Sunset Sessions
Sunset Sessions
Friday or Saturday Sunset Sessions-
One Evening
Weekend Ticket
Access to live music ALL weekend-
Friday Sunset Sessions
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Saturday Sunset Sessions
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Sunday Sunset Sessions
Sunday Session
Live music on Sunday Evening-
One Evening
Friday 16th May 2025
Norman Jay MBE
Norman Jay is unquestionably one of the most respected and popular DJs in the world today. Co-founder of the legendary Good Times Sound System and London dance music station KISS FM, Jay fostered the ‘Rare Groove’ scene pushing the boundaries of the UK’s emerging club culture.
Awarded an MBE for services to deejaying and music, in 2017 he released ‘Mister Good Times’ capturing the true spirit of Good Times, and is currently taking his legendary Good Times party to selected venues around the UK, continuing to convert generations of clubbers to the cause, championing new sounds, yet never forgetting his musical roots, thus guaranteeing nothing but ‘Good Times’.
Saturday 17th May 2025
Ferris & Sylvester
Ferris & Sylvester are an English husband-and-wife duo known for their captivating blend of folk, blues, rock, and soul. Their 2024 album Otherness reached the top 10 in the Americana and Folk Charts, celebrated for its themes of connection through difference.
Their debut album Superhuman topped the UK Blues Chart and won ‘UK Album of the Year’ at the 2023 UK Americana Awards.
Praised for their “immaculate harmonies” (Rolling Stone) and electrifying live shows, the duo have shared stages with Robert Plant and George Ezra and performed at major festivals like Glastonbury.
Sunday 18th May 2025
Year of the Dog
Smashing the festival, radio, and TV circuits alike, the brass-house-soul sound from Cardiff and Bristol are selling out gigs and rising fast across Europe.
Having built a reputation as one of the most unforgettable dance inducing live bands on the underground scene, the BBC Introducing group have blasted the biggest stages at festivals including Noz Stock, Kendal Calling, Cheltenham Jazz, Cardiff LGBTQ+ Pride and many more. The Dogs have spent the summer of 2023 touring on a European scale at festivals and live music venues finishing with the Rugby World Cup final in Paris.
The six-piece who formed at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 2018 are also recognised for their star appearance as Swing Band in Netflix’s smash hit series, Sex Education, performing single Run These Streets in series 1 ep3.
Sunday 18th May 2025
The Scribes
The Scribes are a multi-award-winning hip-hop act from Bristol, renowned for their unique sound that blends live instrumentation, sampling, and head-nodding boom bap beats. Their high-energy performances featuring beatboxing, freestyling, and crowd interaction, are festival favourites, gracing stages at Glastonbury, Wireless, Latitude, and more.
With collaborations alongside legends like Macklemore, De La Soul, and Wu-Tang Clan, The Scribes have released critically acclaimed projects on labels like Kamikazi Airlines and Quill Equipped Records. Their innovative releases continue to solidify their reputation as one of the UK’s most exciting hip-hop acts.
Free access to the following during the day and night at the festival:
Chef Demos
Street Food
Artisan Market
Daytime Music
Food Workshops
Artist Galleries
Kids Activities
Bars
Tickets are needed for our Sunset Sessions.
We care about our environment
St Ives Food & Drink Festival is committed to our town and our beach site and we seek to manage and mitigate the negative impacts on our environment.
We commit to ensuring recycling provision across the site, reducing plastic usage as much as possible, developing sustainable travel options, collaborating with like minded people and suppliers, and working with Cornish suppliers, businesses and producers.
We seek to maximise the opportunities to create positive impact in the town and for our communities including involvement from local food & drink producers and suppliers, partnerships with local chefs and restaurants, promotion of the town as a whole, skills development opportunities for young people and performance opportunities for community groups.