Jam on the Horizon 2026 at Sawmills
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"Sell out warning! For WOMAD-ready festival phreaks, this is the biggest Bristol day of the year: 14 hours of forward-thinking global bass antics and infectious live riddims across 5 venues in St Jude’s. With massive DJ sets from Ninja Tune globe-trotter Quantic and formative downtempo acid-jazzers Zero 7, Dar Disku’s winning Levantine disco squelch, electrifying ancestral afro-funk from Raz & Afla + much much more."

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A gig held at Sawmills on Saturday 2nd May. The event starts at 14:00.


Jam on the Horizon 2026 The full lineup just dropped! 5 venues, 8 Stages, 15 hours of Music from across the globe. We’ve upped the ante by bringing through some of our all-time favourites (we say it a lot but we really mean it). It's our biggest one yet: DAYTIME HEADLINE >> Quantic (DJ Set) NIGHT TIME HEADLINER >> Zero (DJ Set) Full lineup + timetable announced SOON ---------------------------- Quantic (DJ Set) Zero 7 (DJ Set) Kanda Bongo Man Cami Laye Okun Dar Disku Pahua Raz & Afla Siselabonga AnExperience Takeover w/ Kesh, Steve Rice, Isabella, Scotland Yard Soundsystem Fizzie Gillespie / Nossa / Arabesque / Brakery Void Radio presents: SASK, Olly Sundown, KT Sills, Funkelectric, Dom R, Lily Mackey, Jasper D’Orso Now across 5 venues, we’re pleased to host Jam On The Horizon at The Jam Jar, Lost Horizon, Swan with Two Necks, The Volunteer Tavern and brand new location of THE SAWMILLS this year. Expect big productions, big artists, big energy and big community vibes. All day and night, you can expect all of the regular sounds you know and love from around the globe, including but not limited to Dub, Soukous, reggaeton, salsa, highlife & afrobeat. We’re pleased to welcome to the stage: Now spanning multiple genres across 5 venues, street parties, food and merriment to see you through the whole day and night. Ticket info: Day + Night Ticket combo 2pm-5am Night Time only Tickets 9pm-5am Day Time only tickets 2pm-9pm

Entry requirements: 18+

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