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Bristol Summer Series 2016 lineup announced
Sigur Rós, James Bay, The Last Shadow Puppets and Catfish and the Bottlemen are the headliners of this year’s Bristol Summer Series, which will be returning to the Lloyds Amphitheatre in June for four evenings of outdoor concerts.
“Bristol Summer Series is going from strength to strength and it’s exciting to be hosting concerts of two current BRIT Award winners,” said Bob Angus, organiser of Bristol Summer Series from Metropolis Music.”
He added: “It’s an eclectic mix to appeal to different audiences and create a really unique concert series for the city.”
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James Bay (June 22) has his own BRIT Awards emoji, while Catfish and the Bottlemen (June 25) won this year’s British Breakthrough Act BRIT Award.
Sigur Rós (June 23) will be returning to Bristol for the first time in nine years, while The Last Shadow Puppets (June 24) featuring Miles Kane of The Rascals and Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys will be playing their first gig in Bristol and one of very few in the UK this year.
Tickets go on general sale on Friday at 10am for the shows, which each have a capacity of 5,000 people and are suitable for a 14+ audience. Options include a VIP experience with access to an exclusive viewing platform, VIP bar area and dining packages with nearby restaurants.
Tickets will be available from Gigsandtours.com, DICE.fm, songkick.com, BristolTicketShop.co.uk, Gigantic.com, Ticketmaster.co.uk and seetickets.com
For more information and the latest announcements, visit www.facebook.com/bristolsummerseries or follow @BSummerSeries on Twitter.
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