Bristol to host BBC Radio 6 Music Festival 2016

The weekend-long event will feature some of Bristol’s most long-serving talents

The weekend of 12 to 14 February 2016 will herald the arrival of the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival 2016. The festival is spread across various Bristolian venues with Motion, Colston Hall, O2 Academy Bristol, Basement 45 and Trinity all hosting the BBC’s choice of acts.

The full lineup will be revealed and tickets will be put on sale on 19 January, but for now we know that Primal Scream, Roni Size, DJ Krust and Dynamite MC, Tricky, The Blue Aeroplanes, Beak, and Pinch will appear.

A presentation of spoken word, poetry and performance events will also be presented during the daytime with full details to be announced on 26 January.