SFA, Lemon Jelly & more for Ashton Court

Orange Ashton Court Festival, due to be held on the 16th & 17th of July on the Ashton Court Estate, has announced the headline acts for this year.

The festival is in its 31st year, is a non-profit organisation and is still almost entirely run by volunteers, who put in more than ten thousand volunteer hours to ensure a weekend of top class entertainment. The festival, held in the beautiful grounds of Ashton Court Estate, is attended by upto 100,000 people and is the highlight of the Bristol social calendar.

Every year, the festival showcases the cream of Bristol talent, with internationally acclaimed headline acts rounding off each day. This year has Super Furry Animals (Saturday) and Lemon Jelly (Sunday) as headliners, as well as Zion Train, Roni Size, Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, eFestivals favourites Blackbud (on Sunday), and 150 more acts over 8 stages, marquees and big tops.

As well as the music there's also a kid’s area, this year featuring some wondrous attractions courtesy of @tBristol, and 150 stalls selling food and crafts from around the world.

Note that the Clifton Suspension Bridge will be closed again on the day, but a a much improved bus service will be offered this year. Last year the service carried over 30,000 people to the event, dropping off and picking up at the entrance to the estate. This year the service will drop off in the heart of the site at the entrance to the festival itself. That means for the first time ever there will be no long walks through the estate, so festival goers can save all their energy to enjoy the wide variety of entertainment the festival has to offer! The buses will pick up from 3 sites in central Bristol, Blackboy Hill, Whiteladies Road and outside the Colston Hall, running from 11am to midnight both days.

Tickets are just £5 in advance (click here to buy) or £6 on the gate.

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