Bristol’s Simple Things festival announced on social media yesterday (February 23) that the dance duo Giant Swan had been removed from its line-up due to one of the members. The festival will take place at various locations around Bristol until February 29. According to the promoters, it was not appropriate for Giant Swan to perform considering the recent details made public regarding the band member.
Robin Stewart & Harry Wright form the Giant Swan duo. Their cancellation follows allegations made against Stewart in a public post by his former partner. “In light of matters relating to my personal life, it would be inappropriate to platform ourselves and we will, therefore, no longer be performing at Simple Things…this is not something we take lightly and hope for your understanding while I address how to proceed from here,” stated Stewart in a social media post. NME has attempted to reach out to Giant Swan for comment.
Scaler has replaced Giant Swan in the line-up, and the Bristol-based festival marks the celebration of its 10th anniversary this year, taking place from February 23-29. The festival will host a range of artists, like Honeyglaze, Gilla Band, DITZ, Gazelle Twin, Warmduscher, Miso Extra, KEG, Spectres, Vijiand, and others. Fever Ray is set to close out the fest on Thursday, February 29, 2024.
Simple Things will be hosting, for the first time ever, a weeklong series of events. Separate from the primary day in honour of its anniversary, the programme will be centred around a full day of music. The festival will take place on various venues, including Bristol Beacon, Strange Brew, Rough Trade and SWX. Thomas Frost, Simple Things Director, and Crack magazine’s co-founder discussed its return: “Bringing back Simple Things for its 10th edition was always going to happen, but between COVID and the renovation at the Bristol Beacon, it’s not been possible to create the landmark we all wanted. So we’re absolutely overjoyed to be back with a full programme.
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