BBC Radio 3 Announces Late Junction Festival For 2019 during End of the Road Festival
BBC's Late Junction will host its own dedicated festival in 2019, revealed in an on-site announcement at this year's End of the Road Festival by controller Alan Davey and presenter Verity Sharp.
The Late Junction Festival will run over two evenings at a thrilling new venue in East London and will continue the programme’s long heritage of showcasing the exploratory left field music. It will be both a live event engaging with listeners and a subsequent series of broadcasts.
"We’ve had so much fun curating a stage at End of the Road, that in addition to this, we’re going to dip our toes in the water and put on our own BBC Radio 3 Late Junction Festival for the first time," said Davey. "It will bring the very distinct flavour of the programme to those musically curious minds who enjoy hearing electronic and classical, jazz and world - all in one sitting.”
The festival will run in addition to the many external festivals BBC Radio 3 already covers across the length and breadth of the UK.
During a programme of Late Junction-curated music yesterday at End of the Road's Tipi Tent (including Warmduscher and The Scorpios, pictured above) presenter Verity Sharp added that the festival would be "somewhat out-there, somewhat experimental, somewhat familar but most of all, lots of fun."
The full festival details and lineup for the Late Junction Festival 2019 will be announced in due course.
- SXSW London offer 500+ passes to local charities and community groups in East London
- Oklou announces forthcoming debut album, choke enough
- Nala Sinephro, Arooj Aftab, Anna von Hausswolff are among the first artists for Rewire 2025
- Tiny Habits team up with Lizzy McAlpine for new single, "For Sale Sign"
- Kate Nash details OnlyFans campaign, Butts For Tour Buses
- Omar Apollo unveils new single, "Te Maldigo"
- Saya Gray presents new single, "H.W.B"
Get the Best Fit take on the week in music direct to your inbox every Friday
