Your university is the main sponsor of this year's Brighten The Corners festival. Brighten The Corners is a two-day long summer festival full of upcoming and local talent from a range of genres. Bringing the summer vibes and culture since their first festival in 2022, it has become a huge event in the Suffolk community.
Your university is the main sponsor of this year's Brighten The Corners festival. Brighten The Corners is a two-day long summer festival full of upcoming and local talent from a range of genres. Bringing the summer vibes and culture since their first festival in 2022, it has become a huge event in the Suffolk community.
Happening on 14th June – 15th June 2024, the festival is run by the organisation of the same name (formally known as Sound City Ipswich) where they host gigs in their own music venues in and around Ipswich which are: The Smokehouse, The Baths and St Stephen’s Church. The acts for both days have been released over on the social media and website, acts include; Ibibio Sound, Shame, JIM and Mary in the Junkyard. To view the rest of the artists. Head to the BTC Website
There has been a lot of past local and upcoming artists perform including Gabby Rivers, Bluefeed, The Go Team! and more.
The festival itself will be hosted across Ipswich Town Centre at 5 venues:
· The Smokehouse
· The Baths
· St Stephen’s Church
· Cornhill
· Corn Exchange
This is a great time for students to enjoy, get involved, meet new people and listen to some great music! We’re also thrilled to announce that students can book tickets for the whole weekend’s events for just £17. Tickets can be booked at the following link: Brighten the Corners Tickets To access the discount the code is: suffolkunibtc24
The discount code has been created exclusively for UOS students so you will need to bring your student ID to the box office on the day to exchange your ticket for a wristband.
The team at Brighten the Corners are looking for volunteers for the two-day event in different roles including:
· Photography
· Social Media
· Videography
· Box Office
· Artist Lesions
The team love having volunteers as it creates an atmosphere for you to meet new people in the same or different roles and to connect with your local community. To apply to be a volunteer check out the application form.
