- Boss Sounds Reggae Festival 2008, Easy Star All-Stars, Natty, Ska Cubano, Iration Steppas, Jerry Dammers @ Academy 1 and 2 - THIS EVENT HAS ALREADY TAKEN PLACE
- THIS EVENT HAS ALREADY TAKEN PLACE
- Starts: 4PM
- Academy 1 and 2
- Westgate Road (junction of Clayton Street)
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE1 1SW
020 7787 3131
- Boss Sounds Reggae Festival 2008
- Festival/ Reggae/ Ska
Annual Newcastle-based reggae event, featuring major reggae stars, exhibitions, DJs and Jamaican food in venues across Newcastle.
2008 lineup:
Saturday 18th October: Sly and Robbie, Jerry Dammers From The Specials (MC)
Doors open 4pm show finishes 10.30pm
Sunday 19th October Easy Star All Stars, Natty, Ska Cubana, Iration Steppas and Jerry Dammers From The Specials (MC)
- Easy Star All-Stars
- Reggae
- New York-based reggae artists signed to the Easy Star label. Releases so far have consisted of covers of Pink Floyd and Radiodread (Radiohead) albums "Dub Side of the Moon" and "OK Computer"
- Natty
- Indie/ RnB/ Ska/ Soul
- London-based singer and his band, featuring Natty - vocals/ guitar, Jon Blood - djembe, Chrizla – bass and Bear - guitar
- Ska Cubano
- Latin/ Ska
- London-based Jamaican/ Cuban fusion
- Iration Steppas
- Reggae
- Jerry Dammers
- Reggae/ Ska
- Original keyboard player and songwriter with the Specials and founder of 2 Tone Records
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