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Reggaefest 2011 – Two days of live music, activities and culture!

Reggaefest will be welcoming in Spring 2011 at their stunning new waterfront location, 25 minutes south of Byron Bay. Top international, national and local artists will be providing eleven hours of non-stop music each day. 

 

Full Line-Up announcement.

Updated on August 5, 2011

Full line-up announcement

 

Reggaefest Roots and Culture Music Festival – September 17 & 18 – is set to be a magical weekend. The festival site is in the beautiful outdoors with plenty of grassy spots to relax in the sunshine, beside a sandy beach and clear blue water where the river meets the ocean.

We’re pleased to announce community, cultural and environmental groups such as Byron Movement, B.S.A.N.E (anti CSG mining group), Sea Shepherd, KulchaJam and the Bunjum Aboriginal Co-Operative will be involved in this year’s festival. Reggaefest is taking festival going back to its roots – the weekend is a forum for arts, culture and creativity.

Here are just a few of the additions to the line-up – from the era of ska and rocksteady, the legendary Stranger Cole (Jamaica), reggae / hip hop star Deadly Hunta (UK), ARIA award nominees King Tide, Australia’s king of dubstep/electronica Spoonbill and Indigenous Australian hip hop/reggae outfit from Bulwai Country, Zennith.

This is just a taste so check the website for full line-upcamping and accommodation and more info.

When: September 17 & 18, 2011.

Where: Missingham Park, East Ballina, NSW (shuttle buses will be running from Byron Bay).

What: Wicked Line-Up, Workshops, Kidz Klub, Art installations, Food, Craft Market, Cinema, Warm Up Party, Most Affordable Tickets ever! Shuttle Buses from Byron Bay and back, Riverside Accommodation, And More…

TicketsEarly Bird Tickets available until Aug 15: Two-day adult $89, two-day child (6-14)$24, two-day family (2 adults 2 children) $199.

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Team Reggaefest 2011

 

First line-up announcement includes: Nkulee Dube, South African princess of ethno ragga/soul and daughter of the late great Lucky Dube; Jamaican heavyweight chanter Jah Mason; New Caledonian Ragga-Dancehall group NeaCombo Diffuzion; fresh from Glastonbury Festival, Melbourne’s own Mista Savona and Vida Sunshyne; recent Triple J’s Unearthed winners Kingfisha; crossing the Tasman for her second appearance at Reggaefest, Silva Emcee; local rising stars Blackbirds and The Grains, Melbourne’s LubDub and Simon Wright; national artists Darky Roots, Paua, Raz Bin Sam & Lion I, Cheap Fakes, One Dread and more international and national artists to be announced.

The festival will feature an open-air market place offering local craft and health-conscious food with international flavours as well as a dedicated area for children with a shaded play-park, face painting, craft and activities.

Join in one of the many workshops, such as Jamaican Dancehall, African Dance, Indigenous Dance or Brazilian Capoeira, take part in the dominoes tournament or kick back and relax in one of the hammocks or private gazebos and watch a display from Lismore Lantern Parade light up the night.

Reggaefest 2011 is about the music, the culture and bringing the community together to create a unique experience.

2 Day Early Bird tickets are on sale now for just $89 and ticket specials are also available for children and families.

Visit www.reggaefest.com.au for full first line up release and more details.

See you there…

Team Reggaefest 2011
 
 

 

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