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Wilkswood Roots Reggae Festival

When? 19 Jul 2019 to 21 Jul 2019
Where? Swanage

  • Wilkswood Roots Reggae Festival
  • Wilkswood Roots Reggae Festival
  • Wilkswood Roots Reggae Festival
  • Wilkswood Roots Reggae Festival

Held in the stunning Purbeck countryside in Langton Matravers, on the outskirts of Swanage in Dorset, the Wilkswood Roots Reggae Festival will take place from Friday July 19th to Sunday July 21st 2019.

The festival will see reggae legends rub shoulders with upcoming bands and DJs from the UK and abroad perform across three stages. Previous headliners on the main stage have included Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Mad Professor, General Levy, Brinsley Forde, Tippa Irie, Mikey General, Joe Ariwa, Earl Sixteen, Carroll Thompson, Janet Kay, and Festus Coxsone.

As well as the main stage there is a Soundsystem stage and an acoustic/spoken word stage, a chillout zone, a late-night DJ stage, street food stalls and bars serving ice cold beer and cider and rum cocktails!

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