FORWARDS returns to Bristol this September after its debut last year. Bristol will see two days of music and discussion, driven by its social initiatives to create positive change.

The festival for forward thinkers, welcomes a multitude of international music names to its stage for 2023, including headliners the electronic legend, APHEX TWIN, and neo-soul pioneer, ERYKAH BADU.

Heralded as "a progressive-minded festival" by The Guardian, FORWARDS compliments its incredible musical line-up by offering fans a space for discussion and debate at ‘THE INFORMATION’, featuring a host of experts, disruptors, creatives, writers and thinkers - side by side epic music moments. More than just a music concert, FORWARDS looks to challenge what metropolitan festivals can be today and how they can do good, from the inside out.

Other 2023 music acts unveiled; Bonobo, Primal Scream, Arlo Parks, Raye, Leftfield, Goldie with the Live Ensemble, Amyl and the Sniffers, Confidence Man, Olivia Dean, Biig Piig, Viagra Boys, Wesley Joseph, Jockstrap, Katy J Pearson and Yazmin Lacey.

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