Rise: London United 2006

Rise: London United is London’s biggest free music festival, with a mix of hip-hop, indie, pop, jazz and reggae,which aims to bring together the diverse community that is London.

This is the sixth year that the Mayor of London has organised this free festival as a celebration of London’s diversity and to oppose racism. In 2005, over 80,000 young people and families attended the festival, which also brought together Londoners from all communities in the wake of the bombings on 7 July.

The 2006 line-up includes Graham Coxon, Buzzcocks, The Wailers, Roy Ayers, Sway, and Killa Kela. More acts will be announced over the coming weeks.

The starts at midday, and it finishes at 8:30pm.

Reflecting the wide range of music from around the world that is to be heard in the capital, other music stages will feature Latin American, urban, African and Asian music, as well as music and dance with roots in cultures from Turkey to Morocco. Other activities include a children’s play area, fair ground, food and drink, exhibitions and arts and crafts.

There'll be more information here when available, or see the Rise website.

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