What did BRISTOL stand for at the 6 Music Festival?

The 6 Music Festival has been a celebration of music from across the UK and far beyond, but at its heart was Bristol - a city which, you don't need us to tell you, has always forged its own musical identity, whether in the 60s with soundsystem culture, trip hop and Sarah Records in the 90s, and onwards with dubstep.

Here's how 6 Music celebrated Bristol before the festival, and throughout it...

Portishead are named after the small town near Bristol where Geoff Barrow grew up, and they remain, for many people, the greatest Bristol group of all. Their 1994 Dummy album (see below) is a classic, and Barrow also runs his Invada label out of the city and plays in another band, BEAK>. Ahead of performing at the 6 Music Festival with The Pop Group, Barrow spoke to 6 Music's Gilles Peterson (above).

And, of course, you can't talk about music in Bristol without mentioning another word beginning with B - bass:

Another true Bristol legend - drum 'n' bass pioneer Roni Size, whose album with his Reprazent collective, New Forms, won the Mercury Music Prize in 1997. Included in Reprazent was DJ Krust, who performed with Roni at Colston Hall on Saturday night and smashed it.

Ishan Sound is Bristol-based dub professor Cris Ebdon, formerly one half of Punch Drunk duo Zhou. His productions offer a freaky, contemporary twist on Bristol's rich history of bass music. He played in the wee small hours - 2am - at Basement 45 on the first night of the festival.

Last year, Ishan Sound put out an EP, Namkha, on Tectonic Recordings - the label run by Pinch, a leading light of the Bristol dubstep/dancehall scene. Pinch - Rob Ellis - played with his old pal Adrian Sherwood, a Londoner, at Motion on Friday night. Enjoy highlights from their set above.

For many, Tricky is nothing short of the personification of all of Bristol's musical ambition, intrigue and brilliance. He started out as a member of The Wild Bunch and Massive Attack, achieved solo success in the 90s and later collaborated with the likes of Björk, Grace Jones, PJ Harvey and many others (see below). At the 6 Music Festival, he was brooding and superb playing Skilled Mechanics. Check out highlights from his set above.

All your favourite Bristol bands and artists in one natty graphic!

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy, founder of Classic Album Sundays, turned her attention to Bristol in a 6 Music documentary, broadcast during the festival. She argued that Blue Lines by Massive Attack is the album that sounds like Bristol. And on hand to help her convincingly make her point were the likes of Robert '3D' Del Naja, Neneh Cherry, James Lavelle and Roni Size.

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