Complete line up for the 6 Music Festival 2023 with photos
6 Music Festival 2023 Line Up. The vent has to remain one of its kind with its legendary line-up of distinguished artists.
Friday 24 March 2023
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Greater Manchester
Main Stage
Loyle Carner
Fri 24 Mar 2023 O2 Victoria Warehouse, Greater Manchester, Main Stage
A unique collaboration with the AMC Gospel Choir
The acclaimed rapper stole the hearts of the UK music industry in 2017 with the release of his deeply personal debut album, Yesterday’s Gone.
With his emotive, intelligent lyrics, along with the inclusion of samples from songs written by his dad, and poems written by his mum, he created an easy intimacy with his listeners, which he maintained through his second and third albums.
He first performed at the 6 Music Festival in Glasgow in 2017, and now he returns with a very special set.
He will be performing his music in a way you’ve never heard it before – set to the backing vocals of the AMC Gospel Choir.
Wu-Lu
Fri 24 Mar 2023 O2 Victoria Warehouse, Greater Manchester, Main Stage
Vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Miles Romans-Hopcraft has been garnering well-deserved attention since the release of his debut album LOGGERHEAD last summer, but it’s his 2021 single ‘South’ that put him on the map.
The verses are a lament towards his childhood in Brixton, and its chorus is a battle cry, a howl of anger toward gentrification and being priced out of his own neighborhood.
His distinctive, genre-defying sound has attracted fans from within punk and alternative hip hop, and the last year has seen him perform at Glastonbury and on Later… with Jools Holland.
Tarzsa (DJ Set)
Fri 24 Mar 2023 O2 Victoria Warehouse, Greater Manchester, Main Stage
Band on the Wall
Indie Forever
Tim Burgess (DJ Set)
Fri 24 Mar 2023 Band on the Wall, Indie Forever
Timothy Allan Burgess (born 30 May 1967) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and record label owner, best known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band the Charlatans.
Steve Lamacq (DJ Set)
Fri 24 Mar 2023 Band on the Wall, Indie Forever
Stephen Paul Lamacq (born 16 October 1964), sometimes known by his nickname Lammo (given to him by John Peel), is an English disc jockey, currently working with the BBC radio station BBC Radio 6 Music.
Yard Act (DJ Set)
Fri 24 Mar 2023 Band on the Wall, Indie Forever
Yard Act is a British rock band from Leeds, composed of James Smith (vocals, lyrics), Ryan Needham (bass), Sam Shipstone (guitar), and Jay Russell (drums). Their debut album The Overload was released on 21 January 2022 and debuted at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart.
Good Future (DJ Set)
Fri 24 Mar 2023 Band on the Wall, Indie Forever
Manchester multi-instrumentalist Nathan Shepherd, aka Good Future, has become well-known on TikTok for his musical mash-ups, where he reimagines famous pop songs in the style of other beloved artists such as Arctic Monkeys, Tame Impala, and The Strokes.
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You can hear these influences in his own music – groovy, synth-based indie pop tracks, which are performed by a collective of Manchester artists.
Emily Pilbeam (DJ Set)
Fri 24 Mar 2023 Band on the Wall, Indie Forever
Saturday 25 March 2023
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Greater Manchester
Main Stage
Christine and the Queens
Sat 25 Mar 2023 O2 Victoria Warehouse, Greater Manchester, Main Stage
Global premiere of Chris’ brand new live show
Christine and the Queens is a renowned French singer-songwriter, known for his poignant, personal electronic pop music.
His talents extend beyond vocals and writing into production and choreography and in the nine years since his debut album Chaleur Humaine,
He has established himself as someone who is always evolving and pushing boundaries. His ability to dance between French and English and still bring along listeners who don’t understand the other language is just one of the things that make his work so enchanting.
His 2022 album, Redcar Les Adorables Étoiles (prologue), brought us a new alter ego, in the form of the suave and sophisticated Redcar.
So what is 2023 going to bring? His set at 6 Music Festival will contain the global premiere of his brand new live show, featuring new material, and we can’t wait.
Lava La Rue
Sat 25 Mar 2023 O2 Victoria Warehouse, Greater Manchester, Main Stage
2022 was a huge year for emerging West London artist Lava La Rue.
They released their latest EP Hi-Fidelity in July, a summer-tinged record that masterfully fluctuates from psychedelia to funk to grunge to rap, and was intended a bridge between their old sound and the big things that are to come.
But their creativity ranges further than songwriting and recording – they released a fashion line in collaboration with Lazy Oaf, they honed their live sets supporting industry favorites Wet Leg on their November tour, and they even directed one of the band’s music videos.
Lava kicked off this year with the announcement that they’re on the lineup for Coachella, so if you don’t recognize their name, that won’t be the case for long.
Jamz Supernova (DJ Set)
Sat 25 Mar 2023 O2 Victoria Warehouse, Greater Manchester, Main Stage
Rave Forever
AFRODEUTSCHE (DJ Set)
Sat 25 Mar 2023 O2 Victoria Warehouse, Greater Manchester, Rave Forever
Henrietta Smith-Rolla (born 1980/81), is a British-born Ghanaian-Russian-German composer, producer, and DJ based in Manchester, performing under the alias Afro Deutsche. Alongside her prolific DJ career, she has produced music for her own studio album, as well as music for television and film, including composing the score for BAFTA nominated short film Kamali.
Erol Alkan (DJ Set)
Sat 25 Mar 2023 O2 Victoria Warehouse, Greater Manchester, Rave Forever
Erol Alkan (born 30 May 1974) is an English DJ and producer of Turkish Cypriot descent. He grew up in Archway in North London.
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Hot Chip (DJ Set)
Sat 25 Mar 2023 O2 Victoria Warehouse, Greater Manchester, Rave Forever
Hot Chip is an English synth-pop band formed in London in 2000. The group consists of multi-instrumentalists Alexis Taylor, Joe Goddard, Al Doyle, Owen Clarke, and Felix Martin.
They are occasionally joined by former member Rob Stoughton for live performances and studio recordings. The group primarily produces music in the synth-pop and alternative dance genres, drawing influences from house and disco.
Hot Chip began as a bedroom recording project for Taylor and Goddard, who met while students at Elliott School, Putney; their earliest lineup included Stoughton as their drummer. After completing two EPs, Mexico (2001) and San Francisco (2002), the group released their debut album, Coming on Strong (2004), and added Doyle, Clarke, and Martin to their lineup.
The band’s second album, The Warning (2006), was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Their follow-up, Made in the Dark (2008), included the single “Ready for the Floor”, which was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording.
The band has subsequently released the albums One Life Stand (2010), In Our Heads (2012), and Why Make Sense? (2015), A Bath Full of Ecstasy (2019), and Freakout/Release (2022).
Phoebe I-H (DJ Set)
Sat 25 Mar 2023 O2 Victoria Warehouse, Greater Manchester, Rave Forever
Sunday 26 March 2023
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Greater Manchester
Main Stage
Arlo Parks
Sun 26 Mar 2023 O2 Victoria Warehouse, Greater Manchester, Main Stage
World premiere of new music from Mercury Prize-winning singer
Arlo Parks was first played on the radio at the age of just 16 when she uploaded her very first demos to BBC Music Introducing.
In the early stages, her music was already garnering a lot of excitement, but she was catapulted into the spotlight with the release of her stunning debut album Collapsed in Sunbeams, which won the Mercury Prize in 2021.
She has gone on to play festivals across the world, achieved support slots for the likes of Harry Styles and Billie Eilish, and has raised awareness for mental health with her poetic lyrics.
In January, she announced that her highly-anticipated second album will be released in May – and her performance at 6 Music Festival will be the world premiere of her new music.
The Big Moon
Sun 26 Mar 2023 O2 Victoria Warehouse, Greater Manchester, Main Stage
In 2020, indie-rock four-piece The Big Moon released their second album, Walking As We Do.
They were due to go on their first-ever headline tour that year, but – you guessed it – it was postponed due to the pandemic.
A year later, the writing of their third album was also postponed, but for happier reasons: the band’s lead vocalist Juliette Jackson was pregnant.
The making of that album Here Is Everything resumed after her son was born, and the result is a layered and emotive album that manages to delicately explore the ups and downs of parenthood while also delivering certified indie bangers.
Towards the end of last year, they finally got to go on that headlining tour, with a series of gigs that established them as a phenomenal live band.
Don Letts (DJ Set)
Sun 26 Mar 2023 O2 Victoria Warehouse, Greater Manchester, Main Stage
Donovan Letts (born 10 January 1956) is a British film director, disc jockey (DJ), and musician.
Letts first came to prominence as the videographer for the Clash, directing several of their music videos. In 1984, Letts co-founded the band Big Audio Dynamite with former Clash lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist Mick Jones, acting as the band’s sampler and videographer before departing the band in 1990. Letts has also directed music videos for Musical Youth, the Psychedelic Furs, Fun Boy Three, the Pretenders, and Elvis Costello as well as the feature documentaries The Punk Rock Movie (1978) and The Clash: Westway to the World (2000).
RAMONA
Morning After Mix
Daniel Avery (DJ Set)
Sun 26 Mar 2023 RAMONA, Morning After Mix
Daniel Avery is an English electronic music producer and DJ from Bournemouth
Thursday 23 March 2023
Band on the Wall
BBC Music Introducing
The Lathums
Thu 23 Mar 2023 Band on the Wall, BBC Music Introducing
Afflecks Palace
Thu 23 Mar 2023 Band on the Wall, BBC Music introducing.
Antony Szmierek, BBC Music introducing.
Phoebe Green, BBC Music introducing.
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