Funk The Family & Funk The Format Festivals take place between 28th & 29th May 2016 at Hove Park Brighton. The music line-up for Funk The Family includes: Vula (the voice of Basement Jaxx) * The Atlantic Horns * DJ Format * King Porter Stomp * Harleigh Blu * Professor Elemental * Nick Maxwell * John Warr * Gyratory Allstars * Rowlf The Dog (on piano!)* The Soul Steppers * Stick It On * Lynda Phoenix * King Prawn * Elle J Small and many more…
With family entertainment from Cirque Du Funk Big Top * Tree of Life Family Yoga * The Circus Project trapeze workshops * Golden Lotus Archery * The Each Peach Village * Diablo workshops * Street Funk dance * Punch & Judy * Storytelling * Soul Dome 360° cinema * Hartbeeps Music workshops * Slack-lining and more.
Like Funk The Family, the brand new Funk The Format Festival is a champion of soul, latin, funk, reggae, disco, hip hop, house, jungle, jazz and, of course, funk. Like Funk The Family, the second day focuses on good vibes, good music and good fun.
“Both Funk The Family and Funk The Format offer something that Brighton & Hove has been missing,” says FTF founder and director, Lucy ‘Elle J’ Small. “I moved from London to Brighton & Hove nearly nine years ago to raise my family. There is so much to do here, but there was no event that offered something really credible, musical, creative and fun for me or my family.”
A former freelance music journalist, Lucy ‘Elle J’ Small now presents her popular Funk The Format radio show on Brighton & Hove’s Radio Reverb 97.2FM and promotes her Funk The Format Club Tropicana nights between curating the festivals and raising her two young boys. “Like Funk The Family, I firmly believe Funk The Format is filling a much-needed gap in Brighton’s music scene. There are several credible events here but they cater for either a very young demographic or indie/electro music lovers. We want to bring that Notting Hill Carnival vibe to Brighton & Hove.”
Funk The Format Main Stage Line-up: Soul II Soul * Norman Jay MBE * Nubiyan Twist * Normanton Street * J-Felix * Lebeaux
Funk The Format Clu Line-up: Rodney P & Skitz * Jamie Rodigan * Robert Luis (Tru Thoughts) * Mr Bongo Soundsystem * * Stick It On * Russ Dewbury * Soul Casserole * Odyssey * Steve Seck
PLUS: Cirque Du Funk Big Top of Oddities, delicious local food and drink stalls, craft stalls/ proper coffee/ two fully licensed bars and much more...
Funk The Family: Tickets
Adult: £22 // Teenager: £18 // Child: £10 // Babies: free
Adult Weekend (includes Sunday’s Funk The Format festival): £45
Funk The Format: Tickets
Adult Limited Early Bird: £25 // Standard: £30
Adult Weekend (includes Saturday’s Funk The Family festival): £45
