Forwards Festival

• Theatre / Best of 2023

  The best of Bristol’s culture in 2023

  Bristol24/7’s writers round up their cultural highlights of the year

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• Reviews / Forwards Festival

  Review: Forwards Festival 2023 (Saturday), the Downs – ‘One of a kind’

  Aphex Twin, Arlo Parks and Primal Scream topped the lineup for the second day of the festival

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• Reviews / Forwards Festival

  Review: Forwards Festival 2023 (Friday), the Downs – ‘The party of the year’

  Thousands came to watch Erykah Badu, Confidence Man and more for day one of the weekend festival

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• Features / Forwards Festival

  The best of Bristol: Acts to watch at 2023’s Forwards Festival

  We roundup some of the Bristol artists you need to watch at this year's event

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• Music / Feature

  Marla Kether on jamming with Ezra Collective, touring with Loyle Carner and the release of her debut EP

  The bassist, producer and DJ is currently signed to Saffron Records

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• Music / preview

  Preview: Forwards Festival

  The festival aims to bring about lasting positive change through their two day live event

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• Music / Feature

  ‘Silence is violence; voices have to be heard’: Antonia Cross on the importance of open discussions at festivals

  We chat to the project leader of The Information stage at Team Love ahead of Forwards Festival

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• News / Forwards Festival

  Forwards Festival announce Information stage lineup

  Leading UK disruptors, artists, writers and social innovators will take to the stage

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