One Love Festival secure their future

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One Love Festival 2016

Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th September 2016
Hainault Forest Country Park, Chigwell, Greater London, IG7 4QN, England MAP
£140 adult weekend with camping

Daily capacity: 4,000

Last updated: Thu 11th Aug 2016

Organisers of One Love, now in it's ninth year, the UK's only annual reggae camping festival, are celebrating finally securing a home for the event's foreseeable future.

The event which happens from Friday 2nd until Sunday 4th September 2016, returns to Hainault Forest Country Park, in London where it was last held in 2010-11, and the move will be permanent after being a fairly nomadic event relocating for almost a decade.

Speaking of finding a home in Hainault Forest Country Park with a permanent premises license festival organiser Dan Wiltshire said, "We were at Hainault in 2010 and 2011 where we created some amazing times, shows and memories there – this news is Great News for London, Great News for UK, Great News for Reggae and Great News for Us and the One Love Community and we can’t wait to welcome you all back."

The UK’s number one Reggae and Dub festival event grows year on year, and now has no fewer than five different areas. This festival is brings together some of the industry’s greatest veterans, alongside the rising stars of tomorrow – showcasing the very best of UK soundsystem culture.

Being the only UK reggae camping festival in UK makes it a very special occasion each year with a friendly and chilled vibe. The mixture of old school artists and the new generation of dub creates amazing displays of compatibility and sound. (One of this years headliners is none other than Krishnan Guru-Murthy Channel 4 interviewed; Lee 'Scratch' Perry the 80 Yr old originator of Reggae and Dub) As the day rolls on the carnival ethos gradually seeps in and the festival transforms into a true Jamaican style celebration.

For all those who love the sounds of the Caribbean, this is your chance to experience the taste too with a huge range of catering outlets providing authentic soul food to fill your belly. Also expect an array of independent stall holders selling crafts, clothing, cultural items and most importantly records, so you can take some of the music home.

The event created in recognition of one of the world's greatest ever rock gig, Bob Marley's famous 1978 'One Love' concert, will host Lee Scratch Perry, The Gladiators, I Kong, Sister Nancy, Brinsley Forde, Natty, and Bass Odyssey meets Saxon Sound System (40th Anniversary Special), King Addies Sound, Gaudi, Adrian Sherwood, Mad Professor, The Underclass ft. Neville Staple, Prince Hammer and Dub Natty Sessions, The Reggae Choir, Digitaldubs, Twilight Circus Dub Sound System, Fatman International Sound Meets Saxon Sound, King Lorenzo, Earl Gateshead, Bunny Lee, Instrument of Jah Sound System, Direct Impact, Nick Manasseh, Jahcub and The Chosen Ones, Michael St. George, Friction & The Roots Drivers, Paul Morgan and The Messengers, King Solomon Band, Yechidah, General Steppas ft R Zee Jackson, Poorman Dub, Roots Renegade, Dread Culture, Dub Doctor, Maitree Express, The Tribe, Jah Eyes, Lobster, Maximum Heights Band, Positive Vibes Crew, Ras Lando & The Internationals, Jeramiah Ferrari, The Mighty Dub Generators, Stop Press, Tree House Fire, Skipyard Rockers, Lion Star, Last Tree Squad, Aleighcia Scott, Ras Pilot CBlock, Nano Fish Dippers, Joe Angel & Pamodzi Band, Wadada & Angel-I, Dubmarta, Leanne and The Radix, The Stalks, Steel City Rhythm, and Stig Of The Dub.

With another big artist announcement expected soon.

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An early bird adult (aged 16+) ticket is priced at £110 including camping. teen's tickets (for those aged 14 to 17 years) are priced at £60, a child (aged 10 to 13 years) ticket is priced at £30. Children aged under 10 years can attend for free. A live in vehicle is priced at £50 and a car parking ticket is priced at £10. Day tickets are also available priced at £35 for adults, and £15 for teens and £10 for children (aged 10 to 13 years). Day tickets for children aged under 10 years are free.

Please note that all under 16 year olds must be accompanied to the festival by an adult.

An adult cannot be responsible for more than 4 under 18 year olds each. Proof of age for child tickets may be required on site. Live in vehicle tickets will be available at a later date.

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