Brighten The Corners Festival today add a raft of new acts for their 2023 event, taking place on Friday 9th & Saturday 10th June in five venues throughout Ipswich town centre.
Leading the new wave of additions to their inclusive and exciting line-up are headliners cult Brighton indie-pop heroes The Go! Team, established London icons Gengahr and punk rabble-rousers Pulled Apart By Horses. Alongside them is influential UK rapper Jehst, psychedelic multi-instrumentalists Triptides, exciting and provocative new act Nuha Ruby Ra and alternative rap sister-duo ALT BLK ERA.
They join the already announced 86TVs, the new project from The Maccabees’ Felix and Hugo White, and The Lounge Society, Rozi Plain, deathcrash, Coops, Moreish Idols, Kyoto Kyoto, alongside a selection of the finest talent in emerging music. The festival’s late-night electronic programme and in-conversations will be announced in the coming weeks.
The multi-venue event, formerly known as Sound City Ipswich, saw editions in 2019 and 2021 and has brought artists such as Yard Act, Working Men’s Club, The Murder Capital, Novelistand others to the town.
Detailing the line-up expansion, Head of Programming Marcus Neal explained: “We’re really excited to announce the next wave of artists confirmed for our festival in June. Headliners The Go! Team are guaranteed to bring the party to the Corn Exchange and we’re thrilled to have them alongside other new additions to the bill ranging from UK hip-hop figurehead Jehst, sax and drums duo O. and Hindustani psych band Karma Sheen, to jazz collective Ishmael Ensemble, sibling metallers ALT BLK ERA and the warped indie dance of Baba Ali. More artists, including our late night electronic programme and our in-conversation sessions are to be announced in the coming weeks.”
Brighten The Corners Festival will take place FRIDAY 9th // SATURDAY 10th June 2023 in Ipswich.
Tickets are on sale from the following link.
