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Parliament/Funkadelic performing at the 2018 Love Supreme Jazz Festival.
2025 The 2025 festival is scheduled for July 4–6, 2025. The lineup is scheduled to include
Jacob Collier,
Maxwell (musician),
Nile Rodgers & Chic (band),
The Roots,
Smokey Robinson, and more.
2024 The 2024 festival was held July 5–7, 2024. The lineup included
Chaka Khan,
Olivia Dean,
Dionne Warwick and several other acts.
2023 2023 celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the festival. It was held June 20-July 2, 2023. Headliners included
Little Simz and
Grace Jones. Other acts included
Thundercat (musician), Candi Staton (final UK shows), Marcus Miller, Gabriels, Shalamar, Pip Millett, Immanuel Wilkins, Mulatu Astatke and more.
2022 The 2022 festival was held July 1–3, 2022. Acts included
Erykah Badu,
Gregory Porter,
TLC (group), and more.
2020 – Postponed The festival was postponed in 2020 as a result of the
COVID-19 pandemic. Before postponement the festival was due to host Anita Baker for her first UK show in 13 years as well as featuring performances from
The Roots,
TLC,
The Isley Brothers and
Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes amongst many others. All tickets were transferred to 2021 or customers could claim a refund.
2019 Love Supreme 2019 was opened on 5 July 2019 by performances from
Sampa the Great and
GoGo Penguin. Headlining the Main Stage on 6 July was
Gladys Knight and the festival was closed on 7 July by
Lauryn Hill. Also on the Main Stage were
The Cinematic Orchestra,
Jimmy Cliff, Mahalia,
Jamie Cullum and
Louie Vega & The Elements of Life. The Big Top hosted
Chick Corea: Spanish Heart Band,
Snarky Puppy,
Kamaal Williams,
Madeleine Peyroux and a special reinterpretation of Van Morrison's ‘Astral Weeks’ by
Orphy Robinson. Steam Down and
Makaya McCraven headlined the Arena stage on 6 and 7 July, with Theon Cross, Maisha and Joe Armon-Jones also playing across the weekend.
2018 Love Supreme 2018 saw
Earth Wind and Fire and
Elvis Costello headline the Main Stage on the Saturday and Sunday, with
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic,
Tom Misch,
Level 42 and Mr Jukes also performing. The Big Top had
Mavis Staples,
Steve Winwood,
Pharoah Sanders,
Dave Holland,
Chris Potter,
Zakir Hussain and
Tony Allen performing across the weekend.
Nubya Garcia and Ezra Collective returned to the festival in the Arena stage, which was headlined by Portico Quartet and Moonchild.
2017 In 2017 the first ever completely sold out Love Supreme was held from 29 June to 2 July. The Main Stage headliners were
The Jacksons on Saturday and
Gregory Porter closing the festival on the Sunday as part of a line up that included
Nao,
Corinne Bailey Rae,
George Benson,
Kamasi Washington and
St Paul & The Broken Bones. The Big Top saw
Herbie Hancock and
Robert Glasper Experiment headline with
Laura Mvula,
Christian Scott,
Shabaka and the Ancestors,
BadBadNotGood and
Mica Paris across the weekend. The Arena line up included
Sons of Kemet,
Yussef Kamaal, Nubiyan Twist and
Blue Lab Beats – headlined by
The Comet Is Coming and
Jordan Rakei.
2016 In 2016 the festival was opened as usual on the Friday by several new bands in the Arena, one of which was Ezra Collective.
Grace Jones headlined the Main Stage on Saturday after performances by
Lianne La Havas and
Ibrahim Maalouf. Sunday's Main Stage program featured
Kelis,
Average White Band and
Caro Emerald, headlined by
Burt Bacharach.
Esperanza Spalding,
St Germain, Scofield
Mehldau Guiliana,
Melody Gardot and
Kamasi Washington all played across the weekend in the Big Top. The Arena saw Mahalia, Swindle, Jacob Collier, Kandace Springs,
Binker & Moses perform and
Gilles Peterson close the tent on the Saturday night.
2015 The 2015 edition of Love Supreme was held between 3 and 5 July and saw vocalist
Chaka Khan headline the Main Stage on the Saturday night.
Rag N' Bone Man, a year from his first hit single, opened the main stage followed by Omar and
Neneh Cherry.
Van Morrison ended the festival for 2015 headlining the Main Stage on the Sunday night with
Candi Staton and
Lisa Stansfield preceding him. The Big Top stage saw jazz heroes
Terence Blanchard,
Jason Moran,
Joshua Redman and
Hugh Masekela play across the weekend. The Bandstand showcased groups Vels Trio and Nerija from the
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