BoomTown Fair Sold Out

THURDAY 8th – SUNDAY 11th AUGUST 2013
MATTERLY ESTATE – WINCHESTER
BoomTownfair.co.uk
http://www.radioboomtown.co.uk/
 

With exactly one month to go until BoomTown Fair returns, the festival has now sold out for the fifth year running and over 26,000 eagerly expectant residents are gearing up for four days of unadulterated escapism in the UKs maddest city! For those without tickets there is a last chance saloon to get involved when the unclaimed deposit tickets go on resale at 7pm this Friday, 12th July… After searching high and low, Julian Marley has been announced as a very fitting replacement for Toots and the Maytals, and two top notch reggae super stars are confirmed as secret headliners for the newly discovered Lion’s Den temple! Other highlights to expect from BoomTown Fair include the full Arcadia Spectacular show, seven diverse districts to align with, more than 30 mini venues to be discovered and over 300 party-tastic musical acts on hand to provide the perfect soundtrack to a long weekend of fully immersive indulgence!

With tickets selling at a record speed for 2013, BoomTown Fair has now officially sold out. However, all is not lost for those who still wish to get their hands on one of the coveted resident passes to the ‘UKs Maddest City’, the unclaimed deposit tickets will go on re-sale this Friday (12th July) from 7pm via the BoomTown website, but be sure to get in there early as the amount is limited and expected to disappear at some pace!

In answer to Toots and the Maytals unexpectedly cancelling their European tour and no longer able to attend BoomTown, the town council have been beavering away to find a suitable replacement and are giddy with excitement to welcome Julian Marley to the Town Centre! Julian is the only son of Bob Marley to be born and raised in the UK and is a Grammy Award nominated, roots-reggae musician, singer-songwriter, producer and humanitarian in his own right. A selection of other acts to be joining Julian on the UK’s only reggae and ska focussed main stage are; Parov Stelar Band, Mad Caddies, Ozomatli, Arrested Development and The Neville Staple Band. There are also two extra special secret headliners for the Lion’s Den to be announced onsite who will be sharing the bill with already announced reggae legends; Gentlemen and the Revolution, Richie Spice, Lee Scratch Perry and Collie Buddz, plus many more!

Moving on from the mind-blowing line-up to the mind-blowing installations that BoomTown has to offer, fresh from the fields of Pilton is the mega beast of Arcadia, all set to fire up with the full Spectacular show (only seen at Glastonbury and BoomTown), which includes astounding aerial acrobatics, projection mapping, lasers and flame throwing pyrotechnical displays, dishing out a hefty dollop of shock and awe, it is the perfect opener for hours of uninterrupted high octane DJ sets from the likes of South Central, Calyx and Teebee, LTJ Buken, Slipmatt and Billy Daniel Bunter, DJ Zinc plus many more, including BoomTown’s very own Mayor! To get a sense of what to expect from Arcadia check out this video from Glastonbury 2013: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDhNBF35fFw

With the city splitting into seven distinctly different and fully immersive districts, each with its own unique take on complete and utter madness, it is up to the BoomTown residents to choose which area they wish to align themselves with for the duration of the festival. Residents are encouraged to pick their fancy dress outfits around the district they ‘belong to’ and there will even be onsite elections for the post of Town Mayor… Here’s a recap of the districts and what can be expected:

Chinatown: Ska / Punk in the new far eastern district

http://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/city-guide/city-districts/chinatown-1

May-fair Avenue: Swing city / vintage remix / seriously silly

http://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/city-guide/city-districts/mayfair-avenue-2

Barrio Loco: Bassline / Hip to the Hop / Funk n Circus rave in

http://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/city-guide/city-districts/barrio-loco

Oldtown:  Gypsy / Balkan / Carny / Pirate in the City’s original district

http://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/city-guide/city-districts/oldtown-1

Hold it down town: Quiet...ish / tranquil / kidz zone / folk / poetry / healing in

http://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/city-guide/city-districts/holditdown-district

Trenchtown: Ragga / Dancehall / Reggae / Jungle massive in

http://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/city-guide/city-districts/trenchtown

Downtown: Broken beats / fire / Hussling and gambling in the red light district of

http://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/city-guide/city-districts/downtown-1

To speak to the district councillors or the Town Mayor directly or other fellow district dwellers, the BoomTown forum now has a category dedicated to District banter visit here - http://forum.boomtownfair.co.uk/

Don’t forget that the unclaimed deposit tickets will go on resale at 7pm Friday 12th July via the BoomTown website: BoomTownfair.co.uk and keep up-to-date on all news and announcements via facebook and twitter. www.facebook.com/boomtownfair1 & @BoomTownFair

BoomTown Fair announce Full Line-up

THURDAY 8th – SUNDAY 11th AUGUST 2013
MATTERLY ESTATE – WINCHESTER
BoomTownfair.co.uk

New Lion’s Den Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KABvLlrds4U&noredirect=1

The unstoppable force of BoomTown Fair has now announced its full line-up consisting of over 300 of the best, bonkers and boom-tastic acts this planet has to offer! With the first line-up announcement consisting of heavyweights such as The Parov Stelar Band, Ozomatli, Toots and the Maytals, Mad Caddies, Arrested Development, Richie Spice and Collie Buddz, new headline acts include Bad Manners and Gentleman and the Evolution. Also freshly announced are an abundance of acts that may not be on the usual festival goer’s radar but are guaranteed to provide some of the most magical moments at BoomTown 2013! Taking place over 8th – 12th August in the Matterly Estate, Winchester, BoomTown will envelope its residents in a handpicked world of ska, punk, bass, folk, gypsy, swing, reggae, roots, jungle and drum ‘n’ bass, for four days of unadulterated escapism and musical indulgence!

Bad Manners will once again be gracing the streets of BoomTown after their high octane headline performance back in 2011, the ska legends will be taking to the Town Centre (Main Stage) ahead of The Parov Stelar band on Sunday evening to ramp up proceedings, ensuring that the festival is seen out in true BoomTown style! Whilst over in TrenchTown, BoomTown reggae fans will be treated to the sublime roots reggae delights of Gentleman and the Evolution to guarantee the sunshine vibes are blasted out good ‘n proper!

Although BoomTown packs in some superstar big hitters from ska, reggae and bass cultures, they also dedicate a big chunk of their line up to the lesser known, grass roots talents that make the scenes they celebrate so loved throughout the globe! With an abundance of acts on the bill for this year, it is hard to know where to start when faced with such an impressive range of top-notch international acts from a vast spectrum of awesome genres. To help with this, the Mayor of BoomTown has picked out a selection of acts from each of the seven districts as top tips to keep an ear out for – this is just the tip of the iceberg but we’ve got to start somewhere!

TrenchTown boasts the best in dub, reggae, dance hall and ‘Jungle-is-massive’ sounds throughout its three unique venues; The Lion’s Den, Aztec Bar and the Hidden Woods. A selection of the esteemed guests heading in from the various corners of Europe to visit this district include; Swedish reggae superstar, Million Stylez, the Polish reggae and hip hop mashups of Dreadsquad, the versatile and unique approach to all sub genres of reggae & bass music from Croatia’s Balkan Hi-Fi, Radikal Guru’s combination of dubstep with roots reggae and UK dub, French heavyweight crew Dub Inc’s combo of dub, reggae, ska and rap, and mega stars within the German-speaking reggae scene, I-Fire; plus one of this country’s own bonafide reggae legends, the mighty Jah Shaka, will be bringing his full soundsystem and hosting a massive street party.

DownTown hosts some of the most popular venues for late night shenanigans including Arcadia, BoomBox – where the infamous Dance Off can be found, The Bodyshop, and the ever debauched Asbo Disco. Keep an eye out for; The Outside Agency, hailing from Holland, they fit the bill of The Bodyshop perfectly by delivering a perfect blend of dark and industrial elements at almost every conceivable speed, covering everything from old acid to breakcore and anything in between! Lady Waks, a one woman industry: a promoter, producer (winning best breakthrough producer in Breakspoll 2009) and DJ (nominated Best Breakthrough DJ at Breakspoll) she is at the top of her game for anything she turns her hand to and one to experience live! Also be sure to watch out for Riddim Fruit Records, they will be taking over the Boombox with some of the most exciting new names in ghetto-funk, breaks and general big chunky beat bumping goodness!

El Barrio Loco, one of the new districts for BoomTown 2013, showcases dirty bass in its multitude of venues including Poco Loco, Circo Baile & Samedia. The Major’s picks for this district include a globetrotting array of bass junkie, hip-hop, jungleist stylers; French DJ quintet and hip-hop masters, Chinese Man; The Bristol / Trinidad carnival connection of Jus Now whose sound, which mixes up UK bass and Caribbean Soca, has been tearing up the clubs and radio airways recently and are certain to do the same to the streets of BoomTown; UK hip-hop super-group Problem Child will be pumping out their glitched up beats to bring a refreshingly futuristic take on the formula, whilst rappers Dubbledge, Dabbla and Illaman manage to drop some seriously good rhymes without taking themselves too seriously!

The Town Centre is the epicentre of all things ska, party and fun! Known for the being the hub of the action, this stage has welcomed the likes of Gogol Bordello, Jimmy Cliff, Caravan Palace (to name a few) over previous years and will be the backdrop for headliners: Toots and the Maytals, Arrested Development, The Parov Stelar Band, Mad Caddies and Ozomatli this year. Also under the famous Town Centre orbit, keeping the party swinging and the knees skanking, will be massive Scandinavian bands such as: Hoffmaestro, the Swedish ska, electronic and alternative pop band who dare to go where few have been before, mixing up ska with reggae, techno, New Orleans-funk with a dash of country, and Ska ‘N’ Ska, who know how to get things started and make that BoomTown feeling run through the veins!  Plus from France, uber cool Parisian sextet - Les Yeux D'la Tete and Bordeaux’s Les Hurlements D’Leo both blend gypsy rhythms, traditional melodies, jazz leanings and rock sensibilities into musical journeys of love, humour and party madness!

ChinaTown, another new area for 2013, picks up from where OldTown feared to venture, filled with the most ‘avin it levels of punk: ska punk, rockin punk, folk punk and polka punk, as well as a healthy dollop of ‘hell jazz ‘n’roll’ thrown in for good measure! The venues include the ChinaTown Theatre and Devil Kicks Dance Hall, where top spots for the weekend include; the anarchic and often comically political German ska-punk RotFront and folk-meets-global-gypsy royalty - Crash Nomada, who project a unique hybrid of folk music from around the world, supercharged with electric punk-rock energy, this truly international folk-punk outfit from Stockholm have been labelled as Sweden’s best live band numerous times over the years and BoomTown can’t wait to ensnare them in the city walls and keep them forever!

OldTown is filled with Balkan, gypsy, pirate and skankin’ beatz;  The Fat B*stard Gang Band - this mighty fine French Balkan Electro Punk band are known for blowing their audience’s away with their all powerful brass ensemble and a fat rhythm section... Another act to keep an eye for in the heart of OldTown is Räfven, at first glance seemingly a collection of eight odd ball Gypsy Punks, but once on stage they morph into one single organism that delivers a frenetic and untamed mix of music that's guaranteed to send people just a little bit silly!

Mayfair Avenue is the hub of high class - its swanky electro swing clubs and live swing bands venues include; The Fitz-Sloane Manor, The Bank, The Park Hotel, Bump (Roller Disco), The Bling Bar and Last Aid; acts to watch out for amongst the BoomTown glitterati are: Swingrowers, a young, dynamic Italian duo from Palermo in Sicily, who have taken vintage swing and buffed its spats up to a dazzling shine, then thrown a glitter ball in for good measure, resulting a respectful update of a beloved genre that has seen them tour with the likes of Parov Stelar and Caravan Palace! And finally, Mac Abbé et le Zombi Orchestr a French rock’n’swing outfit that have a striking stage presence and put on one hell of a show!

These are just a tiny splattering of all that is on offer at BoomTown Fair, see below for a full list of the booked line-up for 2013 and head to the website to start looking into who might be a personal highlight for this year’s global phenomenon that is BoomTown Fair!

www.BoomTownFair.co.uk

Camp Bestival line-up announced: Labrinth, Richard Hawley, Horrible Histories, Dick N Dom, Alan Davies and many more

We’re literally bursting with excitement at Camp Bestival HQ as we unleash the mother of all festi-holiday line ups and our brilliant Around The World theme for this coming August 1-4 at Lulworth Castle!

It’s a feast of musical treats and no mistake at Camp Bestival 2013, with double Mercury Award nominee Richard Hawley heading up Friday night’s entertainment and mercurial pop overlord Labrinth headlining Sunday night’s finale and Saturday headliners Brightonian folk rock legends Levellers who commented: “We never thought of ourselves as camp but we know we're going to fit right in at Camp Bestival because we just love to dress up as women and play campfire anthems!” 

There really is a bounteous medley of aural action across the weekend for young and old too, with live sets from bass behemoth DJ Fresh, reggae giants Toots and the Maytals who will be bringing the musical sunshine and choral symphonic popsters The Polyphonic Spree who will not only be treating the Castle stage crowd to their own infectious grooves but will also be performing a very special Rocky Horror Show set in all its sing-along glory! Former chart topper Gabrielle Aplin will be showcasing her acoustic delights, BRITs Critics’ Choice winner Tom Odell will be demonstrating just what all the fuss is about, Kid Creole and The Coconuts will make a very welcome return, I Am Kloot’s acclaimed bittersweet tales will beguile, plus there will be national treasure and Dorset local boy Billy Bragg, dan le sac V Scroobius Pip and yes friends, The Cuban Brothers will be playing a mammoth three sets across the weekend, treating you to the best good time booty shakers from the 70s, 80s and 90s! 

Plus we have audio visual amazingness from the inimitable DJ Yoda, Mancunian poet and icon John Cooper Clarke, heart stealing folk chanteuse Lissie, Liverpool’s kings of baggy, The Farm, a joyously reunited Musical Youth, beatbox genius Beardyman, electro swingers The Correspondents and scrumpy and western specialists and all-round legends The Wurzels.

And there will be live sets from Mad Professor, Clean Bandit, London Grammar, Mikill Pane, The 1975, Fleetwood Bac, 'Introducing' Recreate 'Discovery' Live - A Daft Undertaking, Howard Marks, Lucky Elephant, Folk Idol - Folk From Around The World, Sexy Sushi, Ben Waters, Moulettes, Filthy Boy, Fake Bush, Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer, Lewis Watson, Jaws, Jaipur Brass Band, Kawa Circus, and J-Cats. We’ll also be hosting a Dorset Bands Day on the band stand and are on the lookout for Dorset’s finest groups. Watch this space for more details of how you can get involved.

Camp Bestival is no slouch when it comes to the DJs either with, one of the originators on the ones and twos, Grandmaster Flash dropping the knowledge and actual DJing royalty with the one and only Sasha making his debut appearance at Lulworth Castle for what is destined to be a monumental set. The incomparable David Rodigan's Ram Jam will be laying down the reggae goodness and Andrew Weatherall and Sean Johnston’s sublime A Love From Outer Space will be dropping the chugging house. Drum n Bass kingpins Fabio + Grooverider will be getting busy with the b-lines, all this plus Coldcut’s Jon More, Dub Pistols head honcho Barry Ashworth, Xfm’s John Kennedy, Balearic Brothers, Feeling Gloomy, Tythe, Coley From Luv*Jam and Camp Bestival favourites Sombrero Sound System.

As anyone who’s ever been to Camp Bestival will know it’s not just about the music as there’s a whole world of incredible fun to be had with Over 100 Free Things for Kids to Do including arts, shows, workshops, funfair and so much more. For 2013 the Camp Bestival team have gone beyond the call of duty and really pulled out all the stops to create a host of new and fabulous attractions to keep you all on your toes.

We’re completely over the moon to announce Horrible Histories will be performing their stage show Barmy Britain for the first time ever at a festival and it’s exclusively for us! There will, of course be an appearance from Camp Bestival main stage legend Mr Tumble and brace yourselves Camp Bestival, we’ve got dinosaurs coming to Lulworth too, courtesy of Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo. Be warned, these guys are so real you’ll be wetting yourselves with excitement and you’ll be able to pet them too! Mischief makers extraordinaire Dick n Dom will be on hand to keep you entertained and we’ll also be celebrating the world’s most successful rock ’n’ roll band live at Camp Bestival with the company of West End hit show Let It Be who will be performing a selection of The Beatles’ greatest hits on the Castle Stage. 

During the daytime the Big Top will be abuzz with activity including The BRIT School, who will be joining us for the first time to premiere a brand new festival exclusive dance theatre performance, incorporating infectious music and songs inspired by our Around the World theme plus the Black Eagles Circus and The Royal Albert Hall Ginornmous Percussion Orchestra.

We’ll also have world record holding beatboxer Shlomo and his Beatbox Adventure for Kids, Cando2 a youth dance performance company and part of the renowned Candoco Dance Company featuring disabled and non-disabled dancers aged 14-25, the Roundhouse return with a brand new theatre show, called Gloria and the Explorers and Little Sunshine and Little Rainfall invite you to their magic garden for an enchanting Japanese musical theatre show. The Camp Bestival Panto is back and this year it’s Alice in Wonderland and we’ll have one of the UK’s leading choirs, the London Lucumi Choir, an Afro-Cuban community choir, plus everybody’s favourites, the incredible Insect Circus! 

We are very excited to announce a fantastic new addition to our Camp Bestival venues: Dance Space. For the first time ever at any festival, we have gathered together the UK’s leading contemporary dance companies and schools, including, the UK’s most in demand contemporary dance/theatre touring company, Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, plus Trinity Laban, Candoco and the BRIT School. Learn how dance can be creative, expressive and rewarding, and discover moves you never knew you had in you!

The Dingly Dell has been completely transformed featuring all new attractions in the day, with nature, craft and wilderness skills workshops and at night, see the woods come alive with light and wonder as the creatures of the forest awaken with magical fire and sculptural creations from Mechanical Menagerie, fantastical tales by Gideon Reeling, and dancing shadow puppets!

And that’s not all as we will have comedy from the funniest thing about QI, Jonathan Creek himself, Alan Davies, We also welcome the return of the mouth-watering Young British Foodies tent, plus there will be magic and mayhem with a Kids Disco in Bollywood every day, workshops from the Tate, BFI Film Club, Freestyle Sports Park, the Four Corners Treasure Trail which you can do anytime across the weekend, Lost & Found hosting 80 Games Around the World and the Junior Binocular Football World Cup Championship, Morris Dancing, Jousting, Maypole dancing and Bigtopmania Kids Theatre and Circus.

Phew! And breathe… We really have got a jam-packed jamboree of joy for you all this year and there’s still a few more tricks up our sleeves so please check www.campbestival.net and our Facebook and Twitter for all the latest news.

BoomTown’s First Major Music Announcement for 2013

THURDAY 8th – SUNDAY 11th AUGUST 2013

MATTERLY ESTATE – WINCHESTER

BoomTownfair.co.uk

The roller coaster ride of BoomTown Fair has well and truly been set in motion… With the all the excitement of the recent Ski-Lift announcement still buzzing in the air, it is now time to unveil the first bunch of musical morsels for the UK’s maddest city this August... The forerunners in this first of two major musical announcements (the second batch to be released next Thursday 14th February) include; the genre defying  Parov Stelar Band, fusion frontiers Ozomatli, ska stalwarts Mad Caddies, Grammy award winning sunshine hip-hop legends Arrested Development, Reggae’s soul master Toots and the Maytals, one of reggae’s most prolific singer/songwriters Richie Spice, international reggae sensation Collie Buddz and the Kingston Band. As well as Foreign Beggars, Redlight, Chinese Man (Live), Dub Inc., Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Gentleman’s Dub Club and so much more...

With the Fair officially splitting up into several different districts this year, the expanse of musical genres nicely reflects the various personalities for each area and unique stage. First up, let take a trip through the ska, swing, folk and punk line-ups:

It is with enormous excitement that BoomTown welcomes the Parov Stelar Band; for those who are unfamiliar with this Austrian DJ, turned uber producer’s work, he has stealthily been taking over the global music scene in recent years with his inspired styles and samples from the most varying of genres (soul, pop, jazz and swing) creating an incomparable and peerless sound. The full band are known for their lively and exuberant live shows and right up OldTown’s street! Next up for the Town Centre Stage is Grammy award winning musical alchemists Ozomatli. This super group from LA effortlessly fuse Latin salsa, urban hip-hop and jazz-funk into their signature sound, which, when seen live emits a rich energy that will perk up even the weariest feet... Another signature sound for BoomTown will come at the hands of the ska heavyweights - Mad Caddies, these stalwarts of ska have been knocking around pleasing ska hungry crowds all over the world for nearly two decades and now it’s BoomTown’s turn!

This first round of artists includes, not one, but TWO Grammy award winners, the second of which are sunshine reggae and positive afro-centric political pioneer’s Arrested Development. With their mega hits ‘Tennessee’, ‘Mr Wendal’ and ‘People Everyday’, they host a back catalogue that defined the sound of a generation, BoomTown will once more be a city filled with smiley faces and overwhelming happiness when this legendary group take to the stage!

Being the friendly bunch that they are at BoomTown, they do like to welcome back some familiar faces and honorary BoomTown residents, this year sees the very welcome return of some of the cream of the crop from BoomTowns’ gone by, including: 2011 headliners and reggae royalty Toots and the Maytals, rocksteady rambunctiousness from The Neville Staple Band (The Specials) as well as The Selecter and the super saucy Molotov Jukebox. Along with BoomTown regulars, The Skints, Babyhead, Ska Cubano, Random Hand and a selection of awesome newcomers; Demented Are Go, Orkestra Del Sol,  Hoffmaestro, Les Hurlements D' Leo, Suicide Bid, The Creepshow and Flap!

Whilst over on the Reggae, dub and jungle stages the first couple of headliners for this year include: one of Jamaica’s leading dancehall stars Richie Spice and one of the most buzz-worthy Reggae artists over the past few years Collie Buddz and the New Kingston Band. Also to be found in the reggae, dub and jungle stages are: Dub Inc., Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Million Stylez, Gentleman's Dub Club, Necessary Mayhem Showcase feat. Tippa Irie & Mr Williamz, Mungo's Hi Fi,  Musical Youth, Iration Steppas meets Channel One in a Dubwise Fashion, Robbo Ranx (BBC Radio 1xtra), Prince Fatty + Horseman, I-Fire, Dreadsquad feat Dr Ring Ding + Kasia Malenda + El Fata, Marcus Visionary, Buggsy (full live band), David Boomah Feat. Only Joe 

And finally for the break and bass stages BoomTown presents... the trailblazing electronic crossover act Foreign Beggars, Bristol based DJ and producer Redlight, the bad ass, old skool hip-hop meets baile funk sounds of the formidable Chinese Man (live), dubstep pioneers Digital Mystikz, Koan Sound, Calyx & Teebee, DJ Zinc, South Central Live, LTJ Bukem & MC Conrad, Opiuo, B.Triats, Mak and Pasteman, Reso, Rack n Ruin, Woz (Black Butter Special)

Sticky, Randomer and Slipmatt b2b Billy Bunter.

With this first mega announcement of the acts confirmed for 2013, the six months to wait until the town gates are opened all of a sudden doesn’t feel too far away - we can almost smell the bunting and feel the bass! The next batch of confirmed artists will be announced next Thursday 14th as a little Valentines gift from  the BoomTown Mayor!

To keep up-to-date on all news announcements sign up to the BoomTown Chronicle via the website: http://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/home

Toots And The Maytals to play Glasgow, Oxford and Liverpool

Toots And The Maytals to play Glasgow, Oxford and Liverpool

Reggae legends Toots and The Maytals will be celebrating a summer of music with dates at O₂ Academy venues in Liverpool, Oxford as well as Glasgow’s O₂ ABC.

The shows in August will follow an appearance at Jamaica 50: a 50^th celebration of Jamaican Independence at the IndigO₂,. Alongside these dates, Toots and The Maytals will also be playing a string of UK summer festivals – including Shefftival and Beacon’s Festival.

Bringing a fusion of ska, gospel, soul, rock and reggae, they are one of the world’s best loved ska and reggae groups.

Led by the charismatic ‘Toots’ Hibbert, The Maytals formed in Kingston, Jamaica in 1961. ‘Toots’ popularised the reggae sound with hits such as "Do The Reggay" (widely acknowledged as the first song ever to feature the word ‘Reggae’), "Pressure Drop", "54-46 (That's My Number)", "Sweet and Dandy", "Monkey Man", “Funky Kingston” and “Reggae Got Soul”.

Over the last five decades, ‘Toots’ has influenced countless artists including The Specials, The Clash to Amy Winehouse,and has toured with the likes of The Rolling Stones, Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow and Los Lonely Boys.

More recently, Toots and The Maytals won a Grammy Award in 2005 for ‘Best Reggae Album’ with ‘True Love’. The album consisted of re-recorded versions of their classics alongside legendary musicians such as Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton and Keith Richards. 

Glasgow, Oxford and Liverpool in August

Friday 10^th August                Glasgow, O₂ ABC

Wednesday 15^th August      Oxford, O₂ Academy

Saturday 18^th August           Liverpool, O₂ Academy

Box Office: 0844 477 2000 or ticketweb.co.uk

 http://www.tootsandthemaytals.com/

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