Frack Free Bristol presents a Frack Free Festival (that's family friendly) In solidarity with the Mi'Kmaq Indigenous Canadian people resisting Fracking on their lands. (See info at bottom of page)
From 2:30-6pm there will be a day of free kids activities (all donations welcome) including: face-painting, 8 foot tall puppet dinosaurs, 'Bat-a-Frack' interactive drilling rig, environmental colouring-in sheets, live films, Q&A talks, plus stalls & displays opening out onto Stokes Croft.
Free entry from 2:30-6pm. Music £5 entry afterwards:
DUB MAFIA, SIAN EVANS (of KOSHEEN), TROY ELLIS & HIS HAIL JAMAICA BAND, WILL TUN & THE WASTERS, CRINKLE CUTS, REGIME.
DUB MAFIA: The seven-piece band who blend drum and bass, dub, dubstep, bashment, breakbeat and world music into their own unique sound (with a strict policy of'no backing tracks' ever), Dub Mafia have become one of the most popular dance acts in the UK & Europe.
SIAN EVANS (KOSHEEN): With the plaintive, potent vocals of singer Sian Evans, kosheen have been proving since the early 90's that success doesn't have to come on someone else's terms. Kosheen create songs where the sounds tell the story as much as the lyrics while the boundaries of genres are blurred and challenged.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1wKKXYQsrI
TROY ELLIS & HIS HAIL JAMAICA BAND: Troy is one of the sons of the legendary Alton Ellis OD, born in Trench Town, Kingston, Jamaica. Studio One, Treasure Isle, Coxsone & Channel One studios are places his dad took him where he learn't to familiarise himself with artists and inspirational characters such as Bob Marley.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW2ojjLs4WM
WILL TUN & THE WASTERS: Dancing forward on the ale swilling, table stomping feet of Folk, the piston pumping, train fare jumping legs of Ska, the dusty, husky, seductive hips of Balkan Gypsy, Will Tun And The Wasters are on a world-wide mission to get everyone involved!
CRINKLE CUTS: Fresh with a capital PH, Crinkle Cuts deliver you a blasting of tantric funk, smooth reggae and new-wave latin ska woven together in a bombastic psychedelic tapestry of good vibes for an eccentric, exotic and eargasmic live performance.
REGIME: Tackling issues such as drug abuse, arms dealing and government oppression, Regime speak directly to the hearts and minds of free thinking people. Social and political commentaries are blended seamlessly with hip hop, reggae and rock to make audiences jump, laugh and think.