The Outlook Orchestra to play Bristol's Harbourside

Bristol Harbour Festival 2017

Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd July 2017
Bristol's Harbour, Queens Square and Millennium Square, Bristol, City of Bristol, BS1 5LF, England MAP
Free, also £25.50 for The Outlook Orchestra

Daily capacity: 100,000

To mark Bristol's Colston Hall's 150th anniversary, it's been announced that there'll be a special outdoor performance featuring some of the UK's best musicians and special guests at the Harbourside's Amphitheatre on Friday 21st July.

Launching the Bristol Harbour Festival weekend, the 20-piece Outlook Orchestra which was been specially assembled to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Outlook Festival and is led by BASCA award winning composer Tommy Evans; the creative driving force behind both Submotion Orchestra and Gentleman's Dub Club, will perform a 100 minute live mix celebrating some of the biggest tracks heard across dancefloors on sound systems worldwide, coupled with a full live set by UK rapper and producer Roots Manuva.

Confirmed guests for the gig include: Roots Manuva, Horace Andy, Dawn Penn, Loyle Carner, General Levy, Congo Natty with Nanci & Pheobe, Newham Generals, Killa P, Foreign Beggars, Jehst, Flowdan, Jenna G, Ruby Wood (Submotion Orchestra), MC Jila (Gentleman's Dub Club), Jesse Appiah, with live effects and dub mixing from Mad Professor & Adrian Sherwood. More guests and support artists are still to be announced.

Todd Wills, Colston Hall’s Head of Programme, said: "This celebratory 150th gig on the Harbourside will be one of the biggest celebrations of music in the city this year."

Tickets will go on sale at 10am on Friday 24th March. Limited first release tickets will be available for £19.50, with standard price tickets available priced at £25.50 including the booking fee. We'll have links to buy when on sale.

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