St Pauls Carnival Map and Set Times.

Our editor's top live music recommendation

“Its glorious uptempo sound is a bustling carnival of stabbing horns, rollercoaster keys, relentless guitar hooks, killer choruses, unbeatable beats and a sense of boisterous bonhomie. A blur of legs, arms, pork pie hats and tonic suits, the band is a frantic mass of kinetic energy, its members suddenly springing into life, leaping up and down, rushing backwards and forwards across the stage, with his Big Boss Band.”
From: Ya Freshness

“We're excited to bring back a man of many aliases and genres, amongst them Kaptin has been on BBC Radio 1 as Chrome Kids (with Monkey and Stagga) and his carnival soca mix on BBC 1Xtra was as AAA Badboy (alongside Jus Now) whilst as part of the Super Soca Show crew he held down a regular slot on Bristols very own Ujima Radio for years.”
From: Terrain: Bangers Without Borders w/ Kaptin

“Bringing 25 years of experience, tracking back to the vibrant scenes of Liverpool and London during the late nineties and early noughties, Sarah brings a fusion of generations and genres, seamlessly intertwining house, disco, acid, afro, and carnival beats into a sweaty joyous dancefloor journey from beginning to end.”
From: Wiper and True's Annual NYE House Party

“Cheza Lucina is a dynamic artist and DJ fusing Afro, Caribbean, and Latinx sounds with UK underground bass — from jungle and dubstep to garage and funky house — in their signature Jungle Soca style. Founder of BUMPAH and co-producer of Popola UK and Felt Sound System, they’ve lit up stages from Glastonbury to St. Vincent, bringing carnival energy and global bass to every set.”
From: Twende & Wildtune present: PCHA

“The project began in the quiet and solitude of lockdown, before coming alive in a creatively explosive residency at the newly opened Cornish Bank in 2022 – a vibrant not-for-profit community arts space in the centre of Falmouth which has become the heart of a thriving underground Cornish scene of which Blind Yeo are very much a part. The band has since grown into a psychedelic carnival of sound best experienced live.”
From: Blind Yeo + Pictish Trail