With over 100 musicians taking part at the Match&Fuse festival this autumn including 24 acts from 14 countries the big news is Get the Blessing, above, will be launching their new album Astronautilus in an exclusive London show headlining on the Friday night.
Here’s the festival line-up and running order. There’s also a festival Soundcloud playlist above to get you in the zone.
Thursday 15 October, opening night Vortex shows
7.30 Blue-Eyed Hawk
8.30 J=J
9.30 Mopo
10.30 JÜ Meets Møster
Friday 16 October, Rich Mix shows
7.30 Snack Family + Natali Abrahmsen Garner
8.30 Attwenger
9.30 Alfie Ryner
10.30 Get the Blessing
Saturday 17 October, Cafe Oto / Oto Project Space shows
8pm The Jist + Rachel Musson
9pm Laura Moody (Project Space)
9.30 Alexander Hawkins
10pm How Town (Project Space)
10.30 Leafcutter John + Isabel Sörling
Midnight Eirik Tofte Match&Fuse orchestra
Saturday 17 October, Servant Jazz Quarters shows
7.30 Brass Mask
9pm Interstatic
10pm Henning
11pm Alice Zawadski + Kalevi Louhivuori + Alex Roth
Midnight Eirik Tofte Match&Fuse orchestra
Saturday 17 October, Vortex + Vortex Downstairs shows
8pm Kaja Draksler
9pm The Great Harry Hillman
10pm Magnus Loom (Vortex Downstairs)
10.30 Alarmist
11.15 Strobes
Midnight Eirik Tofte Match&Fuse orchestra
The three M&F orchestras then gather in Gillett Square at quarter past midnight followed back in the Vortex by Soccer 96 onstage upstairs. A full festival pass for all three nights covering all venues is £25. For the Saturday shows £15 all-venue wristbands are available with limited earlybird £10 deals; or alternatively a one-venue £12 offer.
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