Ritual Union Bristol 2024

With a line-up bristling with breaking acts, exclusive sets, and established live favourites, all hosted within one of the UK's most vital musical cities; Ritual Union will make its feverishly anticipated return to Bristol on the 23^rd of  March.

Participating venues will include familiar Nelson Street favourites, SWX, Rough Trade and Strange Brew, with the exciting addition of The Island joining for the first time this year.

Note: 14+ only.

Line-up

Confirmed  acts include co-headliners Dream Wife (pictured) and Liz Lawrence, alongside prime supporting slots from the likes of Do Nothing, Widowspeak, Cheekface, William Doyle and Das Koolies. Elsewhere, mouthwatering exclusives include Martin Newell AKA The Cleaners From Venus, plus a reunion show set for the recently reformed Brooklyn band Cende.

Also confirmed are Katie Malco, Mary In The Junkyard, Holiday Ghosts, Japanese Television, The Itch, Chalk, Masca, Welly, The New Eves, Febueder, Ebbb, pencil, Van Houten, Ellur, Amy May Ellis, Half Happy, Callinsick, Slate, Handcuff, Oslo Twins, Mould, Bert Ussher, Eva May, plus returning RU favourites Knives , Sam Akpro, OVLOV, Garden Centre, MM’99, PEM, Minor Conflict, and Maruja.

Local tastemakers Spinny Nights will also return for 2024, delivering a curated platter of avant-garde leaning artists that range across electronic, industrial, slow-core and straight-up pop. First wave names include their latest signing BUFFEE, plus Damefrisør, The New Eves, Pearling, ThisisDA, JÆD, Arcadia Planitia Five-a-Side Football Team and Dead Space Chamber Music.

The full list of artists confirmed to appear at Ritual Union 2024 are as follows:

DREAM WIFE, LIZ LAWRENCE, DO NOTHING, WIDOWSPEAK, SAM AKPRO, OVLOV, CHEEKFACE, THE CLEANERS FROM VENUS, CENDE, CHALK, DAS KOOLIES, GARDEN CENTRE, HOLIDAY GHOSTS, VAN HOUTEN, KATIE MALCO, THE ITCH, EVA MAY, MARUJA, MARY IN THE JUNKYARD, WILLIAM DOYLE, AMY MAY ELLIS, ARCADIA PLANITIA FIVE-A-SIDE FOOTBALL TEAM, BERT USSHER , BUFFEE, CALLINSICK, DAMEFRISØR, DEAD SPACE CHAMBER MUSIC, EBBB, ELLUR, FEBUEDER, HALF HAPPY, HANDCUFF, JÆD, JAPANESE TELEVISION, KNIVES, MASCA, MINOR CONFLICT,  MM'99, MOULD, OSLO TWINS, PEARLING, PEM, PENCIL, SLATE, THE NEW EVES, THISISDA, WELLY

 

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This event does not have camping but there are a number of hotels, hostels and guest houses in the area.

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