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The Bristol Festival 2008 Line up is here!

The Bristol Festival Community Group (Registered Charity 1124722) is proud to release the full line up for the Bristol Festival 2008.

The Bristol Festival The two day event will be held on September 20th and 21st 2008 at Waterfront Square, the Amphitheatre and various locations around the Bristol City Centre. With a huge range of talent from across the South West of England, the Bristol Festival has something for everyone.

The full line up consists of DJ's, Bands, Musicians, Performers, Dancers, Street Theatre, Short Films, Workshops and much, much more.
We are collaborating with many of the South West's best promoters, community groups, artists and performers to end the summer with a spectacular event on September the 20th and 21st.

This year's festival comes in TWO parts:
"Brizzolfest" is the main event location based in the Amphitheatre and Waterfront Square, both in the centre of Bristol. This is where the main festival buzz will be with stages, tents, workshops, art installations, crazy costumed walkabouts and a whole host of unexpected delights. 11am-10pm both sat and sun.

BRIZZOLFEST LINE UP

PYRAMID STAGE (SAT)

BONES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL
THE KICK INSIDE
MCDOWELL
MANGO FACTORY
THE NATURALS
SYNCHROMYSTICKZ
THE NOVOCAINES
FORMANT
SUBSTATIC

PYRAMID STAGE (SUN)

The Bridge
Rainy and The Dust
Toyface and the Crash! Bang! Boom!
The Wonderfully Courteous Gentlemen
Synkromysticks (craig and kev)
DJ Badeshi
Mad Method
Edenheight
Laid Blak

ACOUSTIC STAGE (SAT)

Programmed by Jelli Records.
www.myspace.com/jellirecords

Gecko
Bashema
Jetking
Jhassi Elliot
Ryan Inglis
The Shrinks
Laienda
Emily Teague
The Hinkley Veltones

ACOUSTIC SUNDAY

Gasworks Singers
Nervous Brothers
Everton
Roger Tarry
Miss Cecily
Bethany Porter
The Wraiths
Ruth Royall
Jane Taylor

MR WOLFS STAGE (SAT)

The famous Mr Wolfs Noodle Bar play host to some of the Southwest's brightest stars throughout
the two days featuring a mixture of ska, indie, hiphop, rock, world music, funk and jazz. The
familiar friendly vibe found in Mr Wolfs bar on St Stephens St on a grander scale, and you can
still enjoy some delicious noodles to keep you going!

PEACHY FARMER
THE JINX
THE DUCKWORTHS
RSVP
THOMAS APLIN AND THE THIEF
LITTLE STAMPEDE
EMILY BREEZE
THE JON E VISTIC EXPERIENCE
TURBOWOLF

MR WOLFS STAGE (SUN)

Barrio Kingdom
The Mandibles
Lets Tea Party
The Lasting Days
Mankala
Bijoumiyo
CCQ
Scuba Roots
Smerins Anti Social Club

THE PUB STAGE LINE UP (SAT)

The Pub is travelling collective creating English pub environments in different locations. They
specialise in the finer points of rural life - Cider making, chainsaw carving, gardening, carpentry,
metal work, and throwing a heavy party.... After having appeared at Bath Fringe, Shangrila at
Glastonbury and Recydrate the West, they come to Bristol festival to offer you the chance to
dance to some exciting south west sounds, drink fine quality local booze, or sit and take in the
best beer garden in Bristol.

THEM BROKES
THE MIGHTY PEAS
DOM COYOTE
BURLY CHASSIS
NUALA AND THE ALCHEMY QUARTET
FIRST DEGREE BURNS
THE GLITZY BAGHAGS

PUB STAGE LINE UP (SUN)

MC Wogan
Hodmadoddery
Lund
DJ Guy (Dub From Atlantis)
Bizali
Dubafix
Yes Sir Boss!!!
DJ Munkee (PRANK/Emergency)
Sicknote
Dr Meaker

CIRCUS AND CABARET (SAT + SUN)

Captain Grimace, Ozmoses, Red Hot Frilly Knickers, Skate Naked and many more!

The circus zone will host some of the most spectacular performers you are ever likely to
witness, including: hula hoop dancers, acrobats, contortionists, jugglers and more with special
performances from Circomedia students. There is also an invisible circus that will pop up in
various locations around the site, to surprise and entertain you with aerial acts, trapeze artists,
human pyramids, Chinese poles and amazing acrobatics! Full line up times will be available in
the pocket programmes on the gate or see www.thebristolfestival.org for latest line up info!

STREETLIFE STAGE (SAT AND SUN)

Parkour (Free Running) workshops will be taking place in Millennium Square, alongside
interactive media games and street dance classes. If you don't feel so active then you can
treat yourself to the red carpet treatment at a movie premiere, in CinecabaGoGo's converted
black taxi cab.

The Red Bull Sugga, pimped to the max with decks and screens, will feature top local DJs,
live MCs, beatboxers, break dancers, hip hop and street dancers, capoerira displays, and all
sorts of other street styles.

Artists include:

BELLATRIX, CARPET FACE AND AUDIBLE, BRAZILLIAN BEATZ DJ'S, DJ VLAD/BALKAN EXPRESS, EWAN. SIR BEANS OBE, JON KENNEDY
HOOZAMI, LAURA - DANCE GROUP, MIDDLEMAN AND SPARKEL BOI, MR LINGO,
POWERCUT, UNTIMELY SOUNDS, VALLEE & VID WARREN

"Rave-on-Avon" is the club night programme and the ticket will gain you entry into 10 different night clubs on Saturday night so you can carry on until the early hours of the morning and experience the best of the regions electronic music scene from drum and bass and dubstep, to house and electro. These tickets are only available in conjunction with Brizzolfest tickets sold to over 18's.

RAVE ON AVON LINE UP (SAT NIGHT CLUB PROGRAMME )

NIGHTCLUBS INCLUDE: THEKLA, BLUE MOUNTAIN, TIMBUK2, THE CROFT, TRINITY, NATIVE, START THE BUS, THE TUBE, WAREHOUSE, MR WOLFS.

ARTISTS FOR RAVE ON AVON:

Crewz & Interface, Dj Die & Dj Krust, In:Sight & Filgoat / Dj Valle & Witness, Mc Texas TBC / MC Jakes TBC Randall, Superior Selectionz, The Insiders, Xample & Junior Blue Lomax, B'Tol and Jagos, Central Spillz, K.Ners, Lowercase, Se Fire, The Vertebrae band, Twizzy, Pinch, Joker, Gemmy, Blazey, Atki2, Wedge, Gatekeeper, Dub boy, Superisk, Neek, Kidkut, Thinking, Tekton Naggar, Wascal, Hyetal MC's, Dread / Central Spillz crew, Dj Format, John Stapleton, Queen Bee, Hundred Strong, Rainy but Funky, Vex Kiddy, Ashowka, Octopussy, Jumaux, Portmanteau, The Gooch (live), The Blast Dj's, Dreadzone Soundsystem, Ironside, Equalisers, Bodysnatchers, Steve Redux, Puffin Jack, sell_by_dave, Dave Kirik, Greg Shaw, Clark Kunt, Nick Fury, Skylatron, Misoh, Donuts Djs, Stereo 8, Munkee, Rob Worth, Weasel, The Kelly Twins, Tele Ruttler and Mulder, Grandpapa Yellaman, Design & Build, DJ Cheeba, DJ Parker (roc star), DJ Task Up, Bustle & Out, (DJ) Meadon, Jody Wisternoff, Jim Rivers, Jamie Anderson + Special Guests TBA, Kraymon, Stuart Wilkinson, Ben Parker, Richard Carnage, Bijoumi, The 45's, Fat Salad, Ben Westbeech, Dj Derek.

More information about this year's new festival can be found at www.thebristolfestival.org.

The Bristol Festival 2008 Line up is here!

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