Positive Vibration
Positive Vibration - Festival of Reggae is an award-winning festival[1] based in Liverpool (UK), which celebrates and showcases reggae music and Jamaican culture.
| Positive Vibration - Festival of Reggae | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reggae Dub |
| Location(s) | Baltic Triangle, Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Years active | 2016—present |
| Website | posvibefest |
Since its inception in 2016, Positive Vibration - Festival of Reggae has established itself as one of the UK's most exciting and eclectic reggae festivals, playing host to internationally renowned bands, legendary sound systems + selectors and some of the brightest new talent.
Past Line Ups
- 2016: Mad Professor, Don Letts, Trojan Records Sound System, DJ Vadim, Levi Tafari, Cut Capers, Shanty, Backbeat Sound System, Solko, Kioko, Rumjig[2]
- 2017: The Selecter, Jah Shaka, Scientist, Channel One Sound System, Don Letts, Reggae Roast, Aba Shanti-I, Earl Gateshead, MC Brother Culture, Prince Fatty, Horseman, Vibronics, Dennis Bovell, Saxon Sound System, Sir Coxsone Outernational Sound System, Dubmatix, Soul Jazz Records Sound System, DJ Andy Smith, Hempolics, Mykaell Riley, John Robb, Levi Tafari, Sinai Sound System, I-mitri CounterAction, New Town Kings, Backbeat Sound System, Ras Kwame, Mount Nakara, One A Penny Sound System, Western Promise, Golty Farabeau[3]
- 2018: Lee "Scratch" Perry + Subatomic Sound System, Roni Size, Macka B, Sister Nancy + Legal Shot Sound System, Adrian Sherwood + Creation Rebel, Mungo's Hi Fi + Eva Lazarus, Dub Pistols, Channel One Sound System, Dreadzone, Iration Steppas w/ Murray Man, Misty in Roots, Capital Letters, Brukout feat. Rory Stone Love + Seani B, Carroll Thompson, Horseman, King Lorenzo, The Upper Cut Band, Don Letts, Blacker Dread, Manudigital, Parly B, Dubkasm, Solo Banton, Radikal Guru, Echo Ranks, Cian Finn, Sinai Sound System, Resonators, Tru Thoughts Records w/ Rodney P + DJ Skitz, Wrongtom, Levi Tafari, John Robb, Samson Sounds, Dr Les Henry, Count Skylarkin, The Majestic, Baked A La Ska, Ruff Trade[4]
- 2019: Fallow year[5]
- 2020: Due to the disruption caused by Covid-19, the festival has been postponed until 11 + 12 June 2021.[6]
Awards
- Winner of the UK's Best New Festival Award 2016 (UK Festival Awards)[7]
References
- Hanley, James (2016). "All the winners from the 2016 UK Festival Awards". Music Week. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- "Positive Vibration reggae festival returns to Liverpool in June". Skiddle. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- "Positive Vibration - Festival of Reggae 2017". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- "Positive Vibration - Festival of Reggae 2018". efestivals. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- "Liverpool's Positive Vibration festival announce fallow year". Getintothis. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- Roberts, Kris (2020). "Positive Vibration reggae festival rescheduled for June 2021 due to coronavirus". Getintothis. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- Hanley, James (2016). "All the winners from the 2016 UK Festival Awards". Music Week. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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