Hamswell Festival prepares for 11th and final year at their original location

The Hamswell Festival will be returning for its 11th and final year at their original location later this month, with the line-up including a variety of over 30 acts to enjoy.

The Hamswell Festival is an independently run, micro festival set in a valley between Bath and Bristol.

This years line-up includes headliners Scratch Perverts alongside DJ Vadim, Martin Flex, Se7en Deadly Breaks, The Push And Concrete Disco.

Taking place from Friday 19th – Sunday 21st August, this year for their farewell to the valley, the theme is Space Oddity, their very own final frontier and a tip of the hat to Bowie.

With a limited capacity of 500, the Hamswell Crew programmes over 30 acts, including bands, DJs, VJs, circus, graffiti, spoken word and more.

For over 10 years, a community of volunteers have been coming together to put on 3 days of arts and music with a core aim of no sponsorship, long queues or expensive food and drinks.

With two stages, there are a range of acts, back-to-­back, as the team alternate between the two. There’s no poetry tent, acoustic stage or dance tent, it’s all one programme that takes in a wide range of music and arts.

The arts program this year includes a live graffiti battle with Drips and Runs, poetry from Vanessa Kissule, Dean McCaffrey, circus from Elena Marina, workshops from DrumNation and holistic goodness from the Z en Zone.

Hamswell favourites Batala Bristol Band and Hooping Mad Community will return for the 2016 festival celebration.

The festival is run on the passion, grit and determination of a dedicated group of volunteers, steered by chief organiser and musician, Jonny Wharton aka Jonny Falls Over.

Hamswell has supported local and upcoming acts as well as some big names including; Maxi Jazz; DJ Yoda, Hempolics, Nicki Blackmarket; Freestylers; Fiona Bevan; Kal Lavelle, King Charles, Se7en Deadly Breaks; Fat Whites Family; The Other Tribe and Shades of Rhythm.

Advance tickets are available now from: www.hamswellfestival.com.