Ritual Union @ Strange Brew, SWX & Rough Trade at Strange Brew
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A gig held at Strange Brew on Saturday 29th March. The event starts at 11:00.


Across three iconic venues - SWX, Rough Trade and Strange Brew, festival-goers won’t have to travel far to see the best new music that the UK has to offer. Third release tickets available now. Leading the first wave announcement is an impressive lineup of talent, headlined by the electrifying and honest Billy Nomates, the next-gen-yacht-rock 6 piece CVC, the exhilarating Gurriers and experimental seven piece KEG. Adding to the mix is one of the UK's hottest word-of-mouth groups and Bristol’s own Getdown Services, alongside other homegrown talent My First Time and MP3 Chainsaw. Ritual Union has been spotlighting some of the most exciting names in music in Bristol and Oxford for the past 7 years, with alumni including; Fontaines DC, Katy J Pearson, Lime Garden, Warmduscher, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Self Esteem, Nadine Shah, Lynks and many more. More artists will be announced in the coming weeks, sign up to the mailing list for updates. BILLY NOMATES CVC GETDOWN SERVICES GURRIERS KEG LANGKAMER MANDRAKE HANDSHAKE PAIGE KENNEDY SPACESTATION TTSSFU WINGS OF DESIRE AUTOMOTION DBLA ESSENCE MARTINS KING HERON HANK SUNKEN MP3 CHAINSAW MUMBLE TIDE MY FIRST TIME PHILIPPE NASH PUNCHBAG RICHARD THE FOURTH THE SHANIA TWAINSAW MASSACRE UNLUCKY ZALIZO

Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio

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