Bristol's biggest multi-venue music festival is back for the May Bank Holiday weekend. Dot To Dot Festival is taking over some of the best music venues in the city with one of its biggest line-ups to date.
The event, which comes to Bristol on Saturday (May 27) and heads to Nottingham on Sunday, is best known for bringing some of the leading rising stars of the music world onto the stage since it first started in 2005.
This year, Dot to Dot Festival has partnered with ibis for both the Bristol and Nottingham events. Ibis Bristol Centre offers rooms from £52 and is located in the heart of Bristol near Millennium Square, ideally suited for the festival’s venues around the city centre.
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If you're heading to the festival on Saturday, here's a handy guide of all you need to know including set times, who's playing and which venues are participating.
Venues
This year, 13 venues are taking part with a staggering 18 stages across Bristol city centre. The participating venues for this year are O2 Academy Bristol, SWX, Rough Trade, Thekla, Dockside powered by Super Bock, The Fleece, Strange Brew, The Louisiana, Dareshack, Exchange, Mr Wolfs, The Crown and The Lanes. Bristol's O2 Academy, SWX and Thekla all have two stages in their venues.
A full list of set times for all 18 stages is available on Dot To Dot Festival's website.
Line-up
Dot To Dot's ethos focuses on the next generation of music, curating a line-up of more than 100 artists who are making their mark on world music. In 2023 the festival will continue its tradition of spotlighting the very best emerging talent in the UK. Leeds post-punk band Yard Act has been selected as next year's headliners on Saturday, May 27, who have met success this year with their Mercury Award-nominated debut record The Overload.
Also top of the bill is Toronto-based indie outfit Alvvays and The Murder Capital, joined by Finn Foxell, Kofi Stone, Yune Pinku and Hamish Hawk. Bristol's Ishmael Ensemble will be closing the night with a DJ set on Thekla with more live acts and DJs playing at The Lanes until 3am.
Tickets
There are still tickets to the Bristol leg of the festival on May 27, available for £39.38 plus a booking fee through Alt Tickets.
Festival app
The festival has partnered with Woov to provide a festival map and the ability to build your own schedule to make it easier to plan your day. There is also a function to receive festival updates and share messages with other ticketholders.
Dot To Dot Festival comes to Bristol on Saturday, May 27
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