The Skints, Hollie Cook, & Don Letts, for London International Ska Festival

London International Ska Festival 2016

Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th March 2016
various venues, Camden, Greater London, NW1 8QP, England MAP
£130 (plus booking fee) for all four days

Daily capacity: 1,250

Last updated: Mon 23rd May 2016

The Skints, Hollie Cook, Don Letts, King Zepha, Hometown Hi-Fi, Hungary's Pannonia All-Stars Ska Orchestra, The Delirians & Jackie Mendez, and Norway's Razika are the latest acts to be announced for next year's London International Ska Festival.

They join headliner David Rodigan, plus Stranger Cole, Johnny Osbourne, Mad Professor, Dennis Bovell, Adrian Sherwood, Pama International, Sonic Boom Six, Heavyball, The Tighten Up Crew, Ali Skaba, Mr T Bone, Tree House Fire, The Simmertones, Bottle Of Moonshine, U-Roy, Carlton and The Shoes, The Beat, Freddie Notes, Arthur Kay & The Originals, The Indecision, Tree House Fire, Millie Manders, Gladdy Wax, Rhoda Dakar, Oxman, Time Tunnel, and from Belgium The Dukes Of Skazzard, irates Crew, Intensified, Maroon Town, Skankin Steve, Wassie One, India's The Ska Vengers, The Defekters, The Downsetters, plus DJs Axis Valv-A-Tron and Sounds & Pressure Lo-Fi, with more yet to be announced.

3 events already confirmed will be the Dixie Queen Thames cruise, the Valve Soundclash with Axis Valvatron and Phil Bush’s Sounds & Pressure valve sound systems, and Do The Dog Skazine’s global showcase. 20 events are scheduled with 50+ artists, once again at iconic London venues.

Now in it's sixth year the festival will take place across multiple London venues (one wristband gets you into all of them) over Easter Weekend from Thursday 24th through to Sunday 27th March 2016.

The festival is set to highlight all that's good about the world of ska, from it's roots in American Rhythm & blues, to the Jamaican originators, through the 2 Tone era and right up-to-date with 21st century ska sounds with 50+ acts at 20 events.

buy tickets now >

The early bird offer has ended, tickets are priced at £130 (plus booking fee) for all four days. Tickets for individual events are also available.

As well as the main events further fringe events take place including cinema, DJ all-nighters, Record Fair, Thames cruise, which will all build into a week's worth of shows at legendary London venues.

discuss this news on the Festival Forums