Dancehall legend Sean Paul to headline Siren festival at Bristol Harbourside

Dancehall superstar, Sean Paul will perform at Bristol Harbourside in July as part of the Siren festival.

The three-day music event will be held at the Bristol Amphitheatre and has confirmed the ‘Gimme The Light’ artist as its Friday headliner. It will be Sean Paul’s first gig in Bristol for more than a decade when he played the O2 Academy back in 2011.

Tom Hoyle, Co-Founder of Siren, said: “Sean Paul is an international superstar and one of the biggest names in dancehall music so having him on the Siren stage this summer is an incredible honour. He’s an act whose output over the last 20 years has connected with so many different audiences and we’re really excited to be bringing him to Bristol for the first time in over 12 years.”

“After last year’s sold-out events, this year’s harbourside weekender is going to be bigger than ever and our line-up for all three nights is going to make this summer one to remember. We’ve been blown away by the incredible response to these shows already so we’re looking forward to a great weekend.”

The festival debuted at Bristol Amphitheatre last year and sees some of the biggest names in dance, rap, hip hop and D&B perform across July 27-29. Mercury Prize winner and Bristol’s own Roni Size will be playing alongside Gloucester rapper Dynamite MC who are joining headliners Fabio & Grooverider and The Outlook Orchestra on the first night.

Coming to prominence in the late 1990 as the founder and frontman of Roni Size & Reprazent, the Bristol-born DJ helped launch the career of Dynamite MC, who is now known globally as an MC. He’s since collaborated with a whole host of world-class artists including Krafty Kuts, DJ Skitz, Switch, Elephant Man, Sinden, Andy C and many more.

Thursday tickets to catch Sean Paul’s performance are currently on their second release on sale for £38.50 on the Siren website. Saturday’s lineup for ‘Hospitality on the Harbour’ is yet to be announced in full but so far has confirmed Wilkinson as a headline DJ slot, A.M.C and DJ Marky.