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FESTIVALS
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Issue 80 / 2015
Simple ThingS keepS The
feSTival vibeS alive
Taking place on October 23rd and 24th, across various venues
in the city, Simple Things has become a Bristol must-do
The brains behind Simple Things keep it
moving year on year with excellent line-up
selections and 2015 is set to be their best
edition yet.
With Skepta & JME, Savages, Lee Scratch
Perry, Lone, Romare, Spectres, Chastity
Belt, and Blanck Mass amongst the live
acts and the likes of Mike Skinner, Objekt,
Helena Hauff, Hunee and Moxie on the DJ
list, they've managed to lock in something
for everyone without sacrificing a sense of
unpredictability and excitement.
Saturday is the main event, but you won't
want to miss the special, standalone
opening party headlined by the legendary
nine-piece Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
From 4th – 8th November, Reykjavik is the place to be
Iceland Airwaves is definitely a unique
festival. Taking place in the beautiful
city of Reykjavik, it continues to expand
year on year without ever losing the
eclecticism that makes it special.
2015 will see their biggest event yet and
they've packed the line-up full of diverse
artists, new music and home-grown
talent. Where else would you see the likes
of Aurora, Beach House, SOAK, Chastity
Belt, Father John Misty, East India Youth,
JME, Hot Chip, Skepta, Lapsley, Lucy
Rose, QT, Tuff Love, and Sekuoia sharing
a bill?
This year's fest is focuses on visual art
as well as music. Iceland Airwaves have
joined forces with Urban Nation Berlin and
international street artists to transform
the walls of Reykjavik into works of art,
an event they're calling Wallpoetry. As
curator Yasha Young explains: "The goal
was to take the invisible creative process
when a painter listens to a record while
painting or a musician sees a certain
painting or art installation and wants to
incorporate the emotional experience and
inspiration in her or his songs and connect
this process between the two on a very
special collaborative platform."
Music, art and five days of festival fun –
who needs summer?
iceland airwaveS haS iTS biggeST year yeT
