Garance Reggae Festival 2013 Unveils Daily Line-up!

Once again the town of Bagnols-sur Cèze will be rocking the Reggae vibe for four days solid. The line-up of the 22nd Garance Reggae Festival is, as always, jam-packed with the very best in Reggae music; pure niceness and unity is the order of the day.

MAIN STAGE :
STEEL PULSE ∞ DUB INC ∞ SIZZLA ∞ KY-MANI MARLEY ∞ INI KAMOZE ∞ BUSY SIGNAL ∞ MICHAEL ROSE feat. SLY & ROBBIE ∞ LEE "SCRATCH" PERRY & OMAR PERRY ∞ ANTHONY B ∞ KONSHENS ∞ SPECIAL JACOB MILLER TRIBUTE SHOW: INNER CIRCLE feat. ADDIS PABLO

CORNELL CAMPBELL  ► JOHN HOLT DON CARLOS ► LLOYD PARKS THE TAMLINS EVERTON BLENDER ► STRANGER COLE NAÂMAN MO KALAMITY TIWONY

DUB STATION CORNER :
CHINESE MAN SOUND SYSTEM ► KING JAMMY'S LIVE SET feat. JOHNNY OSBOURNE & LONE RANGER

JAH SHAKA ►CHANNEL ONE | KILLAMANJARO vs. SOUL STEREO
KING EARTHQUAKE meets IRATION STEPPAS | SALOMON HERITAGE feat. RAS TWEED | BLACKBOARD JUNGLE feat. REALITY SOULJAHS, AFRIKAN SIMBA, CHRISTINE MILLER & DIXIE PEACH
BROTHER CULTURE ∞ UNITONE ∞ T.i.T

Brand new for 2013 : Garance Reggae Festival's opening night will pay tribute to the sound system culture with Chinese Man, inna Sound System stylee, for one night only, at the crucial Dub Station Corner. A Clash of the Titans will face off the legendary jamaican giants Killamanjaro against our own homegrown veterans Soul Stereo. The same evening infront of the main stage, the "Lions Arena" will become the scene of an unforgettable confrontation between 2 heavy-weight UK sound systems, King Earthquake and Iration Steppas !

Festival-goers will be treated to numerous unique and exclusive events and features: A tribute to the late great Jacob Miller by his erstwhile group Inner Circle, accompanied by Addis Pablo - son of the legendary Augustus Pablo; Michael Rose and Sly & Robbie, back together again just like the Black Uhuru days, and the return of his royal highness champion sound-man King Jammy accompanied by the Lone Ranger and the man called Johnny Osbourne !

The Garance Reggae Festival once again putting the heat back in the summer - don't sleep on this - book today!

Garance Film Festival - France!

The 21st Garance Reggae Festival kicks off on the 25th July for four days of unmissable Reggae vibes at the Arthur Rimbaud Park at Bagnols-sur-Cèze.

The Garance reggae festival celebrates the 50th anniversary of Jamaican independence and pays tribute to this remarkable Island whose influence has reached the four corners of the globe.

Following a record attendance last year (48000 tickets sold) this year's Garance Reggae Festival has adapted to accommodate its ever-growing public offering even safer and more reliable facilities. The festival has become the can't miss event for Reggae and dub aficionados throughout Europe. As always the festival will showcase the very best in Reggae legends, revelations, and surprises. Four days on holiday in Kingston-on-Sèze !

I-THREES feat. RITA MARLEY, MARCIA GRIFFITHS, PAM HALL
JOHNNY OSBOURNE MORGAN HERITAGE
ALPHA BLONDY GROUNDATION
SLY & ROBBIE + ERNEST RANGLIN + MONTY ALEXANDER
THE MIGHTY DIAMONDS FREDDIE MCGREGOR BOB ANDY
LEROY SMART DERRICK MORGAN JAMAICA ALL STARS
LLOYD PARKS DERAJAH & DONKEY JAW BONE
RAGING FYAH BUSY SIGNAL BIGA RANX
KING JAMMY vs. MAD PROFESSOR
DOWNBEAT THE RULER vs. SOUL STEREO
ABA SHANTI-I KING ALPHA ROOTSTING feat. MURRAY MAN
DUBKASM feat. SOLO BANTON OBF BLACKBOARD JUNGLE

and many more...

 

 

Garance Reggae Festival

The Garance Reggae Festival takes place July 27th to July 30th, 2011 in Bagnols-sur-Cèze dans le Gard, France and is headlined by Burning Spear!

Not only is this city a perfect vacation spot, but it will be host to some of the most awesome Roots Reggae and Reggae artists the world has ever seen.  Below is information about who's performing.  If you're in France, make sure you're there!

Performers:

BURNING SPEAR
JIMMY CLIFF  MIDNITE  GYPTIAN  THIRD WORLD
TIKEN JAH FAKOLY  DANAKIL  SLY+ROBBIE FEAT. JUNIOR REID
TONY REBEL  QUEEN IFRICA  LUTAN FYAH  JUNIOR KELLY
THE ABYSSINIANS  KEN BOOTHE  HORACE ANDY  JOHNNY CLARKE
CLINTON FEARON  TWINKLE BROTHERS  PRESSURE  PROTOJE
STUDIO ONE REVUE feat. KING STITT  PRINCE JAZZBO
DILLINGER  WILLI WILLIAMS  DAWN PENN
WINSTON FRANCIS  LONE RANGER  ALPHEUS  JIM BROWN
CARLTON LIVINGSTON  SOUL STEREO SOUND SYSTEM
NATTY  KAYAMANGA

DUB STATION CORNER :
JAH SHAKA  KING JAMMY'S LIVE SET   IRATION STEPPAS
GUSSIE P   PRINCE LIVIJAH   MAKI BANTON   YT
CARL MEEKS  SANDEENO  JAHTARI  HUGHIE IZACHAAR
STEPPIN FORWARD  LION YOUTH  T.i.T
OBF  BLACKBOARD JUNGLE

For more information, log on to http://www.garancereggaefestival.com/