Down Stokes at Crofters Rights
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"New DIY multi-venue Stokes Croft extravaganza that’ll have you sprinting from Canteen to Crofters to Kino and back again to catch as much underground goodness as possible. Highlights include West Country boogie ballads from Langkamer, SickRose’s impeccable psych-sludge snd Eva Appleton’s fokly torchsongs."

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A gig held at Crofters Rights on Saturday 21st October. The event starts at 14:00.


Velvet Echoes and Conscious sounds presents Down Stokes. A multi venue festival in the heart of Stokes Croft that promotes the importance of independent venues in Bristol.

Cafe Kino. Crofters Rights. Canteen.

We are really excited to announce this years varied line up.

Langkamer, Karma Sheen, Dreamwave, Longheads, , Sickrose, Bible Club, Birdfeeder, Sonotto, Seneca, Pig city Committee, The Cement Garden, Dirty Nips, Mentira, Anti Honey

Start the day with bands at Crofters rights Main and Cafe Kino, before heading down to Canteen for an extremely exciting Late Show.

Doors - 13:30

Main room
1400 - Lamears 1500 - Dirty Nips 1600 - Birdfeeder 1700 - longheads
1815 - Dactly terra 1930 - Dreamwave 2100 - Langkamer
Other venue/room timings on Instagram/event details

Room 2
1430 - the cement garden 1530 - SENECA 1630 - San Vito Ryder
1745 - Sickrose 1900 - Mentira 2015 - Gold Fever

Cafe Kino
1530 - Anti Honey 1630 - Pig City committee
1745 - Grack Mack and the pack
1900 - Sonotto
2015 - mass house

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