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    Matmos, Why?, Rachel Unthank and more for urban Venn festival

    planetariums, ice rinks, skate parks amongst Bristol venues

    published: Thu 6th Mar 2008

    Rachel Unthank & the Winterset

    to
    various venues in Stokes Croft, Bristol, Avon, England MAP
    limited number of three day passes available for £28
    last updated: Thu 29th May 2008

    Bristol's Venn Festival has confirmed the first acts for the four day multi-venue event which will take place in planetariums, ice rinks, skate parks and other unusual spots around the city, as Venn maintains its resolve to find fun new ways to twist the urban festival format.

    The early announcements are Bjork collaborators Matmos, psychedelic rock/poetical hip hop mongrels Why?, new folkers Rachel Unthank & The Winterset, club-dub maestro Moritz von Oswald, and Phil Minton's 'Century FC' an ambitious, specially commissioned one-off project involving maverick vocal improviser Phil Minton and a 100-strong civilian choir.

    There are more acts confirmed as joining the bill, they are Olo Worms, Sunburned Hand Of The Man, Murcof, Errorsmith, Fuck Buttons, Infinite Livez vs Stade, Skeletons and The Kings of All Cities, The Blessing, Snorkel, Afrikan Boy, Chik Budo, The Fungus Moth, John Wall, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Le Volume Courbe, Peverelist, Munch Munch, MoHa, Hauschka, One More Grain, Tractor, and October with many, many more expected to be added in the coming months.

    Venn Festival which takes place from Thursday the 5th until Sunday the 8th June at various venues in Stokes Croft, Bristol, Avon.

    Expect a round-the-clock programme of diverse gigs, sessions, workshops and broadcasts, taking place inside and out. The festival usually makes use of a wide range of small and medium sized venues, workspaces, empty shops and larger public spaces throughout the Stokes Croft district.

    Rachel Unthank & the Winterset

    to
    various venues in Stokes Croft, Bristol, Avon, England MAP
    limited number of three day passes available for £28
    last updated: Thu 29th May 2008


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