Jamie xx to headline Simple Things Festival

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  • Chris Clark, The Correspondents and Floating Points also announced for the debut Bristol festival.
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  • Jamie xx will headline the Simple Things festival, taking place on May 1st in Bristol. Spread across three different venues, Simple Things is a new festival from the people behind Colours, No Need to Shout, 580 Collective and Adventures in The Beetroot Field, amongst other events. It takes in several different genres, including hip hop, funk, dubstep and a few things in between. Most of the action takes place at The Space and The Old Firestation, the latter of which encompasses an ex-fire station, two police headquarters and a courtyard with a fire tower in it. Organisers are keeping their hands close to their chest about the final 800-capacity arena, with details due to be announced the day of the event. As his name suggests, Jamie xx is a member of the Mercury winning band, The xx. He made a name for himself with remixes for artists like Florence + The Machine, Jack Penate and Glasser, as well through as his own production. Warp Record's raspy-voiced Gonjasufi will play as well, bringing his unique take on hip hop to Bristol with a six-piece band. Also confirmed is Eglo Records boss Floating Points, who is known for his unique deep house and future garage blends. Chai Wallahs' stage will host electro-swing outfit The Correspondents, plus Babyhead, The Nextmen, Yes Sir Boss, First Degree Burns and Sheelanagig amongst others. More than 20 artists populate the other stages throughout the day, including Chris Clark, Bibio, Jon Hopkins, Daedelus and Fantastic Mr Fox.

    • Sun, May 1, 2011

      Simple Things Festival - Bristol

      Jamie xx, Gonjasufi, Floating Points, Bibio, Jon Hopkins, Fantastic Mr Fox, Daedelus, Duffstep, Anika, Microburst, The Kelly Twins, Fata, The Nextmen, Zoon van snooK, Zero 7, Pardon My French
      Bristol
      Location
      TBA - Bristol
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      297
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