The music festival that has filled St Jude’s with global sounds for the last three years is returning in May with its most ambitious lineup to date. Become a member Community member Find out more“I haven’t seen a lineup of this scale, and this particular style of music in Bristol for decades, if ever,” said lead booker Laurence Walker. Other big names in global music include East African Soukous legend Kanda Bongo Man, Cuban DJ and selectors Cami Layé Okun and Bahraini dancefloor duo Dar Disku whose self-titled debut album was recorded at Bristol’s Humm Studios in 2024. “St Judes has become one of the most exciting cultural areas in Bristol, but it is still overlooked by many,” he said. “This festival is our way of continuing to open it up, inviting people in and celebrating the creativity that already exists here.