Following last summer’s legendary 10-year anniversary celebration, StreetFest, the country’s first and only ‘counterculture’ festival, levels up for 2019 with a three city festival series hitting Canal Mills, Leeds on 11th May. StreetFest 2019 has assembled a line-up of the most seminal names in British Hip-hop, including DJ Semtex, The Nextmen and Foreign Beggars.
StreetFest 2019 has its sights on becoming a national festival platform for the country’s unsung heroes of live urban arts. This summer sees StreetFest take its creative collective on the road for the first time, to curate each festival in collaboration with local street culture mavericks in Leeds for an epic 12-hour festivals:
Emerging out of east London, the StreetFest concept and ethos is uniquely about a community of ‘counterculture’ creatives, celebrating DJing, MCing, graffiti, B-boying, as well as skateboarding, parkour, body art, BMXing and more.
StreetFest Leeds, Canal Mills – Headliners DJ Semtex and Foreign Beggars. The inaugural StreetFest Leeds will showcase the best talent Leeds has to offer. StreetFest main stage hosted by MC Paz, plus residents from Musicology and License to Jungle with live PAs from Flame Griller, Budrat Records and Defenders Of Style. Real-time dance battles and demonstrations, alongside Leeds based DJ collective Fresh Jive. B-Girl SunSun will be master of ceremonies and three International judges including B-Girl Candy B (NYC).
Tickets and further info from www.streetfest.net
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