Tickets AvailableForwards
Bristol
17 Mar
Pre-sale tickets on sale (mailing list sign-up required)
18 Mar
General sale tickets on sale
12 Mar
First lineup wave announced
29 Aug
Festival! 🎉
Key Info
Forwards is a two-day, non-camping inner-city music festival held on Clifton Downs in Bristol over the August bank holiday weekend, drawing international headliners across hip-hop, indie, punk, electronic and R&B. Alongside the music, it runs The Inf…
Website
forwardsbristol.co.uk
Genres
Vibe
People are constantly on the move between the East and West stages as acts alternate, so there's a steady flow of crowd energy all day, and with talks at the Information Stage mixing in alongside the music, it feels more engaged and curious than your typical field-and-beer-tent situation.
Tems
Self Esteem
Wet Leg
Little Simz
Amyl & The Sniffers
Dijon
Joy Crookes
Maribou State
Viagra Boys
Tricky
Goldie
performing live
Oklou
Princess Nokia
Jean Dawson
Jim Legxacy
Paraorchestra
Presents Kraftwerk Re:Werk with Charles Hazlewood
lineup
Full 2026 lineup announced: Tems, Self Esteem, Wet Leg, Little Simz headline
nme.com·2 weeks ago