Krafty Kuts, and Dub Syndicate for One Love Festival

plus Hatcha, Freestylers, Dub Pistols Soundsystem, & more

By Scott Williams | Published: Wed 21st Mar 2012

One Love Festival 2012 - Krafty Kuts
Photo credit: Danielle Millea

One Love Festival 2012

Friday 10th to Sunday 12th August 2012
The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 6PY, England MAP
early bird £100 adult weekend, child (5-16) £60, under 5s free
Daily capacity: 4,000

Dub Syndicate, Krafty Kuts, Hatcha, and Freestylers lead the second wave of acts confirmed for One Love Festival.

Krafty Kuts
Also confirmed today are Dub Pistols Soundsystem, Mungos Hi Fi, Conscious Sounds feat King General, Don Letts, Bomb Strikes soundsystem feat Moquee & Pimpsoul, Stylo G, Urban Knights, Zed Bias, Killsonic aka Chasing Shadows, Eddie K, Fonti and Bush, Chris Coco, MC Sir Real, By The Rivers, Connie & Di Man Dem, Intensified, Phoenix City All-stars, Rebelation Band, Buster Shuffle, Baby Boom, Skorcha and Pablo, Overproof Sound System, Jack Curtis and Red Eye Band, DJ G and Futureman, University of Dub, Bloco Fogo, Troy Ellis & Hail Jamaica, and Fenomeno.

Now in its fifth year, One Love festival, happens from Friday 10th until Sunday 12th August 2012, at a new location, moving away from London to The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, in Kent.

There are already some acts confirmed for the event which was created in recognition of one of the worlds greatest ever rock gig, Bob Marley's famous 1978 'One Love' concert, the One Love Festival is the UK's only annual Reggae Camping Festival.

They join the previously announced Aba Shanti Soundsystem, Channel One Soundsystem, Cornell Campbell, Dawn Penn, Dennis Alcapone, Disciples, Don Campbell, The Dualers, Earl Gateshead, Gaudi, Hollie Cook, Instrument of Jah Sound System, Iration Steppas, King Tubby's Hi Fi, Macka B, Michigan and Smiley, Nick Manasseh, Ragga Twins, Ras Kwame, Robbo Ranx, Saxon Sound System, Smith & Mighty, Soothsayers, Tapper Zukie, The Skints, Unity Hi-Fi, and Youthman Promotion Sound.

One Love Festival is a melting pot; a multi-cultural, multi-ethical, free trade and environmentally-friendly event, buzzing with creativity, fun, ideas and soul. One of the most diverse and unique festivals in the UK, the One Love Festival offers something for everyone and is an experience that should not be missed. Bringing together all the facilities and allures of a large-scale event but with the personal touch of a small, independent occasion, it will be a weekend that won't easily be forgotten.

An adult (aged 16+) ticket is priced at £100. Children's tickets (for those aged 5 to 15 years) are priced at £60. Children aged under 5 years can attend for free. Please note that all under 18 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 are priced at £45 for weekend.

To buy tickets, click here.

Weekend ticket inclusive of camping, the campsite opens from 1pm Friday 10th until midday Monday 13th August.

Falling on the 50th Anniversary of Jamaica's independence year. The new festival site is a green field site in Kent, with the festival coming full circle and moving back to South East where the event started back in 1998.


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