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Fatboy Slim to headline Love Saves the Day 2023
Last seen in Bristol playing out of the back of a van with Eats Everything in the Lakota car park, one of the world’s foremost superstar DJs has been revealed to be one of the headliners of Love Saves the Day 2023.
The festival returns to to Ashton Court for two days of live music across nine stages over the weekend of May 27 and 28.
Fatboy Slim will be headlining the main stage on Saturday evening, with other big names announced for the Saturday so far including Andy C, Nia Archives, Kelis and Piri.
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On Sunday, the solo project of Olly Alexander, Years & Years, is top of the bill. Other acts on the main stage on day two of the festival include Folamour and SG Lewis.
A new stage for 2023 will be The Big Top, which is being taken over on opening night by electronic DJ and producer duo Hybrid Minds and MC Tempza.
The new stage will see jungle and drum’n’bass collective, RUN, hosting throughout the day on the Saturday. Curating a special lineup, acts playing across the weekend include Koven, Sub Focus b2b Dimension, Four Tet, Overmono and Eliza Rose.
The Brouhaha Stage will be hosted by Bristol-based event promoters, The Blast, on Sunday. Headlining the stage will be Shy FX with support from Clipz With Dread MC, and Kings of the Rollers ft Inja.
The Paradiso stage will see the atmospheric Mall Grab and Kettama performing, as well as Salute – giving an eclectic mix of electro, pop and gospel.
Returning to Bristol, Surusinghe will bend genres with her experimental style of electro dance, bringing her own personal sound inspired by the rave scene.
Love Saves the Day founder, Tom Paine, said: “Love Saves the Day has become such a staple in the festival calendar and we can’t wait to bring it back for 2023.
“We’ve got one of our strongest lineups we’ve ever had with some of the top drum’n’bass artists on the scene. Andy C and Hybrid Minds are some of the most iconic figures in global dance music and it’s going to be a highlight of the festival.”
Tickets are now on sale from www.seetickets.com/event/love-saves-the-day/ashton-court/
Main photo: Fatboy Slim
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