{"id":746389,"date":"2026-02-06T14:14:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T14:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/746389\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T14:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T14:14:12","slug":"bristol-new-music-adds-new-names-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/746389\/","title":{"rendered":"Bristol New Music adds new names for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Bristol New Music will return this April with five days of performances, installations and cross-disciplinary projects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Events will take place in a range of spaces across the city, including Arnolfini, Bristol Beacon, Spike Island, St George\u2019s Bristol, Strange Brew, Watershed, The Cube, Kit Form and the Victoria Rooms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The festival opens on 22 April at Strange Brew with US saxophonist and composer Cole Pulice, alongside a trio featuring guitarist Bill Orcutt, Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley and Comets on Fire bassist Evan Miller.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The following evening, artist and DJ Olukemi Lijadu presents a newly commissioned live score to accompany her film Feedback\u00a0at Spike Island, where the film installation is being exhibited during the festival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Friday\u2019s programme includes an improvisation-focused session at The Cube Microplex with Breton bagpiper Erwan Keravec and experimental duo @xcrswx, a.k.a. drummer Crystabel Riley and saxophonist Seymour Wright. Kenyan sound artist <a href=\"https:\/\/crackmagazine.net\/article\/profiles\/kmru-ways-of-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KMRU<\/a> will perform at art institution Arnolfini, as well as audiovisual collaborators <a href=\"https:\/\/crackmagazine.net\/article\/long-reads\/forbidden-distance-times-film\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rebecca Salvadori, Saint Abdullah and Eomac<\/a> and Egyptian electronic artist YUNIS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Saturday starts with an afternoon show at Arnolfini in collaboration Another Sky Festival with pianist Mark Knoop and London-based artist \u00e3ssia ghendir, before St George\u2019s hosts acoustic performances from claire rousay with a Bristol ensemble, cellist Lucy Railton and the UK premiere of Harry G\u00f3rski-Brown and Wojciech Rusin\u2019s drone symphony Drift. The day will conclude at Bristol Beacon\u2019s Lantern Hall with electronic sets from emptyset, GHOST DUBS, FRANKIE with Kelman Duran and Cara Tolmie &amp; Rian Treanor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The final day begins with contemporary repertoire from Shui Mo Ensemble at the Victoria Rooms, followed by performances blending from artists including Hatis Noit, Merope and Yas Clarke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The closing event at Strange Brew features singer-pianist Eliana Glass, pianist Jasmine Wood with producer Pavel Milyakov, and UK experimental guitar collective Ex-Easter Island Head.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Festival passes are sold out, but day passes are available <a href=\"https:\/\/bristolnewmusic.org\/tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"3125\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-228972\" src=\"https:\/\/crackmag.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BNM-Individual-day-Lineups-1-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bristol New Music will return this April with five days of performances, installations and cross-disciplinary projects. 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