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Ritual Union unveils first 2027 wave in Bristol

Ritual Union has unveiled the first wave of acts for its 2027 edition in Bristol, headlined by Maruja on Saturday 20th March.

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Ritual Union has unveiled the first wave of acts for its 2027 edition in Bristol. Maruja is set to headline the festival on Saturday 20th March. The festival is returning for its tenth anniversary as a one-day event.

The one-day event will take over Electric Bristol, Rough Trade and Strange Brew, across four stages in the city. Maruja brings a blend of punk, post-rock and jazz to the bill. Enemies Etc. is a new project featuring members of IDLES, Los Bitchos, Petbrick and TRAAMS.

West Midlands duo GANS, jangle-pop outfit The Tubs and indietronica upstarts Truthpaste also feature on the bill. The full first wave also includes 1000 Rabbits, August, Blue Bendy, Brookii, Dying 4, Humane, lifepath99, Long Distance Runner, Maicin, MORN, pushbike, Shrink, Spanish Horses, studio20, Tesni, The Family Battenberg, The Scuttlers and Toria Wooff.

Previous line-ups featured Fontaines D.C., Katy J Pearson, Getdown Services, Billy Nomates, Warmduscher, Lime Garden, Self Esteem and Ninajirachi. More names are expected in the coming weeks. Tickets are on sale now, with further information available via the festival website.

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