Rototom Sunsplash 2005, Osoppo, IT

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Author: Queen
Publishing date: 11.06.2005 00:00

As usual around this time of the year, there are a lot of Reggae Festivals all over Europe. We are very delighted to support the biggest Reggae Events happening in Europe - the Rototom Sunsplash Festival in Ossoppo near by Udine/Italy. 250.000m² large Rivellino Park will turn into a unique Reggae Village following this years motto "Mother Earth"! More than 100.000 visitors from all over Europe will witness an outstandig lineup and a very special ambiance. The festival will be held for 9 days and looking at the lineup it couldn“t be any less. Artists like Grammy winner Beenie Man, Black Uhuru feat. Michael Rose, Yellowman, Damian Marley, Anthony B, Veteran-Superstar Jimmy Cliff and Anthony Cruz with Richie Spice are just some of them.

Please watch this article for daily updates in running order and more information about the festival.

Update May 18th: The Winners of the German and Austrian Band-Awards which will perform on the main stage are now finally chosen: Jahcoustix from and for Germany and Mono & Nikitaman and House of Riddim for Austria with the same amount of votes! Congratulations!!

Update May 14th: Confirmed for Saturday, July 9th is noone less than Freddy Krueger playing lgs. Junior Killer in the the Dancehall Tent

Update June 11th: Listen to the new Radio Jingle!

Rototom Sunsplash

Beside a strong lineup the festival also provides the audience with cinemas, meditation-, dancing- and musical courses. Discussion groups about political and social topics will be held by Maria Carlo Gullota from Amnesty International, Jamaica. For the first time, the winners of a european bandcontest will perform on the main stage. And not to forget - as an good old Jamaican tradition - some of the best soundsystems world wide will invite you to an all night dancehall thing. So people of Europe get ready for Rototom Sunsplash and since the area comes like a holiday spot...lakes, rivers, Venice and the ocean is only 1 hour away....book your vacation to Italy this year and combine it with the biggest Reggae Feeling you will ever get! PEACE and LOVE!

Below you can find the actual running order and playlist. This list gets updated daily as any updates are available so stay tuned!

	Main Stage	Soundsystems	Night Movies	Yard Movements Movies
July 1st	Skatalites Morgan Heritage	t.b.a.	Jona che visse nella balena (ITA/HOL 1993)
July 2nd	Sud Soundsystem Half Pint Lutan Fyah Cali P	t.b.a.	I quattrocento colpi / Les quatre-cents coups (FRA 1959)	Bob Marley spiritual journey (2003)
July 3rd	Yellowman Zion Train Glen Washington Israel Vibration	t.b.a.	Non uno di meno / Not one less (CHINA 1999)	Kingston Signals Vol.1:3 The Hard Way (2004)
July 4th	Anthony B.	t.b.a.	Salaam Bombay (INDIA 1988)	Kingston Signals Vol.2:3 Programme Fi' Kill (2004)
July 5th	Gregory Isaacs U-Roy Tanya Stephens Lloyd Parks	t.b.a.	La mela / La Pomme (IRAN 1998)	Kingston Signals Vol.3:3 Drink An' Drunk (2004)
July 6th	Anthony Cruz Richie Spice Turbulence Beenie Man	t.b.a.	La cittą di Dio / City of God (BRAZIL 2003)	Life and debt (2001)
July 7th	Zap Mama Barrington Levy	t.b.a.	L'estate di Kikujiro / Kikujiro no natsu (JAP 1999)	Uk cup clash 2004 (part 2) (2004)
July 8th	Black Uhuru Ken Boothe	t.b.a.	Chiedo Asilo / Seeking Asylum (ITALY 1979)	Real Authentic Reggae clips
July 9th	Jimmy Cliff Lucky Dube Twinkle Brothers	Freddy Krueger lgs. Junior Killer	Nyamanton - La lezione delle immondizie (MALI 1986)	Countryman (1982)

Further Information:
Rototom Sunsplash Website
Ticket Online Order
Ticket Presales

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