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UK Festivals: Yam Carnival Celebrates Black Culture, TRNSMT Reschedules To September

Ari Lennox performs at London
Joseph Okpako/WireImage – Ari Lennox performs at London
The U.S. soul sensation has never performed at a UK festival, though.

A new one-day festival is launching at London’s Clapham Common park, called Yam Carnival, scheduled for Aug. 28.
Described by promoters as “a melting pot of Black culture,” the initial lineup includes Davio, Kehlani, Nigerian superstar Yemi Alade and a number of artists, who’ve never performed at a UK festival before, such as Pollstar Hotstar Ari Lennox, Fally Ipupa, King Promise, Femi Kuti, Fatoumata Diawara and Patoranking.
NAO on the cover of Pollstar.
Katja Ogrin / Redferns – NAO on the cover of Pollstar.
This performance took place at The O2 Institute Birmingham, Oct. 30, 2016, in Birmingham, England.

UK artists on the bill include Ms Banks, IAMDDB and NAO, another Pollstar Hotstar. In true genre-crossing fashion, electronic producer and DJ Honey Dijon from New York features as well. More artists are to be announced.

Black culture and the African continent will also influence the food and beverage offerings on site. Tickets go on sale April 1.
Meanwhile Scotland’s major festival TRNSMT announced that it will be postponed to Sept. 10-12 from its original July date.
“We had initially hoped for the festival to take place in July as planned, but a combination of the timetable to exit lockdown and the preparation time needed to put on an event of TRNSMT’s scale means this wasn’t possible,” festival director Geoff Ellis explained.
Naturally, some initially confirmed artists aren’t able to make the new dates, however, adequate replacements have been found: The Chemical Brothers play instead of Lewis Capaldi, while Primal Scream, Dermot Kennedy, Becky Hill and more have been added to the bill.
Other headliners include Liam Gallagher, Courteeners and Snow Patrol.
Ellis said, “September gives us the opportunity to put on the best festival we can for our fans after such a long time without any live music, and we will, of course, work with all relevant authorities to ensure we follow any guidelines that may be in place in September.”
UK prime minister Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown would remove all restrictions on social gatherings by June 21, in the best-case scenario. 
Since his February announcement, the UK live events sector and its fans have shown some optimism towards a return of live this summer. Reading and Leeds festivals, for instance, sold out almost instantly after announcing their Aug. 27-29 dates.
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