Aphex Twin and Erykah Badu to headline 2023 Forwards festival in Bristol
Bristol's Forwards festival is returning for a second year in September, and will be headlined by Aphex Twin and Erykah Badu.
After making its debut in 2022, Forwards festival is returning to The Downs in Bristol this September, and the two-day event will be headlined by Aphex Twin and Erykah Badu.
Bonobo, Primal Scream, Arlo Parks, RAYE, Amyl and the Sniffers, Confidence Man, Biig Piig, Wesley Joseph, Jockstrap, Katy J Pearson, Viagra Boys and more will also play the 2023 edition of the festival.
We proudly present the first wave of music at FORWARDS 2023, with Erykah Badu performing in Bristol for the first time and Aphex Twin finally returning to the city.
— Forwards Bristol (@ForwardsBristol) March 21, 2023
Pre-sale tickets go on sale this Thurs 10am, sign up via website. General sale tickets on sale Fri 10am. pic.twitter.com/VPxAmSeYRX
Forwards takes place at The Downs in Bristol on 1 and 2 September. Tickets go on sale this Friday, 24 March at 10am via forwardsbristol.co.uk.
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