The London Intl Ska Festival 2016 edition once again boasts world exclusives, Thames Cruises, film, art, sound systems and over 50 bands and DJs. Headliners are Jamaica legends URoy, Bob Andy (JA’s greatest living songwriter), Carlton & the Shoes (responsible for arguably the great ever rocksteady album Love Me Forever), ska pioneer Stranger Cole (who was there at the very start) and Freddie Notes. From the UK we have two Tone icons The Beat, Bad Manners (celebrating their 40th anniversary) and Rhoda Dakar (The Bodysnatchers/Special AKA), plus Dennis Bovell, Pama International (returning after seven years), The Skints, Don Letts, Hollie Cook, plus bands from all over the globe.
In addition to all the live and sound system/club night and record fair events, which take place at The Garage, 20-22 Highbury Corner, London N5, Modfather Clothing Co (Camden) and The Dixie Queen paddle steamer, we will be opening a record shop in the Garage’s front bar, which will feature artist signings and be free to the public for the duration of the festival (open from 2pm).
We hope you’ll celebrate the wonderful world of Ska in all its irrepressible guises.
The London Intl Ska Festival 2016 programme:
Thursday 24th March 2016 – day 1
Event 1: 6pm-11pm
Stranger Cole and Freddie Notes
+ Intensified, Maroon Town, Mr.T Bone & the Uppertones (Italy), King Zepha DJ Wassie One & more tba!
The Garage, 20-22 Highbury Corner, London N5 (opp. Highbury & Islington tube) £25adv includes free entry to club night
Event 2: 11pm-2am
Headline to be announced 27th Feb’16
The world’s most famous reggae DJ hosting a world exclusive ska special club night
The Garage, 20-22 Highbury Corner, London N5 (opp. Highbury & Islington tube) £15adv
Good Friday 25th March 2016 – day 2
Event 3: Rocksteady on the River Thames Cruise 12.30pm-4.30pm
U-Roy and Carlton & the Shoes
+ The Delirians & Jackie Mendez (USA) and DJ Little Diane
The Dixie Queen, Tower Millennium Pier, Tower Hill, London.
Event 4: 6pm-11pm
Bob Andy and Pama International
+ The Defekters, The Indecision Tighten Up crew and Dukes of Skazzard vs Pirates Sound System (Belgium)
The Garage, 20-22 Highbury Corner, London N5 (opp. Highbury & Islington tube) £25adv includes free entry to Axis v Sounds & Pressure
Event 5: 11pm-4am
Axis Valv-a-tron vs Sounds & Pressure lo-fi all valve sound system clash
The Garage, 20-22 Highbury Corner, London N5 (opp. Highbury & Islington tube) £10adv
Saturday 26th March 2016 – day 3
Event 6: LISF2016 Thames Cruise 2 – 12.30pm-4.30pm
The Skints
+ Don Letts and General Roots
The Dixie Queen, Tower Millennium Pier, Tower Hill, London.
Event 7: 2pm-7pm
The Modfather Clothing Co Ska Special
Featuring DJs, acoustic performances and artist signings
Modfather Clothing Co, Stables Market, Camden Town, London NW1. £FREE
Event 8: 3pm-10.30pm
The Beat
+Sonic Boom Six, Arthur Kay & The Originals, The Simmertones, The Downsetters, Tree House Fire, Millie Manders, Hometown Hi-Fi & DJ Ali Skaba
+ Time Tunnel club night
The Garage, 20-22 Highbury Corner, London N5 (opp. Highbury & Islington tube) £25adv includes free entry to URoy/Solution Sound System
Event 9: 10.30pm-4am
Original Sound System Style: URoy, Dennis Bovell (Jah Sufferer set), Oxman and Solution Sound System
The Garage, 20-22 Highbury Corner, London N5 (opp. Highbury & Islington tube) £15adv
Easter Sunday 27th March 2016 – day 4
Event 10: 2pm-7pm
London Intl Ska Festival Record Fair
Upstairs at The Garage, 20-22 Highbury Corner, London N5 (opp. Highbury & Islington tube) £FREE
Event 11: 3pm-11pm
Do The Dog Skazine International showcase starring Bad Manners 40th Anniversary show
+Pannonia All-stars Ska Orchestra (Hungary), Razika (Norway), Bottle of Moonshine (Belgium), The Kubricks (Eng), DJ Skankin Steve & more tba!
The Garage, 20-22 Highbury Corner, London N5 (opp. Highbury & Islington tube) £25adv
Event 12: 11pm-3am
London Intl Ska Festival closing party
Rhoda Dakar
More acts and events to be announced:
www.londoninternationalskafestival.co.uk
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