The line-up for Roundhouse Rising, the music festival for new and emerging acts, is announced today.
Now in its sixth year, the festival includes four days of live music alongside industry panels, workshops, demos and talks to help aspiring musicians. Headline acts this year include Brighton four-piece The Magic Gang, who have previously supported Wolfmother. Black Honey, tipped by the Guardian last year as an indie band to watch, and also from Brighton, will take to the stage with their African beats-inspired electro.
Nigerian-born London grime artist Afrikan Boy, who has recorded and toured with M.I.A., will be joined by acts including Gillbanks, Hannah Lou Clark, Kurb and Nouria Bah. The Roundhouse Choir is also performing. The festival is staged in the Roundhouse’s intimate Sackler Space between March 17 and 20.
There will be workshops on the Saturdays where attendees will have a live demo of Spinnup, a new distribution platform by Universal, and discuss the industry with a panel of promoters and managers.
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Entry is free, with a £5 fee to attend some discussions. On the Thursday, there will be a party to launch the Rising Sounds album, which features unsigned artists chosen by the Roundhouse team and produced by the likes of Arctic Monkeys producer James Lewis.
Grime stars Stormzy, Kano and Big Narstie were among dozens of acts announced today for this year’s Lovebox festival in Victoria Park. They join a line-up including Major Lazer and LCD Soundsystem at the event on July 15 and 16.
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