Additional acts have been announced: WOOKIE, RADI DADI, RATTUS RATTUS (Urban Nerds), KNICKER BOCKER COREY (Urban Nerds), SPECTRUM CITY, JON BURGERMAN, PROJECT G, STYLINQUENTS and more!!
StreetFest has established itself as a credible independent platform for new breakthorugh artists to showcase their budding talent. Previous years have seen Professor Green, Maverick Sabre, Mr Hudson, Ghost Poet & Wretch 32 grace the StreetFest stage, each going onto chart topping success. As purveyors of homegrown artistry, StreetFest is about bringing together a collective of emerging underground talent, including painters, poets, designers, musicians, writers, illustrators, dancers, skaters and riders all under one roof, giving visitors a chance to see what the UK’s next big things has to offer!
We are excited to announce that Devlin will be headlining this year's StreetFest! The word-of-mouth UK street-kid who’s meteoric rise in the UK music charts has proven his lyrical content definitely has clout! Both a playful and polemical modern-day poet, he is famed for “the biggest vocabulary in grime”. Destined to write music with word-play, metaphors and poetry, Devlin signed to Island Records in early 2010 after a five-label bidding war, his debut album ‘Bud, Sweat & Beers’ is a musical and lyrical state-of-the-art landmark, which illustrates his worldview beamed through the prism of pioneering producers and beguiling female vocalists.
Also added to the line-up is Lady Leshurr, who has earned the reputation as ‘The Best Spitter in the UK’, will be stepping up and delivering her rich and complex lyrics at East London’s StreetFest. Loren & Sara aka the WORK IT Girls will be playing classic sounds of new jack swing, old school RnB and Hip-Hop, dropping anything from Wu Tang, GangStarr, Biggie, TLC, Aaliyah and Missy Elliot to name but a few. With adrenalized sets and dynamic hosting, when it comes to bringing the party vibes, the WORK IT girls have got it covered!
The art focus of the festival consists of many different types of artists ranging from aerosol to illustrators and from fine art to stencil based artisans. This year see’s Malarky re-create his crazy little world of characters at StreeFest. Anyone who has walked the streets of East London in the last year will have been lucky enough to see his unique signature quirky creations, whether it's a jazzy-looking box with a light switch nose and rave glasses or a triangle of bricks with hairy legs and fresh trainers; you know a Malarky character when you see one. The combination of these bright, endearing creations and his unrelenting mission to paint, has thrust him into the forefront of London's street-art scene. He's Collaborated with the likes of Bromley, Lucas, Billy and Mr Penfold as well as working on projects for New Era, Footlocker and Converse.
Bridge Stehli - Hailing from Melbourne Australia, is an artist who can put her hand to anything; from beautifully detailed paintings to live drawing, graffiti and body art. Bridge's focus is always on the concept of humanising animals, or as she puts it 'animalising humans'. Taking inspiration from the people around her and her love of Disney and Warner Bros, her perceptive style effectively marries human traits and animal characteristics. Having spent most of her youth being pigeon holed as a 'hot girl graffiti artist' she decided to turn the tables and make light of the stereotype by objectifying some of her male graffiti friends and painting onto their bodies in a project called 'graffiti on graffers'. This has had massive success and StreetFest will see her 'graffing on graffers' for the first time in London!
Packed with music, art, dance, spoken word, fashion and urban sports aimed at supporting and advocating emerging talent from the UK. Based in East London, this event is about bringing together a creative collective to showcase new and undiscovered talent.
Published on 24 April 2012 by Ben Robinson
