London International Ska Festival
The London International Ska Festival began in 1988 and was held at The Brixton Fridge and showcased the likes of Laurel Aitken, Bad Manners, Potato 5 and The Loafers. It was relaunched in 2011 and showcases ska over a full weekend across a number of venues in London including the Brixton Academy, the Sheperds Bush Empire & Islington Academy.
2018 will be a monumentally big year for the festival as it will be celebrating its 30th anniversary. Helping proceedings will be Ken Boothe, African Head Charge and a cast of hundreds more from the world of ska and punk.
KEN BOOTHE
DERRICK MORGAN
THE ORIGINAL ACES
AFRICAN HEAD CHARGE
PAMA INTERNATIONAL
ALPHEUS
MAROON TOWN
BOMBSKARE
THE UPPERTONES (IT)
CARA-JANE MURPHY
SMILEY & THE UNDERCLASS
More to be announced
Various venues across London.
- The Clarendonians starring Ernest Wilson & Peter Austin
- Doreen Shaffer
- The Spitfires
- Little Diane (Ace Cafe)
- Derrick Morgan
- Freddie Notes
- African Head Charge
- Smiley & The Underclass
- Ken Boothe
- Asher G "The Rocksteady Daddy"
- Pama International
- Ken Boothe
- Axis valv-a-tron valve sound system
- Phil Bush Sounds & Pressure lo-fi
- Pama International
- Ken Boothe
- Bombskare
- Heavyballl
- Horace Andy
- Johnny Clarke
- Maroon Town
- The Potato 5 horn section
- Cara-Jane Murphy
| The Clarendonians starring Ernest Wilson & Peter Austin | O2 Academy Islington |
| Doreen Shaffer | O2 Academy Islington |
| Otis Gayle | O2 Academy Islington |
| Alpheus | O2 Academy Islington |
| Clive Chin | O2 Academy Islington |
| Francesco Ruderoma Nembokid | O2 Academy Islington |
| Gladdy Wax | O2 Academy Islington |
| Ranking Joe | O2 Academy Islington |
| The Spitfires | O2 Academy 2 Islington |
| Little Diane (Ace Cafe) | O2 Academy 2 Islington |
| Alan Handscombe | O2 Academy 2 Islington |
| Barrie Sharpe | O2 Academy 2 Islington |
| Derrick Morgan | O2 Academy Islington |
| Freddie Notes | O2 Academy Islington |
| The Uppertones (It) | O2 Academy Islington |
| The Hypocondriacs | O2 Academy Islington |
| Lili Rudies | O2 Academy Islington |
| Don Letts | O2 Academy Islington |
| Tessa Bassie [The Slits] (DJ set) | O2 Academy Islington |
| African Head Charge | O2 Academy 2 Islington |
| Smiley & The Underclass | O2 Academy 2 Islington |
| Ken Boothe | Thames cruise |
| Asher G "The Rocksteady Daddy" | Thames cruise |
| Pama International | O2 Academy Islington (matinee show) |
| Ken Boothe | O2 Academy Islington (matinee show) |
| Mighty John Street Ska Orchestra | O2 Academy Islington (matinee show) |
| DJ Eric Fenomeno Show | O2 Academy Islington (matinee show) |
| Axis valv-a-tron valve sound system | The Garage, Highbury Corner |
| Phil Bush Sounds & Pressure lo-fi | The Garage, Highbury Corner |
| Pama International | O2 Academy Islington |
| Ken Boothe | O2 Academy Islington |
| The Original Aces | O2 Academy Islington |
| The Nice Guys | O2 Academy Islington |
| Cara Means Friend | O2 Academy Islington |
| Sfl Sound | O2 Academy Islington |
| Bombskare | O2 Academy 2 Islington |
| Heavyballl | O2 Academy 2 Islington |
| The Kubricks | O2 Academy 2 Islington |
| Captain Accident and The Disasters | O2 Academy 2 Islington |
| The Almighty Uprisers | O2 Academy 2 Islington |
| Last Gang In Town DJs | O2 Academy 2 Islington |
| Horace Andy | O2 Academy Islington |
| Johnny Clarke | O2 Academy Islington |
| Hempolics | O2 Academy Islington |
| Ras Digby (Sir Jessus) | O2 Academy Islington |
| The Reggae Choir | O2 Academy Islington |
| Tighten Up Crew | O2 Academy Islington |
| Maroon Town | O2 Academy 2 Islington |
| The Potato 5 horn section | O2 Academy 2 Islington |
| Capone and the Bullets | O2 Academy 2 Islington |
| DJ Peter Craig | O2 Academy 2 Islington |
| Time Tunnel | O2 Academy 2 Islington |
| Cara-Jane Murphy | live acts |
| Artist | Stage | Day |
| African Head Charge | O2 Academy 2 Islington | Fri 30th |
| Alan Handscombe | O2 Academy 2 Islington | Thu 29th |
| Alpheus | O2 Academy Islington | Thu 29th |
| Asher G "The Rocksteady Daddy" | Thames cruise | Fri 30th |
| Axis valv-a-tron valve sound system | The Garage, Highbury Corner | Sat 31st |
| Barrie Sharpe | O2 Academy 2 Islington | Thu 29th |
| Bombskare | O2 Academy 2 Islington | Sat 31st |
| Capone and the Bullets | O2 Academy 2 Islington | Sun 1st |
| Captain Accident and The Disasters | O2 Academy 2 Islington | Sat 31st |
| Cara Means Friend | O2 Academy Islington | Sat 31st |
| Cara-Jane Murphy | live acts | Unknown Day |
| Clive Chin | O2 Academy Islington | Thu 29th |
| Derrick Morgan | O2 Academy Islington | Fri 30th |
| DJ Eric Fenomeno Show | O2 Academy Islington (matinee show) | Sat 31st |
| DJ Peter Craig | O2 Academy 2 Islington | Sun 1st |
| Don Letts | O2 Academy Islington | Fri 30th |
| Doreen Shaffer | O2 Academy Islington | Thu 29th |
| Francesco Ruderoma Nembokid | O2 Academy Islington | Thu 29th |
| Freddie Notes | O2 Academy Islington | Fri 30th |
| Gladdy Wax | O2 Academy Islington | Thu 29th |
| Heavyballl | O2 Academy 2 Islington | Sat 31st |
| Hempolics | O2 Academy Islington | Sun 1st |
| Horace Andy | O2 Academy Islington | Sun 1st |
| Johnny Clarke | O2 Academy Islington | Sun 1st |
| Ken Boothe | Thames cruise | Fri 30th |
| Ken Boothe | O2 Academy Islington (matinee show) | Sat 31st |
| Ken Boothe | O2 Academy Islington | Sat 31st |
| Last Gang In Town DJs | O2 Academy 2 Islington | Sat 31st |
| Lili Rudies | O2 Academy Islington | Fri 30th |
| Little Diane (Ace Cafe) | O2 Academy 2 Islington | Thu 29th |
| Maroon Town | O2 Academy 2 Islington | Sun 1st |
| Mighty John Street Ska Orchestra | O2 Academy Islington (matinee show) | Sat 31st |
| Otis Gayle | O2 Academy Islington | Thu 29th |
| Pama International | O2 Academy Islington (matinee show) | Sat 31st |
| Pama International | O2 Academy Islington | Sat 31st |
| Phil Bush Sounds & Pressure lo-fi | The Garage, Highbury Corner | Sat 31st |
| Ranking Joe | O2 Academy Islington | Thu 29th |
| Ras Digby (Sir Jessus) | O2 Academy Islington | Sun 1st |
| Sfl Sound | O2 Academy Islington | Sat 31st |
| Smiley & The Underclass | O2 Academy 2 Islington | Fri 30th |
| Tessa Bassie [The Slits] (DJ set) | O2 Academy Islington | Fri 30th |
| The Almighty Uprisers | O2 Academy 2 Islington | Sat 31st |
| The Clarendonians starring Ernest Wilson & Peter Austin | O2 Academy Islington | Thu 29th |
| The Hypocondriacs | O2 Academy Islington | Fri 30th |
| The Kubricks | O2 Academy 2 Islington | Sat 31st |
| The Nice Guys | O2 Academy Islington | Sat 31st |
| The Original Aces | O2 Academy Islington | Sat 31st |
| The Potato 5 horn section | O2 Academy 2 Islington | Sun 1st |
| The Reggae Choir | O2 Academy Islington | Sun 1st |
| The Spitfires | O2 Academy 2 Islington | Thu 29th |
| The Uppertones (It) | O2 Academy Islington | Fri 30th |
| Tighten Up Crew | O2 Academy Islington | Sun 1st |
| Time Tunnel | O2 Academy 2 Islington | Sun 1st |
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