We Out Here Festival 2022: Lineup revealed

The Gilles Peterson-curated festival We Out Here has added over 100 live acts and DJs for its 2022 outing, platforming true legends of the scene alongside exciting emerging talent.

One of the founding fathers of spiritual jazz, Pharoah Sanders, is among the new additions to the festival, following last year’s highly acclaimed collaboration Promises with Floating Points and the LSO - which was nominated for 'Album of the Year' at the Jazz FM Awards.

Other headline slots go to one of house music’s most influential and successful duos, Masters at Work, who will be celebrating 25 years of the trailblazing Latin jazz outfit Nuyorican Soul as well as much-loved afrobeat collective Kokoroko, sharing material from their new album.

More live highlights include LA-based rising stars Gabriels, singer-songwriter keiyaA, the soulful and spiritual Muva of Earth also joins the lineup, as does Sydney-based neo-soul powerhouse Natalie Slade and high energy 10-piece fusion band TC & The Groove Family.

Representing a thread of the festival programme’s core - the vibrant UK jazz scene - sits a special spotlight on Bristol as Worm Discs present local favourites Run Logan Run, Snazzback, Dun Dun Dun, alongside UK scene staples previously announced: Emma-Jean Thackray, Nala Sinephro and The Comet is Coming.

Takeovers are also set from the community spaces that have shaped key musical movements: Total Refreshment Centre celebrate 10 years with a special presentation featuring regulars Neue Grafik Ensemble, Alabaster dePlume and Soccer96, as well First Word Records uniting the likes of Kaidi Tatham, IG Culture and Allysha Joy. Melbourne’s Crown Ruler, Church of Sound and BBE x Love Vinyl will also host spaces, with full details to be announced, and Lemon Lounge’s high-spirited and intimate stage complete with a custom sound system will also be back for 2022.

Accompanying the live programming is We Out Here’s extensive DJ line up, with additions including the mighty Calibre, legendary sound system Channel One and the unstoppable Sherelle. Shanti Celeste and Bake are tapped to join Hessle Audio’s 15-year celebration lineup, and NTS’s Moxie, UK Techno veterans Kirk Degiorgio and Ben Sims, and Tom Ravenscroft are also set to soundtrack the early hours. International additions come in the form of Australia’s DJ JNETT and C.FRIM, Japan’s Shuya Okino of Kyoto Jazz Massive and Brussels’s finest - Lefto.

To accompany the music programme, next month We Out Here will be releasing the full range of wellness, family and cultural activities on offer; from talks to an independent record fair, wild swimming and a roller disco. Updates will be released via their socials and website.

We Out Here Festival 2022: Lineup (so far)

Live Acts

Alewya

Azymuth

BADBADNOTGOOD

BCUC

Camilla George

cktrl

The Comet is Coming

Daniel Casimir | International Jazz Act of the Year at the Jazz FM Awards 2021

Dave de Rose & Dan Nicholls

Eddie Cacon

Elkka

Doom Cannon

Emma-Jean Thackray | UK Jazz Act of the Year at the Jazz FM Awards 2021

ENNY

Fabio & Grooverider and The Outlook Orchestra

Fimber Bravo

First Beige

Gabriels

George Riley

Gigi Masin

Isabelle Brown

Jah Wobble

Jay Phelps

Jaimie Branch

Jelly Cleaver

Jimpster

John Carroll Kirby

John Glacier

Kahil El'Zabar Quartet

Kaidi Tatham

keiyaA

KOKOROKO

Komang (solo / live)

Koreless

L’eclair

LOSHH

MADMADMAD

Melanie Charles

Middle Name Dance Band

Muriel Grossman

Muva of Earth

Nala Sinephro

Nat Birchall

Natalie Slade

New Regency Orchestra

Nu Genea (band)

Obongjayar

O'Flynn

Ojerime

Overmono

Puma Blue

RarelyAlways

Raquel Martins

Rebecca Vasmant Ensemble

Rosie Frater-Taylor

Scrimshire

Secet Night Gang | Jazz FM Award 2021 nominees

Setwun

Surprise Chef

TC & The Groove Family

Underground Resistance

Vels Trio

Wayne Snow

Worm Discs presents: A Bristol Takeover

Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange

Zoe’s Shanghai

DJ Sets

15years of Hessle Audio: Ben UFO, Pearson Sound, Pangea & Guests

Ahadadream

Alex Intas

Alexander Nut

Amaliah

Aqwea

Aroop Roy

Bake

Better Days DJs

Bosa

C.FRIM

Calibre

Channel One

Charlie Bones

Charlie Dark

Coco Maria

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy

Colin Curtis

Comfy Bella

Dam Swindle

Danuka

Daughters of Frank

DJ JNETT

dreamcastmoe

Errol & Alex Rita (Touching Bass)

Eve's Drop DJ Collective

Gilles Peterson

Giovanna

Goldie

Greg Wilson

Hagan

Handson Family

Haseeb Iqbal

Heels & Souls Hillas

Jah Shaka

Jamie Bennett

Jamz Supernova

Josey Rebelle

Jossy Mitsu

Karen Nyame KG

Kate Hutchinson

Kevin Beadle

Kirk de Georgio & Ben Sims pres. Machine Goes Disco

Kitty Amor & Sef Kombo

Kristy Harper

Kyoto Jazz Massive (Shuya Okino)

La Rumba

LAANI

Lefto

Linkwood

Lucy Locket

LAANI

Louie Vega

Luke Una

Marcia Carr

Marshmello

Maurice Fulton

Me Gusta

Miche

Mirasia

Moxie

Mr. Redley

Mr Scruff

Nate Coltrane & Hank Limit (Mimm)

Next Door Records

Niknak

No Fakin'

Pamoja Disco Club

Parris

Patrick Forge

Peshay

Poly-Ritmo

Quantic

Red Laser Disco

Ruby Savage

Sally Rodgers

Sampology

Sassy J

Selassie TBC

Selextorhood

Shanti Celeste

SHERELLE

Shut Up And Dance

Sophie McAlister

So Flute

Soul Buggin'

Soul Stew

Tarzsa

Thristian

Tim Garcia

Tim Reaper

Tom Ravenscroft Tropico

Tuckshop

Vanessa Maria

Yung Singh

Zaf

Zjoso

Eves’Drop DJ Collective: Bembe Segue (DJ & Vocals)

Vanessa Freeman (DJ & Vocals)

Lil' Minx

Andrea Trout

Sarah Sweeney

Amazon

Angel Mel

Tunesmith

Laura Weaver

Ellen Beth Abdi

Duchy (DJ & Vocals)

Ruby Swallow

Miss Soxee

Sweet P

Takeovers:

10 years of Total Refreshment Centre: Neue Grafik Ensemble, Lunch Money Life, Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange, Soccer96, Alabaster Deplume, Lex Blondin, Beauty & The Beat

BBE & Love Vinyl presents | Church of Sound | Crown Ruler

First Word Showcase: Kaidi Tatham, Allysha Joy, Werkha, K S R , IG Culture (New Sector Movements DJ Set), Konny Kon, BobaFatt , Gilla

Hit & Run | Lemon Lounge | Sprechen

Worm Discs presents: A Bristol Takeover - Run Logan Run, Snazzback, Dun Dun Dun

We Out Here 2022 tickets:

Tickets for We Out Here festival are available here.

When is We Out Here festival 2022?

We Out Here is taking place between the 25th and 28th of August 2022, at Abbots Ripton in Cambridgeshire.

About We Out Here festival:

Having taken their name from the 2018 Brownswood compilation; a calling card for London’s bright-burning young jazz scene, We Out Here Festival sees integral members of the movement alongside legendary icons, genre-spanning DJs and young improvisers alike for four days of music in one of the UK’s most beautiful, landscaped festival sites.

Joining the musical dots between soul, hip hop, house, afro, electronica, jazz and beyond, We Out Here showcases both outstanding live music and some of the best record collections in the world. The festival also places an emphasis on high-quality food and drink offerings, arts and cultural offerings, crisp sound and production, family activities and wellness: all to compliment quality-led musical curation.

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