The Downs Festival is a (usually) two day arts festival which takes place annually on the Downs in Bristol, England. The first event was held on September 4, 2016 with the headliner being the Bristol-based trip-hop band Massive Attack.
2016 was the inception of what is now known as The Downs Festival. This event had the trip-hop band Massive Attack headlining, with other acts including Primal Scream, Skepta and Savages. This year was also plagued by inclement weather, with there being a torrential downpour for most of the day - this has been described as "the foulest weather I have ever encountered outside of a sci-fi film" by a reviewer.[1]
2017edit
The headliner for 2017 was the British rock band Elbow. Other acts for this year included De La Soul, Mike Skinner, and Seasick Steve. This time round, the weather proved to be much more promising, with "a colourful helter skelter" and "acres of food vans".[2]
2018edit
This year held Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (and Paul Weller), The Heavy, Goldie, and Basement Jaxx. This year, there were problems with queuing for toilets and adequate bins, as one attendee would describe it as "this event took the form of lining up for the bogs (that and bin-dodging, as the carpet of crushed, crunching cans underfoot)"[3]
2019edit
Fontaines D.C performing on the main stage at The Downs.
The most recent occurrence of the festival was during the final weekend of August 2019. This year saw the Bristol-based punk rock band IDLES and Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C., with Lauryn Hill and Grace Jones headlining the Saturday night. Other acts included Heavy Lungs on the Information Stage joined by DITZ, Talk Show and Milo's Planes.
Referencesedit
^Cymru, The Sprout / ProMo (28 September 2016). "Review: Massive Attack – The Downs 2016". TheSprout. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^"Review // The Downs Festival: Bristol has never sounded better". NITELIFE. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^Kean, Jon (9 September 2018). "THE DOWNS FESTIVAL | LIVE REVIEW & PHOTOSET". Retrieved 2 February 2021.
December 14, 2023
downs, festival, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Downs Festival news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Downs Festival is a usually two day arts festival which takes place annually on the Downs in Bristol England The first event was held on September 4 2016 with the headliner being the Bristol based trip hop band Massive Attack The Downs FestivalDate s Late August Early SeptemberFrequencyannuallyLocation s The Downs BristolInauguratedSeptember 4 2016Previous eventSeptember 3 5 2021 with Love Saves The Day Attendance20 000 30 000 estimated Websitethedownsbristol wbr comOver the years it has hosted the likes of Elbow Groove Armada Noel Gallagher s High Flying Birds and IDLES Contents 1 History 1 1 2016 1 2 2017 1 3 2018 1 4 2019 2 ReferencesHistory edit2016 edit 2016 was the inception of what is now known as The Downs Festival This event had the trip hop band Massive Attack headlining with other acts including Primal Scream Skepta and Savages This year was also plagued by inclement weather with there being a torrential downpour for most of the day this has been described as the foulest weather I have ever encountered outside of a sci fi film by a reviewer 1 2017 edit The headliner for 2017 was the British rock band Elbow Other acts for this year included De La Soul Mike Skinner and Seasick Steve This time round the weather proved to be much more promising with a colourful helter skelter and acres of food vans 2 2018 edit This year held Noel Gallagher s High Flying Birds and Paul Weller The Heavy Goldie and Basement Jaxx This year there were problems with queuing for toilets and adequate bins as one attendee would describe it as this event took the form of lining up for the bogs that and bin dodging as the carpet of crushed crunching cans underfoot 3 2019 edit nbsp Fontaines D C performing on the main stage at The Downs The most recent occurrence of the festival was during the final weekend of August 2019 This year saw the Bristol based punk rock band IDLES and Irish post punk band Fontaines D C with Lauryn Hill and Grace Jones headlining the Saturday night Other acts included Heavy Lungs on the Information Stage joined by DITZ Talk Show and Milo s Planes References edit Cymru The Sprout ProMo 28 September 2016 Review Massive Attack The Downs 2016 TheSprout Retrieved 2 February 2021 Review The Downs Festival Bristol has never sounded better NITELIFE 12 September 2017 Retrieved 2 February 2021 Kean Jon 9 September 2018 THE DOWNS FESTIVAL LIVE REVIEW amp PHOTOSET Retrieved 2 February 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Downs Festival amp oldid 1185004561, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
