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Line-up Announced for London International Ska Festival 2012
Sunday, 29 January 2012 Written by Rob Sleigh
Line-up Announced for London International Ska Festival 2012

Jamaican reggae legends Dandy Livingstone and The Pioneers and LA ska-punk band Fishbone are among the headliners at this year’s London International Ska Festival, which is set to take place at the O2 Academy Islington and the O2 Empire Shepherds Bush from Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th May. Other acts confirmed for the event are The Dualers, Ska Cubano, Rico Rodriguez, Dawn Penn, The Skints and DJ Don Letts.

Dandy Livingstone, who will be headlining the O2 Academy Islington on Friday 4th May, is probably best-known for his track ‘Rudy, A Message To You’, which later became a hit for The Specials featuring trombonist Rico Rodriguez. Jamaican singer Dawn Penn, who is set to provide support to The Pioneers on the first night of the festival, had a Top 10 hit in 1994 with the remake of her song ‘You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)’.


The confirmed line-up is as follows:

Thursday 3rd May - O2 Academy Islington
THE PIONEERS
Dawn Penn
The Moon Invaders
Kinky Coo Coo's
The Delegators
DJ Andy Smith

Friday 4th May - O2 Academy Islington
DANDY LIVINGSTONE
Dave Barker (from Dave and Ansell Collins)
Rico Rodriguez
Phoenix City All-stars
Los Granadians
DJ Gladdy Wax

Saturday 5th May - O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
THE DUALERS & SKA CUBANO
Hotknives
Buster Shuffle
Capone & The Bullets
DJ Cello (Coast To Coast)

Sunday 6th May - O2 Academy Islington
FISHBONE
NEOL DAVIES (from THE SELECTER)
The Skints
Rebelation
DJ Don Letts



London International Ska Festival UK & Ireland Tour Dates are as follows:

Sat May 5th 2012 - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London

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