first acts confirmed for London International Ska Festival 2014

Derrick Morgan, Junior Murvin, Pama International and more

By Scott Williams | Published: Thu 13th Jun 2013

London International Ska Festival 2014

Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th April 2014
various venues, Camden, Greater London, NW1 8QP, England MAP
early bird £99.99 for all four days

Daily capacity: 1,250

Derrick Morgan, Junior Murvin, and Pama International lead the first acts to be confirmed for next year's London International Ska Festival.

Also confirmed to appear are Italy's Mr T-Bone, and Sweden's The Liptones, as well as DJs The Tighten Up Crew, Sounds & Pressure Sound System with Phil Bush, and Little Diane(Ace Cafe).

Further band and DJ announcements coming very soon, including Jamaican legends, 2 Tone heroes and a host of international names.

Now in it's fourth year the festival will take place across multiple London venues (one wristband gets you into all of them) over Easter Weekend from Thursday 17th through to Sunday 21st April 2014.

The festival is set to highlight all that's good about the world of ska, from it's roots in American Rhythm & blues, to the Jamaican originators, through the 2 Tone era and right up-to-date with 21st century ska sounds.

To buy tickets now, click here. All venues welcome 14 years of age and up (under 16's must be accompanied by an adult).

As well as the main events further fringe events take place including cinema, DJ all-nighters, Record Fair, Thames cruise, which will all build into a week's worth of shows at legendary London venues.

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