Local artist Elly is a performer writing songs for both her voice and her harp. Her second time performing at the festival will be on our Bloom stage. An incredible singer and harpist, Elly fuses a wide variety of styles to create a wholly unique blend of alternative/indie, soul and folk, inspired by the likes…
Brighton-based singer-songwriter Molly Rose is fast becoming one of the most compelling new voices on the UK country scene. With a sound that blends heartfelt storytelling and modern Americana textures, she brings a fresh energy to the genre while staying true to its roots. Her coastal upbringing has shaped her music with a sense of…
Folk music sprinkled with strong female harmonies connecting us with the natural world around us. Travelling in our vans is such an integral part of our life experience and many of the lyrics are inspired from our adventures on the road.
Local legend and festival resident DJ Rafiki will close the festival with his annual set. One of the most truly gifted DJ’s around, Rafiki blends high-tempo house with African rhythms all doused with a sprinkle of love and joy.
Tru Thoughts isn’t just a name on a poster — it’s a British independent institution. Born in Brighton in the late ’90s, Tru Thoughts built a reputation for championing the sounds that sit between the cracks: broken beat, funk, soul, jazz, hip-hop, Afro-inspired rhythms and leftfield electronic music. It’s a label and a community that has always…
Prince Fatty is one of the UK’s great modern dub characters: a producer, engineer and musician who’s built a cult following by doing things the proper way — tape warmth, spring reverb, deep bass, and mixes that feel like they’re physically moving the air around you. Based in Brighton, he’s made his name by channeling the spirit…
Ibibio Sound Machine are one of the most compelling and forward-thinking bands emerging from the UK scene – a genre-defying afro-futurist collective blending West African rhythms, electronic textures, disco, post-punk and global club energy into a sound that’s as powerful on record as it is explosive live. Formed in London in 2013 around the magnetic…
Formed in London, UK, Heatwave are a funk/disco group who came into international success in the mid-70s and 80s, known for the hits, “Boogie Nights,” “Always and Forever” and “The Groove Line.” The band came together initially when Germany based active serving American serviceman, Johnnie Wilder, formed his band ‘Johnnie Wilder’s Chicago Heatwave’. Rod Temperton…
Rollermania comes to the forest Get ready for the kind of set that turns a field of strangers into one big, laughing, singing, arm-in-arm crowd. Bay City Rollers weren’t just a band — they were a phenomenon. Bursting out of Edinburgh in the early ’70s, they became the tartan-clad heartbeat of pop culture, sparking full-blown “Rollermania” with huge hooks,…
Modern soul with a heartbeat, built for forest evenings A UK soul singer, songwriter and producer with serious pedigree, Sam has spent the last few years becoming one of the most talked-about voices in contemporary British soul. His debut album Breathe (2021) introduced a sound that’s smooth, intimate and emotionally direct — and when “Traingazing” took off, it confirmed…
