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Preview: Knee Deep 2018
Small, understated and with a strong reputation for showcasing the finest up and coming talent, Knee Deep might just be Cornwall’s best kept festival secret.
After a fallow year, the non-profit celebration of music and arts returns for its seventh instalment on Friday, August 31 – Saturday, September 1, with a stellar lineup that includes The Magic Gang, new jazz talents Tenderlonious & Emma-Jean Thackray, and Glaswegian art-pop duo Free Love (FKA Happy Meals).
There will a strong Bristol contingent represented at the secluded Cornish location for 2018, including Banofee Pies, Harvey Causon, Rhythm Sister and a Noods Radio takeover, featuring Chukwudi, Jake Amos, DJ 2 Button, Cleyra, Femke.
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On top of all that, an Eminent takeover will feature Kayne The Hermit, Zobol, Tramma, Yushh & Hywel Gregory.
Knee Deep returns this weekend after a fallow year. Photo by Dom Moore
Knee Deep organisers are also expanding the spoken word, poetry and workshop offering this year, with the likes of Bristol’s recent National Poetry Slam Champion Solomon O.B taking to the stage, as well as British-born Cypriot and award-winning poet, writer and publisher Anthony Anaxagorou and South West poet, performer & painter Jackie Juno.
The collaboration with Plymouth College of Art continues with drop-in short-course sessions on illustration, pottery, letterpress and more.
Kate Tempest at Knee Deep 2014. Photo by Chris Trevena
Started by a bunch of school friends with a love of music, the festival has built up a reputation for picking future music stars, with previous acts including Wolf Alice, Drenge, Glass Animals, Kate Tempest, Swim Deep, George Ezra, Willy Mason, Tourist, Koreless, and Lone.
With a capacity of just 1,000 and no corporate branding, the friendly two-day festival offers a host of daytime activities – from pasty making to interactive art, plus live music, followed by late night parties with world-class DJs.
Dream Wife on the main stage at Knee Deep 2016. Photo by Dom Moore
Morning yoga at Knee Deep 2016. Photo by Dom Moore
The event is open to all ages, with children aged 12 or under going free. Tickets are available at: www.tickettailor.com/events/kd18/147255.
Main photo by Dom Moore
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