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Tricky to join Massive Attack at all-dayer
Tricky and Young Fathers will feature on stage alongside Massive Attack at their huge homecoming gig on the Downs next month.
The headline act is only the culmination of a full day of entertainment that begins at 1pm on Saturday, September 3, with Kate Tempest also revealed to be appearing on a spoken word stage.
Tricky collaborated with Massive Attack on their early releases and they have recently begun making music together again. Young Fathers are also recent Massive Attack collaborators and former Mercury prize winners.
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The Information Stage will host talks themed on how people use their chosen form of communications to raise awareness of social issues.
Speakers for this area include musician and novelist Kate Tempest, Aardman’s creative director of digital Dan Efergan, Syrian refugee Hassan Akkad and founder of anti-food waste campaign Skipchen, Sam Joseph.
Here is the full lineup:
Main Stage
2115 – 2245: Massive Attack ft. Tricky and Young Fathers
1930 – 2030: Primal Scream
1800 – 1900: Skepta
1630 – 1730: Savages
1500 – 1600: Khruangbin
1400 – 1445: DJ
Second Stage
2000 – 2100: DJ Krust
1900 – 2000: Sam Binga
1800 – 1900: Pinch
1700 – 1800: Smith and Mighty
1600 – 1700: Bristol Hi-Fi
1430 – 1600: Stryda
1300 – 1430: Idle Hands
The Information Stage
1900 – 1930: Giles Duley
1830 – 1900: Vivienne Westwood (via video) and Allan Jeffery
1800 – 1830: Anthony Tombling Jr
1700 – 1800: Kate Tempest
1630 – 1700: Hassan Akkad
1600 – 1630: Sam Joseph
1530 – 1600: Dan Efergen
1500 – 1600: Lliana Bird
Festival organiser Tome Paine said: “Alongside a strong music offering, we wanted to provide an area where issues can be explained and discussed, offering a platform for speakers, artists, journalists, writes, activists and anyone else for that matter with something to say on current affairs to voice that opinion.
Doors for the one day festival will open at 1pm on Saturday, September 3.
Attendees are warned that there will be no parking in or around the Downs for the event. In a drive to increase sustainability and ease traffic ticket holders are being urged to travel on either public transport or event buses.