Press Release for immediate release:
Band submission closing soon for ‘Brisfest -Best of Bristol’ stage at
the Bristol Arcadia Spectacular (4th – 5th September)
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Submission for bands will be closing on Monday 3rd August, 17:00.
Brisfest show off Bristol Talent from a range genres over two days, with dedicated second stage
“Brisfest – Best of Bristol” at the Arcadia Spectacular Metamorphosis show.
Part of our partnership to help bring the Arcadia Spectacular Metamorphosis show to Bristol as
part of Bristol2015 European Green Capital programme.
Bands apply through http://www.brisfest.co.uk/artist-and-performer-signup
As part of the Bristol 2015 European Green Capital celebrations, The Bristol Festival Community
Group (organisers of Brisfest, Rave on Avon and more) have teamed up with Bristol City Council,
Team Love, and Arcadia to bring their amazing Metamorphosis show to Queen Square in the heart of
the city centre. Alongside the stunning Spider installation – one of the largest recycled sculptures in
the world – the event will feature a “Brisfest – Best of Bristol” stage buzzing with local talent.
The Bristol Festival Community Group team have been taking submissions for their Brisfest: Best of
Bristol stage through their online application process since the event was announced. To ensure they
get applications from as wide a range of Bristol acts as possible they are reminding everyone that the
deadline for submissions is fast approaching: Monday 3rd August at 5pm.
As part of its charitable aims, the Bristol Festival Community Group wants to showcase local bands
across a range of genres to really promote the amazing talent that is right here in Bristol and give them
the opportunity to play alongside the world renowned Arcadia Spectacular and Spider headliners
including Roni Size Reprazent (live), Leftfield, Annie Mac and more.
“This is an amazing opportunity for our local talent – Bristol produces some of the best music on the
planet and now the Bristol Festival Community Group are able to promote some of the latest
offerings from our beautiful city on a global scale; all whilst celebrating the fact that we are, quite
rightly, celebrating being European Green Capital 2015.”
“There are a lot of extremely talented and amazing musicians and bands that have recently played
for Brisfest or supported The Bristol Festival Community Group in some way and we would like to
offer some of them the opportunity to play first, but we are always looking to support new talent and
will programme the stage in such a way that we reflect the scene in Bristol at the moment – I just
wish we had a week of programming to fill!”
Sarah Keates, Operations Director, BFCG
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The Bristol Festival Community Group // Registered Charity 1124722 // www.bristolfestivalcommunitygroup.co.uk
For further information on the Brisfest – Best of Bristol stage at the Arcadia show please contact Sarah
Keates at sarah@brisfest.co.uk or call 07790 538768.
For information about the overall Arcadia event please contact the Arcadia office at
enquiries@arcadiabristol.com or contact: 01179428260.
NOTES TO EDITOR
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Bristol Festival Community Group is a not for profit charitable organisation that organise Brisfest,
and was set up in 2007 following the sad demise of Ashton Court Festival. It was started by a group
of volunteers who felt it vital that Bristol retained a not for profit festival to showcase local artists
and was officially registered as a charity in 2008.
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It is a volunteer-run organisation, led by a board of trustees and comprising a committee of over 200
volunteer members. All proceeds from our events go back into the community festival and
supporting our charitable work in training volunteers and providing a major showcase for local
talent.
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The main objective of the charity is to support and promote music, art and culture in the Southwest,
whilst aiding personal development and community cohesion. This is done through staging high
profile events that increase exposure for a wide range of local artists, and through a range of training
and personal development programmes.
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Brisfest was first staged in 2008, attracting 8,000 visitors to the centre of Bristol. In 2012, 20,000
people attended as the festival made a successful move to the Ashton Court Estate, following huge
popular demand. Headliners have included De La Soul, Primal Scream and Roni Size alongside a
huge range of up and coming local acts.
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Brisfest took a fallow year in 2014 in order to plan a large event in 2015. The Arcadia event is being
held in place of Brisfest in 2015. Brisfest (normal) will return in 2016, date and location will be
announced in early 2016.
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Alongside Brisfest we also run the popular Rave-On-Avon events, run venues and stages at any other
UK festivals and work behind the scenes on a plethora of other Bristol events promoting local music,
art and culture.
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We offer skill swap, mentoring and fund professional training and help many local people into full
time work each year, offering direct routes into the industry. We provide valuable work experience
for 400 people each year, including disadvantaged members of the community and those with
additional support needs. Organisations we have worked with previously include Second Step, Big
Issue and the Youth Offending Team.
The Bristol Festival Community Group // Registered Charity 1124722 // www.bristolfestivalcommunitygroup.co.uk