The line-up is here! And it’s a heady mix of different genres, emerging artists, new projects and musical masters.

Where to start

There’s a lot to browse so here’s just a few highlights to dip your toe in…

• Welsh icon Gruff Rhys plays at the University of Salford’s historic Maxwell Hall where he will become the latest in a long list of musical legends to have performed in the space.

• The auditorium stage of Peel Hall playing host to alt-jazz rising star muva of Earth and underground hiphop gem KinKai.

• Next door at the Salford Museum & Art Gallery, Mercury Prize nominee C Duncan and Australian Music Prize nominee Belle Chen are set to play a fittingly masters-adjacent location.

• The ever-popular St Philip’s Church will play host to melancholic electro post-punk trio Nightbus, indie-sleaze scenester Viji, and multi-instrumentalist Halo Maud, fresh from her guest vocal for The Chemical Brothers and with a brand new album dropping in March.

• Soundsystem legend and John Peel favourite Mikey D.O.N will be DJing at The Old Fire Station

New artists

If you’re keen to find a new discovery, here’s a handful of new and emerging acts to check out…

• Unabashed gallic synthpop duo Free Love

• Abrasive electronic seafarers and Sleaford Mod tour support Jellyskin

• Free-spirited funk multi-instrumentalist ISHA

• Lofi showgaze solo act TTSSFU

• The hi-NRG gay disco and introspective bedroom pop of Pink Pound

• Sound artist and Oram award winner Kelly Jayne Jones

• The spiritual afrobeat of Ezra Collective member Ife Ogunjobe

The after party

The day will wrap up with a joyous afterparty at Maxwell Hall, featuring live sets from DJ legend A Guy Called Gerald, celebrated DnB vocalist Jenna G and Bermudian producer and multi-percussionist Obeka alongside dancers from Club Clam and Ghetto Fabulous. and DJ sets from Lil Minx and Fastlove b2b Aiden Francis.

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