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Bristol's Simple Things Festival has nurtured a reputation over the years for putting on some of the most exciting homegrown talent, and this year is no exception. Festival faves like psych-pop ...

The 2024 edition sees Simple Things celebrating its tenth year, following a four-year break. It feels like a key chapter in the resurgence of Bristol’s live music scene following the pandemic.

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Storm Brian does its best to put the dampener on Simple Things, Bristol’s annual leftfield day festival, in its seventh year. But even the world’s worst-named storm can’t diminish the ...

Simple Things returns to Bristol on 24 February after a four-year hiatus, following Covid. It will be the first time the whole of Bristol Beacon is used for performance at once since its £132m ...