We Out Here Festival announces Sun Ra Arkestra, Cymande, Black Midi for 2023

Yazmin Lacey, Wu-Lu and Goldie will also perform at the festival’s new Dorset home.

We Out Here Festival has shared the first wave of artists performing at its 2023 edition.

Sun Ra Arkestra, Cymande, Black Midi and Marcos Valle head up the bill of the Dorset-base festival. Alabaster dePlume, Yazmin Lacey, Wu-Lu, Meshell Ndegeocello and Makaya McCraven also play across the weekend.

Electronic fans will be kept happy with sets from Goldie, Soichi Terada, Space Afrika and more. Catch the full line-up so far below.

Founder and curator Gilles Peterson says: “We are so excited to be sharing the first handful of names for the 4th edition of We Out Here! For now we’ve focused on some of the incredible live performances we’ll have – with some true legends in our midst we simply can’t wait to see – and we also have a huge DJ line up and even more live artists to follow in the new year. It’s set to be one of our most wide-spanning and exciting programmes yet, the perfect way to help us settle into our new home!”

We Out Here runs from August 10 to 14 in Wimborne St Giles, Dorset. Tickets are now on sale, starting at £190.