Eastern Electronic Festival

The Eastern Electronic Festival is a new six day festival, taking place from 28 February – 5 March, featuring music, film screenings, art exhibitions, panel debates and world premieres of visual-artworks.

The festival will celebrate progressive Asian music and multimedia art, spreading itself across the city, with events taking place at venues including The Custard Factory, The Rainbow and The Hockley.

They’ll also be showcasing the work of four emerging South Asian artists in online exhibition “M-V Future”. From 28 Feb, the exhibition with feature work from film director Mandeep Singh Jutla, live-music photographer Gobinder Jhitta, VJ-visual artist Coco Edwards and contemporary conceptual artist Kulwinder Bajar, .

There’s plenty of free events going on, including a film and karaoke night, with the premier screening of Sholay flip-animation (1 March),  a panel discussion entitled “Is it time to stop calling is Asian music?” (2 March), and Unplugged with Sanchita Farruque (2 March).

For a full line-up of performers, exhibitions and events, take a look at the online programme.

Events from 28 Feb – 3 Mar are free entry, but should be pre-booked, and tickets are £10 a day for Fri 4/ Sat 5, or £18 for both. Visit the website for information on how and where to book.