• Louis Barabbas & The Bedlam Six Monday 13th February

    Louis Barabbas & The Bedlam Six pen twisted dirt-swing about lust and loathing, served up on an exuberant gobbet of malicious delight. Their infamous…

  • Vieux Farka Toure Tuesday 14th February

    Dubbed "the Hendrix of the Sahara", Vieux Farka Toure brings his dazzling and original take on the desert blues of his late great father,…

  • The Hamsters - Farewell Tour Thursday 16th February

    Retiring after 25 years together and here for one final Manchester show, the wonderful hard rockin Hamsters bring their bluesy Hendrix and ZZ Top…

  • Beer 'n Blues Festival ft. The Cadillac Kings Friday 17th February

    Real ale and real music get it together as The Band on the Wall Beer 'n Blues Festival opens with one of the country's…

  • Beer 'n' Blues Festival ft. Billy Buckley's Wagon Train Saturday 18th February

    For the festival's afternoon quaffing session Billy Buckley's Wagon Train invites you to imbibe a heady brew of twanging Spaghetti Western soundtracks, rockabilly guitar…

Rototom Sunsplash

Rototom Sunsplash has been a regular fixture on the International Reggae calendar for the last 16 years. All the major living artists have featured at the festival at some point during this time. Originally based in Italy, this year the event moves to Benicassim in Spain from the 21st to the 28th of August.

Benicassim is located between Valencia and Barcelona on the coast, the area boasts 300 days of sun per year and is easily accessible from all over Europe via plane, train, bus, car or boat. Many people have already begun organising bus trips from many cities.

The festival comprises of a week of reggae music; live acts every evening on the main stage, dancehall music every night, and in the afternoons education and entertainment go hand in hand. There are debates, meetings on reggae music and Rasta culture, films & documentaries, photo & art exhibitions, workshops, sessions on meditation and alternative medicine and much more.

Band on the Wall is proud to be selling tickets direct from the venue box office. 

An 8 day ticket to the festival costs just 120 Euros or 140 Euros including camping. Tickets can be bought over the internet by going to the Rototom website

http://www.rototomsunsplash.com/en/sunsplash-2010/tickets

Or can be purchased with cash or credit card from the Band on the Wall box office.

Look out for upcoming reggae shows at Band on the Wall, more surprises are to be announced.

For full information and line ups check the Rototom Sunsplash website

http://www.rototomsunsplash.com/

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