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More than 60 Bristol artists to play at Beacon’s reopening party
The full lineup has now been released for the Bristol Beacon’s reopening party taking place from 11am to 2am on Saturday, December 2.
The Housewarming – a free-to-attend celebration – will feature an all-Bristol lineup of well-known names, festival favourites, emerging talents, and members of the Beacon’s schools and community programmes.
Put together in collaboration with a community advisory group, the Housewarming will take over all four of the venue’s spaces: Beacon Hall, Lantern Hall, the Cellars and Bridgehouse – the new name for the foyer.
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Beacon artistic director, Todd Wills, said: “With the reopening of Bristol Beacon getting closer and closer, we can’t wait to showcase the amazing talents we have right here on our doorstep at The Housewarming.
“This is the first time the public will be able to explore all of our incredible new performance spaces.
“From the initial call out for artists and the selection from our advisory board, we’ve gone to great lengths to ensure that every corner of Bristol’s brilliant creative scene will be celebrated.”
Here is the full lineup:
- Afro Leana
- AUGUST
- Ayahuasca Dance Group
- B3nji
- Badliana
- Baila La Cumbia
- Bristol Ballroom Community
- Bristol Beacon Youth Ensembles & Community Groups
- BDP Creative Communities: Recovery Orchestra & Rising Voices Choir
- Bristol Reggae Orchestra & Windrush Choir
- Bruce (DJ Set)
- BUFFEE
- Chikaya
- Da Fuchaman & his Fireblaze band
- DJ Jemz ft Bandyt
- Doreen Doreen
- Dreamz
- Elles Bailey
- Fantasy Orchestra
- Funk Supreme
- ICHI
- Ishmael Ensemble
- Javeon & Operate
- Jay0117
- Joe Yorke
- John Stapleton
- Josephine Gyasi
- Knives
- Kray-Z Legz
- Krust
- Lady Nade
- Lawi Anywar
- Liana Sene
- Mallavora
- Mariachi Wey
- Melissa Fear
- Misfits Theatre Company
- Monica Wat
- Queen Bee
- RSVP Bhangra
- Sanity
- She is El Capo
- Simon Panrucker
- Sisters of Swing
- Solomon OB & Deems Experiment
- SPICYIVY
- Suntou Susso
- The Yard Woman
- Tlya X An
- Travelling Light Youth Theatre
- U-Can-Lele
- Up, Bustle & Out
- Vilk Collective
- Whiske XMP
- x-o1
- xyzelle
- Young City Poets: Altoma Elwasila & Nara Pring
- Yusuf Suave
Main photo: Bristol Reggae Orchestra & Windrush Choir
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