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ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Date
TBA Jun 2020
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Ship Point
814 Wharf St
Victoria British Columbia V8W 1T3
Canada
Victoria British Columbia V8W 1T3
Canada
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2000-present
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August 08, 2019
- 03:58
Victoria Ska & Reggae Fest XX (2019) Official Recap
This year (2019) Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival celebrated two decades of bringing the best riddims and grooves to our ever-growing Massive. With a lineup jam-packed with international artists and some of the finest locally-grown bands the Canadian west coast has to offer, we celebrated this milestone in serious style. Not just limited to the genres that make our namesake, this years lineup featured soul, funk, hip-hop, drum n' bass and so much more. One of our biggest audiences to date was electrified by headlining performances from reggae royalty Ky-Mani Marley, legendary deejay Sister Nancy, skapunk legends Less Than Jake, UK dancehall icon Macka B & Roots Ragga Band, DC soulful ska-masters the Pietasters, Victoria's own Leg-Up Program and the Victoria debut of Portland's The Bandulus. Other highlights included appearances from legendary reggae vocalist/bassist Leroy 'Heptone Sibbles', the return of hometown heroes One Drop, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Vancouver powerhouse Salsahall Collective, Chicago's LowDown Brass Band and a special DJ set from Barry Ashworth of infamous UK outfit Dub Pistols. We hope this beautiful recap video will help you remember some of your favourite moments or, if you missed this incredible party, get you motivated to get out here to Vancouver Island and enjoy the beginning of the journey through the next two decades with us!
A huge thank you to our friends at Studio 549 in Victoria for putting together this beautiful recap video for our 20th Anniversary.
Victoria Ska & Reggae Fest XX (2019) Official Recap
This year (2019) Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival celebrated two decades of bringing the best riddims and grooves to our ever-growing Massive. With a lineup jam-packed with international artists and some of the finest locally-grown bands the Canadian west coast has to offer, we celebrated this milestone in serious style. Not just limited to the genres that make our namesake, this years lineup featured soul, funk, hip-hop, drum n' bass and so much more. One of our biggest audiences to date was electrified by headlining performances from reggae royalty Ky-Mani Marley, legendary deejay Sister Nancy, skapunk legends Less Than Jake, UK dancehall icon Macka B & Roots Ragga Band, DC soulful ska-masters the Pietasters, Victoria's own Leg-Up Program and the Victoria debut of Portland's The Bandulus. Other highlights included appearances from legendary reggae vocalist/bassist Leroy 'Heptone Sibbles', the return of hometown heroes One Drop, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Vancouver powerhouse Salsahall Collective, Chicago's LowDown Brass Band and a special DJ set from Barry Ashworth of infamous UK outfit Dub Pistols. We hope this beautiful recap video will help you remember some of your favourite moments or, if you missed this incredible party, get you motivated to get out here to Vancouver Island and enjoy the beginning of the journey through the next two decades with us!
A huge thank you to our friends at Studio 549 in Victoria for putting together this beautiful recap video for our 20th Anniversary.
Victoria Ska & Reggae Fest XVIII (2017) Highlights
We had a huge time at Victoria Ska & Reggae Fest XVIII! For five days, downtown Victoria danced and jumped to some of the best names in the world of reggae, ska and beyond. Booker T Jones, The Black Seeds, Tarrus Riley, Jah9, The Skints, Skampida, The Boom Booms and so many more took the stages both at the Inner Harbour and throughout the city as thousands celebrated the culture and the music that we love so much.
Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival 2016 Highlights
Relive the sights and sounds of Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival XVII, our biggest year yet! Featuring Toots & The Maytals, Dub FX, The Black Seeds, and many more! Also featuring the beautiful, smiling faces of all the Festival friends and family who flooded downtown Victoria to make this such a sensational year. Can't wait to see you all out of the dancefloor again!
Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival 2015 Highlights
The sights and and sounds from the 16th installment of the Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival.
Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival XIX (2018) Highlights
2018 saw the Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival celebrate 19 years with our biggest year yet and we're so excited to present this recap video to help our Ska & Reggae Massive relive the memories. Thank you to everyone who came out to dance, to laugh and to enjoy this culture we all treasure so much. One of our most musically and globally diverse lineups to date, 2018 was a year to remember with landmark sets from Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Ozomatli feat. Chali 2na, Panteón Rococó, Freddie McGregor, Culture feat Kenyatta Hill, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad – to name just a few! We welcomed to our stages artists and bands from more than a dozen countries, more than ever representing the global reach and influence of Jamaican-rooted musics. We hope this video helps keep the fires burning bright as we buckle down in preparation for year 20 in 2019! Keep your eyes open for big news about next years festival coming VERY SOON!
A big thanks to Luke Connor Visual for this beautiful recap!