Crowd throwing the Trinity T's 2017 Photo credit Khali Ackford

This year's Garden Party is on Sunday 13 May, we have a packed schedule of family-friendly activities and workshops running alongside a fantastic mix of local artists and bands.

Throughout the day we have lots of family and kids activities. From learning circus skills with Invisible youth to making a traditional Japanese puppet in the Bunraku Puppetry Workshop. Don't forget to head to the main hall and take part in a drumming workshop.

This year's main stage highlights include some of the most exciting music coming from Bristol & the South West right now. Headliner, Om Unit brings his unique take on sound-system culture, inspired by hip-hop, dubstep, ambient, jungle and footwork. Big party vibes coming from heavyweight live performance, UK Bass scene leader and lyricist Gardna whose taking the stage with DJ and producer, Kreed.

Bristol musician Sam Neal plays at garden party 2017 Photo credit @ Jessica Bartolini

We’re welcoming back Baraka, featuring musicians from Ghana, Senegal, Dominica, Trinidad and Southern Ireland to bring a sound influenced by Calypso baselines, Blues Harmonica, Soca with Balafon and Flute. Sam Neal who is just one of the talents we have seen grow from our Youth Music Scheme, will be performing songs from his up coming EP. It makes us very proud to see him doing so well. Nice one Sam.  Head to our main hall during the afternoon and catch  some of the young people attending music sessons at Trinity, Basement Studio and ACE.

We’ve got a great selection of stalls from Bristol makers, including women and men’s clothing stall Ashanti Empress , art work by Cosmic Soul Collective and cruelty free feather jewellery from Phat Feathers.

Volunteering: Trinity's Garden Party relies on volunteers to ensure that the 3k people who come every year have a great time (and, are is are also kept safe). We have a variety of stewarding roles and shifts across the day. If you fancy meeting new people, gaining new skills and getting 2 free gig tickets, then head over here to find out how to offer your time and sign up.

This year we are going to be shaking our buckets hard and asking everyone for a donation of £3 (or what you can afford). We recently launched the Trinity Conservation Campaign to raise the vital funds needed to repair historic damage to the building. Your donations will go directlytowards our campaign, ensuring we secure Trinity’s past, present & future.

Full line up:

Om Unit

Gardna x Kreed

Sunun

Baraka

The Brackish

Soma

Baast

Rhain

Sam Neal

Youth Music Showcase

Help us secure Trinity's past, present & future

Celebrating 40yrs of music at Trinity

Showcasing the best of Bristol so join us for what is always a great day out.

Garden Stage:

Master's of ceremonies: Alice Taylor-Matthews & Edson Burton

Trinity Music Training / Temple Records- 12:00pm
Bodywork - 12:30pm
Luui - 1:20pm
Yama Warashi - 2:30pm
Many Monika - 3:45pm
The Evil Usses - 5:00pm
Bristol Samba - Bloco Carnavalesco - 5:45pm
The Most Trio ft Lil Rhys & Eva Lazarus - 6:15pm
Lionpulse Official - 7:15pm
RSD - 8pm

This year we have more exciting activities to get involved in...

Arnold's Big Adventure - by Tessa Bide: Taking place in a special bell tent, Arnold's Big Adventure features beautiful shadow puppetry, wonderful original music to sing along to & plenty of thrilling surprises along the way... 11am & 1pm / £5 / ages 3+ (due to limited capacity for Arnold's Big Adventure advance tickets are recommended)

Cinco Coisas: Is a solo show structured around the five basic needs of a child – Place, Nurture, Support, Protection and Limitation. Through dance, play, clowning and improvisation it proposes to lead the audience on a purely human experience.

Jimmy Cauty’s (The ADP Riot Tour 2016): Following the ADP's critically-acclaimed appearance at Banksy's Dismaland last summer, the installation has taken to the road, re-housed in a specially converted shipping container, which will open its doors to visitors across the country, at the sites of historic riots. Trinity will be its home from 29th April: 6pm - 8th May: 9pm. open daily 10am - 7pm

Drumming Workshops of India: A positive, enthusiastic Indian drumming session that teaches a group of children about Indian drumming culture. They cover the basic Indian rhythms and drumming techniques using a wide variety of percussion. Covering the basic Indian rhythms and drumming techniques using a wide variety of percussion. They also cover a brief history of drumming culture in India, including teaching the Indian drumming language.

Bristol Samba: We will have an amazing performance from Bristol Samba. They're one of our resident groups and its always great to have them perform at our events.

Pixel Whipped: Will be joining us again this year with their amazing array of retro games consoles for you all to play.

Trinity's Garden Party is free but we welcome donations in support of of the ongoing charitable work of Trinity Community Arts. You can donate on the day or beforehand via Bristol Ticket Shop (donation does not guarantee entry)

Trinity is sorry to announce that, due to a mistake on our part, Daddy G is unavailable to perform at this year's Garden Party, Sunday 8th May.

We are sorry to have caused confusion. Daddy G is a long-standing supporter of the Trinity Centre and we look forward to working with him on future events.

We will be announcing the change of lineup and new headline shortly and look forward to seeing you all for our '40 Years of Music' celebration.

Please be advised that, due to the small size of our site and large anticipated crowd numbers, dogs will not be permitted entry, with the exception of guide dogs.

Featuring:

Ishan Sound & Ossia / Mankala  / Manushka / Freshly Baked / Bamalam / Chuman / Sceaming' Miss Jackson & The Slap Ya' Mama Big Band / DJ Blindbat / Babylon Samurai

Plus: Pixel Whipped / Drumming Workshops / Kids Workshops / Food / Bar / Stalls

Ishan Sound: We are very happy to announce our headline act for this year. Ishan is one part of Bristol collective Young Echo, who have been pushing things forward over the years. Ishan's sound draws on soundsystem culture for inspiration. The result is a majestic steppers' rhythm.

Mankala: High-Energy Pan-African Coalition Music, directly inspired by elements of Soukous, Township and Afro Beat as well as Rumba, Cumbia, Samba and Reggae. Mankala forges original and joyous roots dance music adding a distinctive and unique style to this rich blend of genres.

Manushka: Bubbling up from the southwest musical melting pot.. Manushka's offbeat vibes are made for moving feet with raucous, rambunctious stomposity! They have supported the likes of Electric Swing Circus & playing Boom Town 2015.

Sceaming' Miss Jackson & The Slap Ya' Mama Big Band: A rambuncious seven-piece featuring guitars, mandolin, harmonica, Banjo, double bass, washboard, and Drums, they’re more eclectic than most, mixing Western Swing, Jug Band blues, Hokum Blues, Ragtime, Cajun, and Roots-of-Country.

Chuman: His music combines rudimentary electronic sounds, notably with the use of a Bontempi drum-machine, with warm funk guitar riffs. He delivers his honesty charged lyrics in a dry and unmistakably Mancunian way. With no intention of stopping anytime soon expect to see Chuman at venues and festivals across the country, Europe, The World, The Universe.

DJ Blindbat: Rock 'n' Roll, Jump Blues, Rockabilly, Surf, R&B, Country and Exotica played on a record player in public.

Our annual free music and arts event, featuring a fantastic mix of local artists, bands and performers. Family friendly with workshops and activities running throughout the day.

Set times:

• Area of Effect 12:00
• Rhain 12:50
• Sam Neal 13:40
• Bristol Samba 14:20
• The Brackish 14:20
• Bristol Samba 15:00
• Baast 15:20
• Soma 16:20
• Baraka 17:20
• Sunun 18:20
• Gardna x Kreed 19:20
• Om Unit 20:00

Fyfe Hall

• Drumming workshop 13:00
• Drumming workshop 14:30
• Hype Dance performance 16:30

Garden & Outside

• Invisible Youth 12:00
• Tea & Coffee / Plant Sale 12:30
• Bunraku Puppetry performance 12:30
• Seed Planting with Helen 13:00
• Bristol Samba Performance 14:00
• Bunraku Puppetry Workshop 14:00
• Bristol Samba Performance 15:00

Main Hall

• Youth Music Performances 14:00

PLEASE NOTE TIMES MAY CHANGE BEFORE THE DAY

Want to get involved? From volunteer opportunities to booking a stall please contact info@3ca.org.uk for more information

Please note that No alcohol &  No Dogs can be brought on site. Bag searches will take place.

Help us secure Trinity's past, present and future

Hosted by: Edson Burton & Lottie Ball

Ft:

Dubkasm (20 year celebration)

Iyabe

Motes

Peng Sound's Wilfy Rootikal ft Snoopy

Run Logan Run

Sepia

Sounds of Harlowe

Tezeta

Toddler

Trinity Youth Music Showcase

Activities:

Ila Dance Project (12:30pm & 1:30pm): Adesola Akinleye and Dancing Strong Company invite children aged 3-8yrs to join their playful and creative dance workshop. Based on monvement devised with school children during the Ila Project, the inclusive workshops offer the children a chance to move, play and explore what connects us to our environment and each other

Pixel Whipped (all day): Are be back and will be bringing their array of retro video games to keep you entertained out of the sun Drumming Workshops: 1pm & 2pm Welcoming all ages to take part in this years drumming workshops. Whatever level you are, come and get involved

Food Stalls:

Ranna Special - Curries

Stone Baked - Pizza

Roger Moores Caribbean Cuisine & Juice Bar. - Caribbean

Tuk-tuk Cafe - Artisan coffee & cakes

Salt Cafe - Home made pastries, salads, frittata's & cakes

Garden: The Community Garden will have a stall full of lovely plants & herbal teas. There will be a chance for you to taste some amazing pizza from the garden's stone bake oven. They will be accepting donations on the day, which goes towards the Community Garden Project

If you would like to apply for an info, produce, arts & crafts, drinks, food stall please contact info@3ca.org.uk for more information

Line Up:

• Sam Binga + Rider Shafique
• Sir Hiss
• Almatic
• Dutchie + Indra
• Stanlaey
• Hotsteppas
• Waldo's Gift
• Baraka
• Wecil Collective
• Youth Music Showcase

Workshops:

• Cirque de Silk Workshops + performances
• Drumnmation Workshop
• Dom Coyote
• Arts & Crafts

+ Food Bar & Stalls

Volunteering: Trinity's Garden Party relies on volunteers to ensure that the 3k people who come every year have a great time (and, are is are also kept safe). We have a variety of stewarding roles and shifts across the day. If you fancy meeting new people, gaining new skills and getting 2 free gig tickets, then head over here to find out how to offer your time and sign up.

Please note that no alcohol &  no dogs can be brought on site. Bag searches will take place.

Play your part in Trinity's future and support events like Garden Party with a suggested donation of £3 per person.

Trinity is used by over 64,000 people a year, holding true to our values as a space to congregate and celebrate. Alongside our free community events, art programme, heritage activities and conservation works we support groups and communities with over 4000 hours free and subsidised hall space every year, ensuring everyone in Bristol has the opportunity to access and shape arts and culture. Find out more and how to support Trinity by clicking here.

Our annual, free, music and arts event features a fantastic mix of local artists, bands, and performers. Garden Party is family friendly with workshops and activities running throughout the day.

Access - if you have access requirements please let one of our team know how we can help

Please note that no alcohol & no dogs can be brought on site. Bag searches will take place.

Line up:

• LCY
• Adeevah
• t l k
• MĀDŁY
• MoYah
• Yemz
• Mohamed Errebbaa
• The Co-Operators & Friends
• Young Musicians

Art of Resistance takeover - Heritage Lottery funded project exploring 100 years of activism in Bristol

• 'Wordz of Resistance' - Raise the Bar, the South West's leading spoken word poetry event lead this workshop exploring the power of spoken word poetry as a weapon of resistance with a Hip Hop workshop led by Craft D and performances featuring two talented headline poets Deanna Rodger and Muneera Pilgrim. This workshop will also feature an open mic hosted by Saili Katebe.

• 'Visions of Resistance' - Design and create a mural that captures Bristol's rich history of protest and depicts a vision for a better future. This workshop will explore elements of mural design such as collaging and print making as well as a discussion of the role of art in activism. Facilitated by Tanith Gould, an experienced mural artist part of Bristol Womxn's Collective.

Workshops & performances:

• Cirque De Silk
• Drumming Workshops
• Hype Dance
• Making Tracks Showcase
• Craft area

Play your part in Trinity's future and support events like Garden Party with a suggested donation of £3 per person.

About Trinity Presents

This is part of Trinity Presents - our in-house programme of music and performance, bringing world-class artists and emerging talent to inner-city audiences. Celebrating Trinity's 190th year.

Tickets on sale; July 02, 9am

Please note, this is a standing show.

Please read our COVID-19 Safety Policy for information on attending events during this time.

Following the release of her recent EP Miss You which marked a mature new sound and has thus far racked up an impressive 25 million streams online, Gabrielle Aplin has confirmed a UK autumn tour.

With three years of phenomenal success for an artist still aged only 24, including sales of over two million singles, 200 million Spotify streams and 150 million Youtube views, Aplin’s rap sheet of achievements is nothing short of remarkable.

Her debut album English Rain (2013), now certified Gold in the UK, contained a slew of UK top 10 singles, including ‘Please Don’t Say You Love Me’, ‘Panic Cord’, ‘Home’, ‘Salvation’ and Gabrielle’s unforgettable cover of ‘The Power Of Love’ which reached #1 in the UK chart. Her sophomore album Light Up The Dark (2015) displayed a maturing in Aplin’s sound and lead to eighteen months of international touring during which she enjoyed a taste of fan mania in Japan, Australia, The US and Brazil, Aplin racking up a further 3 #1 singles Worldwide.

The ‘Miss You’ EP features three original tracks and a stripped back piano version of the single and title track. It will be available on Aplin’s own independent record label Never Fade Records; founded by Aplin to self release her own music and ‘in order to give young talent and unsigned artists their first stepping stone in the music industry’.

SJM Concerts Presents

An Evening showcasing music from the new album Under My Skin and the hits

Tickets go live Fri 22nd June @ 10am

Plus Special Guests

SJM Concerts Presents

The record-breaking, multi-million selling, chart-topping superstar Gabrielle is back. This year not only will she release her new album, join Rick Astley on his mammoth UK tour, she’ll also play five very special, intimate shows in support of Under My Skin.

Please note this is a standing event

+ PAWS

Selkirk’s finest have announced a Winter UK tour of their album “Painting of a Panic Attack’

More info coming soon...

Tickets on sale from 17th June

14+

Having gone from strength to strength in recent years, most specifically with the TQD project and fresh off the back of his all night, all week tour, DJ Q is at the top of his game right now. Expect his classic blend of UK garage & bassline as he traverses everything from 130 to 140bpm over a 2 hour set.

Next up is a back to back Free Range have been looking to put on a show for some time. Two grime legends in the shape of Slimzee & Spooky join us - expect unreleased heaters and the finest in 140. Nico Lindsay joins them on microphone duties.

Last but most certainly not least is one of our favourite artists at Freerange - Swindle. Forever innovative and eclectic he always puts on a special show. Bubbly and different we’re delighted to have him on the bill. We expect this one to sell rapidly so don’t hesitate.

DJ Q (2hr set)

Slimzee b2b Spooky w/ Nico Lindsay

Swindle

Illidge b2b Luc St Clair

FRANCES + Outlya

“Every now and then a vocalist comes along and blows you away, Frances is that vocalist.” - i-D

Following on the announcement that her debut album, ‘Things I’ve Never Said’, will be released this March 17^th, Berkshire-born songwriter and multi award-nominated vocalist Frances announces her biggest European tour to date this Spring, including a very special homecoming show at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire.

From delivering knockout performances at this year’s Glastonbury, Coachella, Latitude, Dockville and and Lollapalooza festivals to playing to a sold out crowd for her headline show at KOKO in May, Frances has been honing her powerful, yet intimate live shows to crowds across the globe. Now, to celebrate the announcement of her hotly-anticipated debut album, Britain's next big star returns for a string of special dates throughout the UK and Europe.

Collaborating with the likes of Greg Kurstin (Adele), Jimmy Napes (Sam Smith, Alicia Keys) and Howard Lawrence (Disclosure), ‘Things I’ve Never Said’ is a deeply personal, emotive collection tracking the last 2 years of Frances’ story. From touchingly-honest ballads like ‘Let It Out’ and ‘Cry Like Me’ to classic, upbeat pop production on ‘Say It Again’, the album represents the impressive range of the young artist. A range you can clearly see in her upcoming single ‘Grow’, a track that launched her career and gained Frances the ears of both the public and the industry. A new mix of the single will be available to buy and stream from January 2017.

A sublimely talented live performer, Frances recently performed her new single ‘Don’t Worry About Me’ as part of Channel 4’s Stand Up To Cancer fundraiser this October. ‘Grow’ will also be included on the soundtrack to upcoming feature film ‘Mum’s List’, a film by Niall Johnson starring Rafe Spall and Emilia Fox which opens in UK cinemas nationwide on 25^th Nov, 2016. Released on both Deluxe and Standard formats, the album will be available to buy and stream from the 17th of March.

Support: Porij

Porij is a Manchester born collective which exude youthful positivity with impossibly expansive and high-energy songwriting.

Please note this is a standing event, accessible seating is available

Last entry: 2 hours before curfew