LIVE MUSIC, Q&A SESSIONS, DJ SETS AND MORE

Lauren Laverne and Mary Anne Hobbs revealed the details and line-up of the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival, taking place in Camden from 6th March to 8th March

TICKETS: bbc.co.uk/6musicfestival

The BBC Radio 6 Music Festival line-up features headline sets from: Michael Kiwanuka, Mike Skinner, Róisín Murphy, Kate Tempest, Bombay Bicycle Club, Sports Team, The Big Moon and KOKOROKO as well as performances from Anna Meredith, Black Country, New Road, black midi, Brittany Howard, EOB (Ed O’Brien) – who will be performing his debut European show at the 6 Music Festival.

The line up also includes GAIKA, Ghostpoet, Greentea Peng, Hot 8 Brass Band, Jehnny Beth, Jordan Rakei, Kim Gordon, Kojey Radical, Melt Yourself Down, Nadine Shah, The Orielles, Robert Glasper, The Selecter, Squid, The Staves, Sudan Archives and Warmduscher.

Live music, Q & A sessions, DJ sets and more will take place across the weekend at some of Camden’s most popular venues: Roundhouse (main space & Sackler space), FEST Camden, Dingwalls and Electric Ballroom.

On Sunday 8^th March, International Women’s Day, 6 Music Festival By Night will see an all-female line-up in the Roundhouse main space, including Kate Tempest, Kim Gordon, Anna Meredith, Jehnny Beth and Nadine Shah.

On Thursday 5^th March, Steve Lamacq will broadcast his show live from Dingwalls, including a special festival edition of Roundtable and a 6 Music Recommends night will follow, showcasing a selection of the stations favourite new music finds including Girl Band, Pongo and Ghum. Tickets will be available at bbc.co.uk/6musicfestival and doors will be open from 6.30pm.

On Wednesday 4^th March from 7pm, BBC Music Introducing will take over the Roundhouse, Sackler space. BBC Music Introducing’s Jess Iszatt and 6 Music’s Tom Robinson will host the evening and the line-up will feature Hak Baker, Beabadoobee and Sorry.

TICKETS

Tickets for each venue and each By Day, By Night and Late event for BBC Radio 6 Music Festival will be sold separately and will be on sale from 10am, Friday 24^th January. Full details plus terms and conditions can be found at bbc.co.uk/6musicfestival

6 MUSIC RECOMMENDS NIGHT

Thursday 5^th March

Dingwalls: Girl Band, Pongo, Ghum

6 MUSIC FESTIVAL BY NIGHT

Friday 6^th March 

Dingwalls: Greentea Peng, GAIKA, Mary Anne Hobbs DJ set, Mike Skinner DJ set

Roundhouse main space: black midi, Brittany Howard, Michael Kiwanuka

Roundhouse Sackler space:  Black Country, New Road; Sports Team

FEST, Camden (6 Music Festival late): Norman Jay MBE, DJ Yoda, Nemone, Kelly Lee Owens

Saturday 7^th March

Roundhouse main space: The Selecter, Kojey Radical, EOB (Ed O’Brien), Róisín Murphy

Roundhouse Sackler space: The Orielles, The Big Moon

Dingwalls (6 Music Festival Late): Planningtorock, Tom Ravenscroft, Jamz Supernova, ELKKA

Sunday 8^th March

Electric Ballroom: Warmduscher, Squid, Bombay Bicycle Club

Roundhouse main space: International Women’s Day celebration – Nadine Shah, Jehnny Beth, Anna Meredith, Kim Gordon, Kate Tempest

Roundhouse Sackler space: Melt Yourself Down, KOKOROKO

6 MUSIC FESTIVAL BY DAY

The 6 Music Festival by Day is a celebration of live music and conversation. It takes place at Dingwalls and Fest on Saturday 7^th March and Sunday 8^th March from 12pm – 6pm.

Saturday 7^th March

Dingwalls: Jordan Rakei, Sudan Archives, Robert Glasper

FEST: 6 Music Festival In Conversation – more details will be announced in due course.

Sunday 8^th March

Dingwalls: The Staves, Ghostpoet, Hot 8 Brass Band

FEST: 6 Music Festival In Conversation – more details will be announced in due course

BBC MUSIC INTRODUCING NIGHT

Wednesday 4^th March

Roundhouse, Sackler Space: Hak Baker, Beabadoobee and Sorry

BROADCAST

6 Music Festival will be broadcast on 6 Music and BBC Sounds across the weekend, with performances from Roundhouse, Dingwalls and the Electric Ballroom available to watch on the BBC iPlayer and at bbc.co.uk/6music, with catch up for 30 days afterwards.

BBC Four and the BBC Red Button will be bringing TV audiences highlights of the festival across the weekend, including many of the headline sets.

BBC Sounds

Curated music mixes will be available ahead of the show and you can listen back to live performances from the festival.

Photo Credit: BBC Radio 6 Music