An annual, multi venue live music festival with a twist, Onwards as the name suggests leads audiences successively through Huddersfield town centre's grassroots music venues, showcasing a carefully curated programme of live music. www.onwardsfestival.com Onwards Festival 2023 was supported by funding from Arts Council England & Kirklees Council Year of Music 2023 Gainshare funding. Video by Paradigm Creative - www.paradigmcreative.co.uk

Plantfood bring hard hitting grooves, firing solos and pure energy to their music with influences all the way from spiritual jazz to contemporary dance music. Performing since May 2021, Plantfood have shaken up stages all over Leeds and shared their music with the rest of the UK in places like London, Manchester, Sheffield and York plus festivals such as Beatherder, Deershed Festival, Forward Festival and Salemango. An annual, multi venue live music festival with a twist, Onwards as the name suggests leads audiences successively through Huddersfield town centre's grassroots music venues, showcasing a carefully curated programme of live music. www.onwardsfestival.com Onwards Festival 2023 was supported by funding from Arts Council England & Kirklees Council Year of Music 2023 Gainshare funding. Video by Paradigm Creative - www.paradigmcreative.co.uk

New Orleans meets 90s club classics…a rave funeral without the body. In New Orleans, funerals are celebrated in style, with noisy brass bands processing through the streets. The main section of the parade is known as First Line, but the real fun starts with the Second Line, those who follow the band to enjoy the music, marching with the musicians and twirling parasols or waving handkerchiefs. Proudly stepping out in uniformed style, they channel the spirit of the 24 hour party people and get audiences dancing wherever they play. The vision is an anarchic, street extravaganza, bursting with colour and sound, rallying impromptu raves on street corners and rousing audiences young and old into a joyful frenzy. An annual, multi venue live music festival with a twist, Onwards as the name suggests leads audiences successively through Huddersfield town centre's grassroots music venues, showcasing a carefully curated programme of live music. www.onwardsfestival.com Onwards Festival 2023 was supported by funding from Arts Council England & Kirklees Council Year of Music 2023 Gainshare funding. Video by Paradigm Creative - www.paradigmcreative.co.uk

Hard-hitting blues from some of Huddersfield's favourite musicians. Big sounds and joyful noise from Chicago and the Mississippi Delta. An annual, multi venue live music festival with a twist, Onwards as the name suggests leads audiences successively through Huddersfield town centre's grassroots music venues, showcasing a carefully curated programme of live music. www.onwardsfestival.com Onwards Festival 2023 was supported by funding from Arts Council England & Kirklees Council Year of Music 2023 Gainshare funding. Video by Paradigm Creative - www.paradigmcreative.co.uk

A Jazzy-Nu-R&B type Neo Soul artist, supported by Gilles Peterson's Future Bubblers, MOBO and Help Musicians UK. Jamie Cullum, BBC Radio 2 - 'A really great new British female vocalist from Manchester. She's got a real un-flashy kind of approach which I really like. Kind of a milder Jill Scott / Erykah Badu, definitely one to watch. We'll be hearing a lot more from her I'm sure!” An annual, multi venue live music festival with a twist, Onwards as the name suggests leads audiences successively through Huddersfield town centre's grassroots music venues, showcasing a carefully curated programme of live music. www.onwardsfestival.com Onwards Festival 2023 was supported by funding from Arts Council England & Kirklees Council Year of Music 2023 Gainshare funding. Video by Paradigm Creative - www.paradigmcreative.co.uk

Merging together surf, rockabilly and rock n' roll influences with 50's B Movie Horror inspirations, Zero and the NoNos deliver knockout tunes for a frighteningly good time. Guaranteed to get you bopping, their blistering live act is wonderfully unpredictable, never failing to delight and entertain. With songs and artwork from lead singer/ guitarist Dangerous Dan Gallo, it features Rowdy Rob Mear on the four rope thuds, while Wallopin’ Will Poulter brings the beat pounding. An annual, multi venue live music festival with a twist, Onwards as the name suggests leads audiences successively through Huddersfield town centre's grassroots music venues, showcasing a carefully curated programme of live music. www.onwardsfestival.com Onwards Festival 2023 was supported by funding from Arts Council England & Kirklees Council Year of Music 2023 Gainshare funding. Video by Paradigm Creative - www.paradigmcreative.co.uk

Discover the captivating sound of AMAYA, a musical duo made up of Duncan Chapman and Supriya Nagarajan. Duncan blends field recordings and flugelhorn to create haunting, evocative soundscapes, while Supriya's soulful voice and intricate Carnatic stylings bring a rich vocal presence to the stage. With their combination of electronic, acoustic, and traditional elements, AMAYA creates a one-of-a-kind sound that's both contemporary and timeless. An annual, multi venue live music festival with a twist, Onwards as the name suggests leads audiences successively through Huddersfield town centre's grassroots music venues, showcasing a carefully curated programme of live music. www.onwardsfestival.com Onwards Festival 2023 was supported by funding from Arts Council England & Kirklees Council Year of Music 2023 Gainshare funding. Video by Paradigm Creative - www.paradigmcreative.co.uk

Ruby Wood is a vocalist and songwriter hailing from Huddersfield. She has toured the world as the front woman of the critically acclaimed Submotion Orchestra since its conception in 2009 and has also featured as lead vocalist for the Bonobo live band. Her performance at Onwards festival features intimate, stripped back versions of her new original material, played by longtime friend and collaborator, guitarist Martin Chung, and also features Mali Hayes and Shaun Brown on backing vocals. An annual, multi venue live music festival with a twist, Onwards as the name suggests leads audiences successively through Huddersfield town centre's grassroots music venues, showcasing a carefully curated programme of live music. www.onwardsfestival.com Onwards Festival 2023 was supported by funding from Arts Council England & Kirklees Council Year of Music 2023 Gainshare funding. Video by Paradigm Creative - www.paradigmcreative.co.uk

Family folk group The Smith Sisters, Jess, Han and Elly, joined by honorary sister Aidan Kilroy, later beautiful harmonies over guitar, cello, accordion and Bodhran. An annual, multi venue live music festival with a twist, Onwards as the name suggests leads audiences successively through Huddersfield town centre's grassroots music venues, showcasing a carefully curated programme of live music. www.onwardsfestival.com Onwards Festival 2023 was supported by funding from Arts Council England & Kirklees Council Year of Music 2023 Gainshare funding. Video by Paradigm Creative - www.paradigmcreative.co.uk