6 Music Festival is coming to Bristol

Bristol 24/7 , December 15, 2015

Tricky, Roni Size and Primal Scream are some of the first acts confirmed to be playing at the 6 Music Festival when it comes to Bristol next year.

The annual festival will take over multiple venues across the city from February 12 to 14 and be accompanied by daytime happenings including spoken word, poetry and performance events.

BBC Radio 6 Music presenter Mary Anne Hobbs (pictured above) said: "The 6 Music Festival is such a special event because it brings all the elements of what we do as a digital radio station into a physical space; the artists, the whole of the station's staff and presenters, and of course our wonderful listeners.

"This year, the festival is coming to Bristol, a place where music is such a primary element of the DNA of the city. It’s going to be a truly unforgettable experience."

Hobbs launched the festival alongside fellow presenter Steve Lamacq as 6 Music broadcast live from the Watershed bar on Tuesday afternoon.

The show is due to feature Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie alongside Roni Size, Tricky and two other Bristol acts confirmed so far for the festival, Beak and The Blue Aeroplanes. Graffiti artists Cheo, Inkie and Cosmo Sarson are also scheduled to feature in the show.

DJ Pinch is the final Bristol act to be confirmed for February with the full festival lineup and details of how to get tickets to be revealed on January 19.

The festival is now in its third year having previously been to Manchester in 2014 and Tyneside in 2015. Next year's 6 Music Festival in Bristol will take place in venues across the city including Motion, the Colston Hall, O2 Academy, Basement 45 and Trinity.

Lamacq said: "I love getting out of London and going to gigs around the country, so the 6 Music Festival is ideal. Bristol has some fantastic venues - I was there a while back to see a band called The Archie Bronson Outfit and had an excellent night at the Colston Hall so I’m really looking forward to going back there."

He added: "I know the appetite for music is really healthy around the city. I hope people come along and enjoy it."

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More on BBC 6 Music's website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1GwdR20vnssbqb5n3XfvWj2/6-acts-to-whet-your-appetite-for-the-6-music-festival-2016