Sundara Karma announce their biggest headline show to date in September, including The Trinity Centre!
Support from:
Freak
The Night Café
Latest single ‘Loveblood’ was recently unveiled as Annie Mac’s ‘Hottest Record In The World’ on Radio 1. The track follows their ‘In New Music We Trust’ playlisted single ‘A Young Understanding’ and further demonstrates Sundara Karma’s extraordinary ability to build arena sized, widescreen rock songs.
Led by charismatic frontman Oscar Lulu, Sundara Karma are masters at crafting bright, panoramic indie rock whose bruised-heart lyrics deal with young romance and a yearning to escape small town mundanity.
Having spent 2015 firmly establishing themselves as ones-to-catch on the live circuit and festival tents, their captivatingly intense live shows have truly won the hearts of their crowd, building a dedicated cult teenage fan base. They have already completed a string of dates across Europe supporting Wolf Alice, embarked on their own sold out headline UK tour and joined Nothing But Thieves on their April tour. ‘Loveblood’ is sure to be the next step in what is shaping up to be an incredible year for the Reading four-piece, whose eagerly anticipated debut album will be released later in 2016.
Talking about ‘Loveblood’, frontman Oscar Lulu says: “The song is about fate, love and tragedy. A kind of Romeo and Juliet inspired thing. It’s also inspired by Oscar Wilde’s short story ‘Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime’. Mysteries of the unexplained is something that has a huge appeal for me.”
Presented by DHP
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**Weather and Travel update: Please note that this event is still due to go ahead. If you are travelling to the venue by public transport please check travel route updates on First Bus and Great Western Railway websites as some may be disrupted**
Fiesta Bombarda presents - kaleidoscopic collective, Submotion Orchestra, as they bring their entrancing electronic compositions to Bristol.
Formed in Leeds in 2009, the band quickly made a splash on the wider scene. Their live gigs left audiences open- mouthed, and their debut EP on Ranking Records drew a rave reaction from Gilles Peterson. Combining elements of electronic bass music, entrancing vocals, ambient, jazz and dub leaves us unable to compare them to any other group on the scene today. Their unique music is at once delicate and heavy, spacious and dense, highly atmospheric but firmly rooted. Earth-shaking bass and drums combine with lush keyboard and trumpet textures to create the perfect backdrop for the fragile beauty of Ruby Wood’s vocals, and the celestial effects of producer Ruckspin.
Fiesta Bombarda, the original carnival creatives, provide a ceremony to the senses in this unique pairing with Submotion Orchestra, merging colour and creativity in a sanctuary of modern sound and style.
On 3rd March Bristol’s Trinity Centre will be transformed by the ethereal sounds of one of the UK music scene's most up and coming and experimental orchestras.
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**Weather and Travel update: Please note that this event is still due to go ahead. If you are travelling to the venue by public transport please check travel route updates on First Bus and Great Western Railway websites as some may be disrupted**
Fiesta Bombarda presents - kaleidoscopic collective, Submotion Orchestra, as they bring their entrancing electronic compositions to Bristol.
Formed in Leeds in 2009, the band quickly made a splash on the wider scene. Their live gigs left audiences open- mouthed, and their debut EP on Ranking Records drew a rave reaction from Gilles Peterson. Combining elements of electronic bass music, entrancing vocals, ambient, jazz and dub leaves us unable to compare them to any other group on the scene today. Their unique music is at once delicate and heavy, spacious and dense, highly atmospheric but firmly rooted. Earth-shaking bass and drums combine with lush keyboard and trumpet textures to create the perfect backdrop for the fragile beauty of Ruby Wood’s vocals, and the celestial effects of producer Ruckspin.
Fiesta Bombarda, the original carnival creatives, provide a ceremony to the senses in this unique pairing with Submotion Orchestra, merging colour and creativity in a sanctuary of modern sound and style.
On 3rd March Bristol’s Trinity Centre will be transformed by the ethereal sounds of one of the UK music scene's most up and coming and experimental orchestras.
]]>Now following two critically acclaimed albums, Finest Hour and Fragments, Submotion Orchestra return bigger, brighter and bolder than ever with Alium, their first album for Counter Records. Released on November 3rd, Alium sees the band in expansive mood as the interplay between their electronic and acoustic sounds has become more natural than ever whilst Ruby Wood's vocals continue to find new levels of emotion.
Written over two years in the remote Welsh countryside with just 'passing sheep and a rusty ping-pong table for company' and recorded in Brighton, Alium has been a true group effort with every band member involved in the writing and recording process, something that is reflected in the album's varied nature.
From neon synth strafed opener Awakening, to the bruising 21st century soul of Time Will Wait, the tense cinematic drama of Bring Back The Wolf, The Hounds’ late night/early morning jazz workout and the unashamedly big pop moment that is Trust Lust, Alium may be a dazzlingly eclectic record showcasing the band’s myriad talents, but thanks to producer Ruckspin's deft touch remains a satisfyingly coherent whole.
With a busy summer schedule that will see the band play over a dozen festivals in 7 different countries and a full UK tour lined up for later in the year Alium looks set to cap a triumphant year for the band as they continue to push the boundaries of what an ‘electronica’ band can and should be.
Pinch b2b Mumdance b2b Logos w/ Riko Dan
Joker
Distance
Ipman
Cyrus
DJ Die (classic Bristol dubplate set)
Pon mic duties: Sgt Pokes & Koast
Powered by the mighty Sinai Sound System
Bristol heads - see you at the front!
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Janet Kay
Carroll Thompson
Victor Romero Evans
Unique Star Sound Hosting:
Supertone Roadshow
Playboy International
Nytro & Nikey The Party Specialist
Dezzi Rankin
Sledgehead Ray Mighty
Spud Roots
tickets available from: Trinity / Bristol Ticket Shop / Frontline Video / Out Of Hand
'Caution: excessive sound levels' - earplugs are available at the bar for 50p
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+ support: DJ Format
One of the very best DJs to play Hip Hop, Funk & Soul, Brazillia, Psych and heaps more, strictly all on 45’s. An absolute Bonafide legend who regularly gets plays of his back catalogue on BBC 6 Music and is very much a “DJs DJ” known for his impeccable selection, scratching, and mixing ability.
Doors: 19:00
DJ Format: 19:15
Stereo MCs: 21:00
Last entry: 21:00
Curfew: 23:00
Please note this is a standing event, accessible seating is available. To reserve a limited seating spot and/or arrange a companion ticket, please contact info@trinitybristol.org.uk
Last entry: 2 hours before curfew
Venue levy: Trinity has introduced a £1 Restoration Levy on every event ticket sold. This income will be used to create a dedicated fund for critical building works that will protect and maintain the Trinity Centre building and grounds.
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Izzie Gibbs - 20:00
Stefflon Don 21:00
Curfew - 23:00
Their latest single, Molotov, expresses the rage and frustration at religious and societal structures of homophobia. The release is Fraser’s way of fighting back against the harmful rhetoric she faced and, more importantly, as a way to signal to those who have been through similar situations that they are not alone.
2021 EP Sidewinder throws back to mid-2000s pop-punk, with a contemporary, alterative twist.
Please note, this is a standing show
Please read our COVID-19 Safety Policy for information on attending events during this time.
]]>Celebrate into the early hours of the 51st St Paul's Carnival morning at Trinity Centre! Alternate and Adaptive team up to present a monster Jungle / Drum & Bass Carnival after-party, featuring the UK's original Jungle-movement family; [TBA], Ish Chat label bosses SpectraSoul, a mouth-watering two hour back-to-back by Serum and Doc Scott, 1985's fast-rising gems Dogger and Mindstate, alongside the legendary GQ and Codebreaker + Alternate and Adaptive resident selectors and MCs!
Expect carnival decor and full-venue lighting inside and outside to complete the vibe!
This party will host one of the biggest after-party line ups in Bristol, at only a medium-sized venue. We expect tickets for this to be snapped up quickly.
CONGO NATTY (30 years of Rebel MC)
SPECTRASOUL SERUM b2b DOC SCOTT (2 Hour Set!)
DOGGER & MINDSTATE
GQ / CODEBREAKER / MEDIC MC / BLUEJAY
+ Alternate & Adaptive Residents SAM BINARY, TTB, DOUBLE U, BRITTUNE
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They’ve played Coachella and SXSW, opened for the Rolling Stones and appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Late Show with David Letterman –and all with only one full length album, Half the City, under their belt. Follow-up Sea of Noise is out in September and will, the six-piece say, feature “the heart-pounding infusion of old-school R&B, soul, funk and rock that St Paul & The Broken Bones have built their reputation on”. They are, says The Independent, “renowned for going big on their live shows” with frontman Paul ‘ St Paul’ Janeway “melding a frenzied theatricalism with passionate slow-swaying soul”. This is a standing show.
Now at Colston Hall
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Half The City is the compelling full-length Single Lock/Thirty Tigers debut of the Birmingham, Alabama-based sextet, who have already created a maelstrom of interest with their roof-raising live shows and self-released four-song 2012 EP. Produced by Ben Tanner of Alabama Shakes, and recorded and mixed in the storied R&B mecca of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, the album harkens back to the region’s classic soul roots while extending the form with electrifying potency.
“When St Paul and the Broken Bones emerged from their small-town-Alabama home and started playing shows, it was almost as if a fully realised group of old pros had stepped out of a time capsule from its Muscle Shoals’ heyday” (Village Voice).
On Half the City, the band’s debut, “St Paul (aka Paul Janeway) leads the charge of the soul-band, delivering truly amazing, gut-wrenching vocal performances”(PopMatters).
Grit, elemental rhythm, tight-as-a-drumhead playing, and a profound depth of feeling: these are the promises of a great soul band. And St. Paul & The Broken Bones deliver on those promises.
Doors: 7.30pm
Support from: Yola Carter, 8pm–8.40pm
St Paul & The Broken Bones: 9pm–10.30pm
Curfew: 11pm
They have been described as one of the most raucous, electrifying and chaotic acts in the UK. Coming up on the back of word-of-mouth live hype, drawing round the block queues to chaotic early gigs, before releasing any music – the band have consistently set themselves apart with their intoxicating ambition. An endless back and forth, with no give or take; A succession of vivid snapshots of modern Britain and the follies, foibles and frustrations of youth. The band calls to mind a loving but fractious family, bickering one minute, weeping with laughter the next.
+ support:
Mary in the Junkyard
19:00: Doors
20:00: Mary in the Junkyard
21:00: Sports Team
23:00: Curfew
Please note this is a standing event, accessible seating is available.
Last entry: 2 hours before curfew
Venue levy: Trinity has introduced a £1 Restoration Levy on every event ticket sold. This income will be used to create a dedicated fund for critical building works that will protect and maintain the Trinity Centre building and grounds.
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Andy and the Odd Socks - Live (Feat. Andy Day)
Cj Cheeba (Halloween A/V Set)
Junior Jungle Hosted by Boys And Dance
Plus...
Lantern and Glow stick accessory making with Lets Make Art Interactive Halloween Fun and Games from Squeaky Hill Classic Halloween Films on Big Screen…
Face Painting, Bubbles, Thriller Line-Dance, Confetti and Super Ace Times….
Andy & The Odd Socks: Andy Day, star of children’s TV, presents his brand new rock and roll band for kids. Widely known for his antics tackling dinosaurs, baby animals and being on safari, much loved children’s TV presenter Andy Day has another string to his bow. This is Andy Day the pop star! Andy has shown his musical credentials before via his hugely popular dinosaur raps, which have amassed a whopping 12 million views on YouTube and is undoubtedly one of the most popular children’s personalities in the UK.
Andy, and his brilliant band The Odd Socks, are an authentic band for all the family to enjoy. Created for young children with huge imaginations between the ages of 3 and 8, older children and parents have their favourite songs too. The fun packed live show is a unique and contemporary mix of rock, pop, rap and funk and was launched over the summer at family festivals including Glastonbury, Camp Bestival, Carfest for Children In Need, Port Eliot and Shambala. The reaction has been amazing, and word has spread fast with the band pulling in big crowds at all their shows.
The debut album ‘Who Invited This Lot?’ will be released on CD on the 20th October. With hilarious songs about Aliens, Rapping Robots, Dinosaur Footballers, Ninja Pigs and a Groovy Hoover, this is fun for all the family, and the most essential CD for any family car journey. Guaranteed to make any school run a much more enjoyable journey….or your money back! Cakes and Food
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