the next generation of Jamaican dubwise!

+ Ratking

Far skilled beyond his years, Odd Future's Earl Sweatshirt is arguably the main reason the group was catapulted to global demand back in 2010. With impeccable wordplay, dense rhythms and effortless melodies layered in humbling texture, it's crazy to think Earl Sweatshirt has just turned 21. On his Chum LP, the OFWGKTA trophy piece displays grade-A lyricism in brilliantly dark fashion that you'd only associate with hip-hop's elite. With talent so boisterous and music so innovative, it's scary to think the course Earl Sweatshirt is on right now. On 2nd June he headlines The Trinity Centre in Bristol, you know what to do.

Presented by Metropolis and Live Nation.

This is a 14+ event. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

On-sale Friday 13th, March 9am

+ Support from Kaleida

Former lead singer of the very successful indie-dance group Moloko, Murphy's solo material breaks away from the traditional Moloko sound to become a bit more electro and funked up, but at the same time, her songs are often chill-out material.

With a haunting but beautiful voice, Roisin's unusual vocals carry the trippy sound of her solo material whilst putting her own inimitable style on every single song that she writes and produces.

Set times: Kaleida 8pm / Róisín Murphy 9pm

This event has sold very fast and there will be no tickets available on the door.

It's Bristol Cider & Sausage Festival's 5th birthday, so it's going to be a big one! And this year it’s at Trinity!

As ever, there will be over 40 varieties of the new season’s very best cider and perry on offer, plus cider-fuelled music, a cider-themed BBQ, and lots of cider prizes to be won.

Plus, this year, we’re holding a competition to find the best sausage in Bristol!

The two events are split into afternoon (12-6) and evening (7-12) sessions. The afternoons are more relaxed whereas the evenings are all about dancing!

More details to follow plus all the bands etc but don’t hang about getting your tickets because they always sell out!

Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd May

After a successful period touring the US in 2012, 'Ott & The All Seeing I' return to their homeland to bring you some intimate UK shows. Having spent much of the last year in the studio perfecting their forthcoming album, the time is right to take it out the studio and onto the stage. Don't miss out on the chance to see these debut live shows, you wont be short changed. Grab your tickets quickly for this intimate debut UK show.

Support to be announced.

Don't expect any Psytrance ;)

Tickets:
1st Tier: SOLD OUT!!!
2nd tier: 100 tickets at £23 plus booking fee.
Final release: 350 at £25 plus booking fee.

Tickets will be strictly limited to 500. Sold out is sold out.

This won't be your run of the mill gig. Planet Shroom will be pulling out the stops on production.

Age limit 18+

+ support from Jim Evans

C.W Stoneking, a musician who draws influence from pre-war blues, jazz, 1920s calypso, folklore, and personal experience to produce his unique original songs. He accompanies himself with National Reso-Phonic guitar and tenor banjo, and with his amazing brass band the 'Primitive Horn Orchestra'. Stoneking's songs range in style from lonesome field holler blues, to hokum blues duets, to full blown jungle epics.

Visiting the Trinity Centre again we expect more elaborate stories in amongst his excellent music.

CW Stoneking 9pm / Jim Evans 8pm

Saint Raymond **

Swim Deep**

Hudson Taylor // Best Coast** // Fat White Family** // The Wytches** 

Prides // Laura Doggett  //  Honeyblood  //  Hinds**  //  Josef Salvat

Alex Burey / Alfie Connor / The Amazons / April Towers / Cairobi / Cymbals Eat Guitars / Delamere / Flesh / Francisco The Man / The Griswolds / Holy Holy / The Hotelier / Laurel / Little May / Man Made / Menace Beach / Model Aeroplanes / Neon Waltz / Oscar and the Wolf / Pixel Fix / Pretty Vicious / REMI / The Riptide Movement / Racing Glaciers / Single Mothers / Sugarmen / Tei Shi / VANT / VÉRITÉ / Vitamin / Walking on Cars

More Bristol Bands announced!

Alex Lipinski Band / Aztecs / Bad News / Bad Sounds / Boa / Brockley Forest / Caravaggio / Confectionery / Ed Penfold / Ema Sierra / Emi Mcdade / Fenne lily / Flower Fellow / Foreign Affairs / Forgery lit / Fossette / Hanging Tree / Harriet Rock / High Climbers / Joe Probert / Karma Repair Kit / Liberto Wolf / Little Dusty / Natalie Holmes / New Palace Talkies / Nicholson Heal Band / October Drift / Robin Mitchell’s Featherweight Soul / Rozelle / Sam Brockington / Saskia Maxwell / Sienna Chorus / Something Anorak / Sons / Tamu Massif / The Blunderbuss Press / The Death of Pop / The Jesuits / The Rupees / The Travis Waltons / Twin Falls / White Parker / Why We Love

At Bristol O2 Academy, Thekla, The Fleece, The Exchange, The Louisiana, Trinity Centre, Start the Bus, The Birdcage

(** indicates guaranteed 14+, under 18s will only have access to o2 Academy and Trinity)

Winner of ‘Best Metropolitan Festival’ at UK Festival Awards 2013
'Dot to Dot offers a unique experience for festival-goers and artists alike’ – efestivals
‘With a stunning bill and venues within yards of one another we’ll leave you to join the dots’ - Clash

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. 2015 marks the festival’s 10th year and will see it returning to Manchester, Bristol and Nottingham from the 22nd to 24th May. Dot To Dot’s ever eclectic line-up is set to make this landmark year the biggest and best in the festival’s history.

With lots of exciting announcements to follow, this is just the first wave of artists to play this year’s Festival:

Following a stand out set at last year’s festival, headlining this year’s festival will be Saint Raymond, Nottingham’s latest success story. It’s been an incredible year for the singer-songwriter, which has seen him embark on an arena tour with Ed Sheeran as well as a take on a sell-out headline tour of his own. Twenty-one year old Rae Morris also joins the festival in Manchester and Nottingham following a sold out UK tour and top 10 critically acclaimed album “Unguarded’. Irish pop folk duo Hudson Taylor, comprising of brothers Harry and Alfie join the bill, along with The Wytches who bring their blend of critically acclaimed surf-psych to the festival. Also joining Dot To Dot 2015 are Canadian punk-rock band Single Mothers and New York based indie-rockers, Cymbals Eat Guitars.

Glaswegian duo Honeyblood bring their brand of grunge-pop to the festival alongside the folk infused Haim-esque harmonies from Australian trio Little May and Hinds (formerly known as Deers), the garage rock up and comers from Madrid. Laura Doggett (whose music you may recognise from ITV Series Broadchurch) will also perform with her distinctive soulful sound along with the hotly tipped pop fuzz of Menace Beach. Further along the line up, Dot To Dot fans can expect to hear sensual R&B pop courtesy of Brooklyn based singer Tei Shi, atmospheric indie sounds from Racing Glaciers and 4-piece Welsh rock band Pretty Vicious who’ll perform their angsty anthems at the Bristol and Nottingham dates. The full line-up also features Alex Burey’s tenderly emotional pop music, the ‘80s infused electro pop of April Towers and the playful bohemian indie tunes of Vitamin as well as many, many more incredible acts yet to be announced!

Dot To Dot Organiser Anton Lockwood (of DHP Family) said: ‘We’re very excited to be celebrating our 10th birthday here at Dot To Dot and can’t wait to bring the festival back to Manchester, Bristol and Nottingham! We’re proud of the reputation we’ve developed over the last 10 years for promoting new, up and coming talent by giving artists their first chance in front of a festival crowd, and this year’s line-up is no different. Having seen so many previous Dot To Dot artists become huge successes in recent years
we can’t wait to watch some of the emerging talent that the music scene has to offer at this year’s festival. This announcement is only the start of it!’

Previous Dot to Dot line-ups have seen performances from The xx, Mumford and Sons, The 1975, London Grammar, Jake Bugg, SBTKRT, The Cribs, Peace and many, many more. With the emphasis on showcasing the hottest new talent on the planet, there will be lots more exciting additions to be announced for Dot To Dot’s 2015 line-up.

Make sure you keep checking www.dottodotfestival.co.uk/ for all the latest news and ticket info.
www.facebook.com/dottodotfestival
www.twitter.com/d2dbristol
www.instagram/d2dfest

+ Support from Bellatrix vs Maggie Nichols

Kassia Zermon aka 'Bunty' is a unique force best known for pioneering underground experimental vocal loop shows and fronting UK leading Dub act Resonators. Bunty's distinctive voice and powerful avant-pop orchestra has been compared to FKA Twiggs and Tune-Yards and championed by likes of Rodigan, Mark Lamar and BBC6 taste makers Tom Robinson and Lauren Laverne.

She combines the rawness of early M.I.A with the lyrical espionage of Tom Waits and a voice that can sound as sweet as Ella Fitzgerald (on Acid).

To celebrate the launch of Bunty's new album 'Multimos' (11/14 Beatabet records), she has created a brand new ensemble and dazzling AV live show, which she will be presenting LIVE at Trinity. Join us for an epic audio visual feast, featuring stunning bespoke visuals of VJ metaLuna, performers Poppy Kay and Zoe Padley, megalithic beats from Dave the Machine and an audience choir.

Complete with its own home-made light show, special FX and a lot of helium to suck you into a raucous avant - pop party!

Hard to fit into any box this lady's influences are huge, bringing her Morrocan Londoner roots to create her own blend of raw avant – pop music. She has performed her boundlessly creative live shows at all the main UK festivals including Glastonbury, Bestival,and Secret Garden. Bunty has supported an eclectic mix of acts including Jamie Woon, scroobius pip, Kate tempest and Susheela Raman. She has collaborated with world class beatboxers Dub FX, Shlomo and Beardy man and some of UK's top vocal improvisers such as Maggie Nichols.

Live Bunty uses her synths, toys, ukulele, voice, effects pedals and a mash of real and made-up languages. She whispers, bellows, beatboxes, claps and stamps producing impressive vocal harmonies for her hook heavy tunes.

'Somewhere between a rave, a piece of theatre ,a workshop and a game ...but primarily an awesome pop gig' Rebecca Fiddler, Brighton Dome.

'Ha! We've never had such a visual music show on radio' BBC radio4 Clive Anderson

'...a musical and visual feat' Brighton Digital Festival 2014

'Great Voice' BBC radio 6 Tom Robinson

'Brighton's Rising star' BBC radio 3 Nick Luscombe

Multimos Taster Video

Maggie Nichols has performed internationally for several decades, for instance at the Zürich and the Frankfurt "Canaille" festivals and Moers, Grenoble,Mulhouse, Vancouver and Victoriaville Festivals.

She has also given solo performances at the Moers Music Festival, the Cologne Triennale, and a number of other creative and improvised music festivals. She has worked with a great many improvisers from all over the world including drummer Günter "Baby" Sommer, British musicians,soprano saxophonist Lol Coxhill, guitarist John Russell, Dutch trombonist and violinist Annemarie Roelofs, the Australian Relative Band (with Jim Denley), tuba player Pinguin Moschner, and prolific songwriting bands Loverly and Cats Cradle.

Vocalist Maggie Nicols has been an active participant in the European improvisational community since joining the Spontaneous Music Ensemble in the late '60s. As a co-founder of the Feminist Improvising Group, she has also worked to further women in improvised music, dancing and other creative arts not only by example, but through workshops and extensive collaborating.

Tickets available from:

Bristol Ticket Shop / 0870 44 44 400 or 0117 929 9008

Skiddle / Crack Magazine

Featuring:

Ishan Sound & Ossia / Mankala  / Manushka / Freshly Baked / Bamalam / Chuman / Sceaming' Miss Jackson & The Slap Ya' Mama Big Band / DJ Blindbat / Babylon Samurai

Plus: Pixel Whipped / Drumming Workshops / Kids Workshops / Food / Bar / Stalls

Ishan Sound: We are very happy to announce our headline act for this year. Ishan is one part of Bristol collective Young Echo, who have been pushing things forward over the years. Ishan's sound draws on soundsystem culture for inspiration. The result is a majestic steppers' rhythm.

Mankala: High-Energy Pan-African Coalition Music, directly inspired by elements of Soukous, Township and Afro Beat as well as Rumba, Cumbia, Samba and Reggae. Mankala forges original and joyous roots dance music adding a distinctive and unique style to this rich blend of genres.

Manushka: Bubbling up from the southwest musical melting pot.. Manushka's offbeat vibes are made for moving feet with raucous, rambunctious stomposity! They have supported the likes of Electric Swing Circus & playing Boom Town 2015.

Sceaming' Miss Jackson & The Slap Ya' Mama Big Band: A rambuncious seven-piece featuring guitars, mandolin, harmonica, Banjo, double bass, washboard, and Drums, they’re more eclectic than most, mixing Western Swing, Jug Band blues, Hokum Blues, Ragtime, Cajun, and Roots-of-Country.

Chuman: His music combines rudimentary electronic sounds, notably with the use of a Bontempi drum-machine, with warm funk guitar riffs. He delivers his honesty charged lyrics in a dry and unmistakably Mancunian way. With no intention of stopping anytime soon expect to see Chuman at venues and festivals across the country, Europe, The World, The Universe.

DJ Blindbat: Rock 'n' Roll, Jump Blues, Rockabilly, Surf, R&B, Country and Exotica played on a record player in public.

+ Big Deal

Drenge are an English two-piece grunge / post grunge band based in Castleton in Derbyshire. The band is made up of Eoin Loveless, on guitar and vocals, and his younger brother Rory, on drums. They take their name from the Danish word for "boys", although it is pronounced differently

Last few tickets available from: Ticketweb

Ages – 14 +

Stage times: Big Deal 8.30pm / Drenge 9.30pm