BOSS SOUNDS FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR A THRID MAGNIFICENT YEAR

BOSS SOUNDS REGGAE FESTIVAL 2008
@ NEWCASTLE CARLING ACADEMY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

Saturday 18th October - doors 4pm-10.30pm will see the UK's finest reggae festival

BOSS SOUNDS

return for a third year. Featuring an unbeatable line up of;

Sly & Robbie

Misty In Roots

The Pioneers

Easy Star All-stars

Natty

Symarip

Ska Cubano

Iration Steppas

Alpha & Omega

Ed Rome

This really is the best event of its type in the UK and is putting Newcastle, I would say, at the forefront of places to catch Reggae live. Previous years have seen; Prince Buster, Horace Andy, Lee Perry, Jimmy Cliff, LKJ, Dennis Bovell, Dennis Alcapone, Janet Kay, Gregory Isaacs, Ken Booth and Pama Intl all perform.
Boss Sounds once again have put together diverse line up, and with weekend tickets at only £30 this is a credit crunch, busting, bargin!

Saturday 18 October features

The Pioneers, Sly and Robbie, joined by young singer (and actress) Cherine Anderson, and local boy made good Mark Rae with his band Yesking.
Life & Soul and Pangaea run the sound system room with Alpha & Omega, featuring vocalists Jonah Dan, I Natural and Rootsman Rak, plus live sets from Diddley Squat and local roots dance band The Emperor's Dentist.

New this year is the Room 2 sound system which this will feature Iration Steppas and Alpha and Omega. Alpha and Omega will also be playing an exclusive live show at 5pm on Saturday featuring Rootsman Rak, I Natural, and Jonah Dan.

Sunday 19 October

The main stage features Misty in Roots, Symarip, Easy Star All Stars, Ska Cubano and Natty.
The sound system room features Iration Steppas plus early vibes from Stalawatt. This year's MC and DJ will be Jerry Dammers.

There is also an after party with Jerry Dammers plus Alpha & Omega at World Headquarters, Carliol Square, Newcastle, 10pm-5am.

Tickets will be on sale in advance for the two main shows at Newcastle Carling Academy priced at £17.50 a night and £30 weekend tickets. Click here to buy tickets.

Stalawatt and friends are going tol be at the Salsa Club during Saturday and Sunday daytime, providing a musical accompaniment to Afro-Caribbean cuisines from festival chef Agnes Offiong.

Over the weekend expect to see other activities around the festival and venues. These include Jamaican food nights at local cafes. Reggae stalls and Caribbean catering make the two day event a festival special and the after show party till 5am at World Headquarters on the 18th ensures that reggae music will dominate Newcastle for the weekend