Manchester Psych Fest, the UK’s leading psychedelic music and arts festival, is launching a new hub: ‘Mushroom Fields’ at Oxford Road’s Circle Square. The event, a one day festival on September 3, will offer visual art, street food and music.
The festival’s musical line up will take over venues along Oxford Road including the Albert Hall, O2 Ritz and Deaf Institute, offering music from artists including Kurt Vile & The Violators, The Coral, Goat Girl and many others.
Now in its ninth year, the Manchester Psych Fest will be, for the first time, offering a limited edition Psych Fest Mango IPA by award-winning Manchester brewery, First Chop, at the bar in Mushroom Fields. The street food on offer will also include some Manchester favourites: This Charming Naan, Tahi, Hello Oriental and The Holy Mountain Kitchen.
However, if you’re after some exciting art, the festival is showcasing the murals and sculptures from local female artists including Ermitsmoze (Rebecca Miller), Lindsay Johnstone & Sveggs_ink (Sophie Egleton) as well as a ‘history of Manchester Psych Fest art’ and a NFT takeover from digital art marketplace KnownOrigin.
Manchester Psych Fest will also be working with Art of Protest Projects, the carbon literate urban and street art production group behind street art projects in York and Doncaster. Here at ‘Mushroom Fields’ the team will be building several large scale structures.
Similarly, there will also be more interactive art available with artist and designer Lucy Grainge showcasing her work, running print workshops and even giving away limited edition festival tote bags.
Other official merchandise, as well as vintage clothing, from Northern Quarter outlet Bionic Seven, will also be available to purchase at ‘Mushroom Fields’.
‘Mushroom Fields’ will be open between 10am and 9pm on Saturday September 3, wristband collection and the Psych Fest bar also both open at 10am.
The full line up of more than 60 artists:
Kurt Vile & The Violators, The Coral
Gruff Rhys, black midi, Tinariwen, Warmduscher, Jane Weaver, Battles
Hinds, Goat Girl, Dream Wife, Gwenno, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, She Drew The Gun, Melt Yourself Down
Tess Parks, The KVB, Willy Mason, Feet, The Lucid Dream, Scalping, Rose City Band, The Bug Club, Bleach Lab, Sugar Candy Mountain, Deja Vega, Circuit Des Yeux, Penelope Isles, Bess Atwell, KEG
Hamish Hawk, Cola, Dumbo Gets Mad, Simone Marie Butler (Primal Scream) DJ set, Jenny O. , Fat Dog, Party Dozen, Mess Esque, Skullcrusher, Loose Articles, Honeyglaze, Lime Gardem, The Golden Dregs, Highschool, Ghost Woman, Mini Trees, Grace Cummings, TTRRUUCES, Fake Turins, Automation, O. , Japenese Television, Freak Slug, Mewn, Mystic Peach, October and the Eyes, Dream Nails, Yumi and the Weather, Maruja, Heavy Salad, Splint, Duvet
Tickets are still available at manchesterpsychfest.com
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