The London Intl Ska Festival 2020 line up

seanjamdown · Joined: 23 May 2003 Posts: 1816

The London International Ska Festival 2020
at the O2 Academy Islington, London N1 and the Dixie Queen paddle steamer.

Day 1 – Thursday 9th April 2020

Room 1: Alton Ellis Tribute starring Christopher Ellis, Dave Barker, Phoenix City All-stars, King Zepha + DJ Gio One Stop & Paddy M (Pressure Drop) (7pm)

Room 2: An Evening with Freddie Notes + more tba (7pm)

Room 2 club night: Hitsville JA ft. Tiny T, Duke Neville, Dave Mack + more tba celebrating the soul of Jamaica(10pm)

Day 2 – Good Friday 10th April 2020

Dixie Queen cruise: The Pioneers & Tighten Up DJs (1pm-5pm)
Room 1: Big Youth, Chainska Brassika, The Hempolics, The Co-operators ft. Joe Yorke & friends, Funkdub DJs (7pm)

Room 2: Roddy Radiation (from The Specials) & the Skabilly Rebels, Arthur Kay, The Launcers, Levi +more tba (7pm)

Room 1 club night: Sir Coxsone Outernational ft. Lloydie Coxsone & friends (11pm)

Room 2 club night: Time Tunnel ft. DJs Liam Curtin, Sean Bright, Nanker Phelge & Gerry Owens (11pm)

Day 3 – Saturday 11th April 2020

Room 1: The Pioneers, Dennis Alcapone, Freddie Notes, The Magnetics, The Red Stripes & Tonic Ska choir + DJs Miss Gemini & Paul Dixon (5pm)

Room 2: Do The Dog skazine all-dayer ft. The Kubricks, Zen Baseball Bat, Cartoon Violence, The Downsetters, Skata Tones, Jr Bill, easydread + more tba (2pm)

Room 1 club night: Valve sound System special w/ Phil Bush & special guests (11pm-4am)

Fringe event (not included in LISF2020 wristband)
Dub Boat Thames cruise w/ Dennis Bovell, Don Letts, Wrongtom & The Ragga Twins, Ras Digby & more tba on Dutch Master boat (Tower Pier - 1pm)

Fringe event (not included in LISF2020 wristband)
2 Tone Thames cruise on Dutch Master boat (Tower Pier - 7pm)

Day 4 – Easter Sunday 12th April 2020

Room 1: Woman’s day ft. Hollie Cook, Althea & Donna, Susan Cadogan + DJs Ayito and Heidi Ellis (6pm)

Room 2 club night: Sonia Pottinger Tribute ft. DJs Naoko The Rock, Grace of Spades, Texas Ranger & more tba (10pm)

With more events and more artists still to be announced!

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Day tickets are £30 each
Dixie Queen Thames cruise is £42.50
Wristband tickets (get you into all 4 days are currently £140 with no booking fee).

All tickets available from www.buytickets.at/hotshotscorcher

Free entry for all 8-17 year olds with a ticket holding adult. Under 18s must leave the venue by 11pm.

Please Note:
No under 8s are allowed due to licensing laws. All under 14s must be accompanied by an adult over 18 at all times. Under 25s require ID to purchase alcohol.

Free entry for 8-17 year old customers applies to all the gigs at the O2 Academy Islington in both rooms.

Free entry is not available for the Dixie Queen Thames cruise, but 1/2 price tickets for under 18s can be purchased.

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seanjamdown · Joined: 23 May 2003 Posts: 1816

Don Letts, Paddy M (Pressure Drop), Ayito and Heidi Ellis added to the DJ line up at The London Intl Ska Festival 2020.

More to be announced

MISSING WORDS · Joined: 30 Jan 2009 Posts: 361

Are there still slots available? Trying to get Esperanza (a 9 piece original ska band from Glasgow) added to the lineup. Thanks.

seanjamdown · Joined: 23 May 2003 Posts: 1816