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Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival 20th Anniversary FREE Showcase!: The Bandulus, Salsahall Collective, The Capital Collective , THE STEADIES

*This show is FREE, fully licensed and all-ages!* Victoria Ska & Reggae Festi...
Event can be attended in person In-Person Event
Thu. June 20th 2019 + Add to Calendar Ship Point (Inner Harbour) (All Ages)
4:00pm - 10:00pm Free

Artists

The Bandulus
Ska/Reggae/Soul from Portland Oregon
Available for Shows/Gigs
The Bandulus
Ska/Reggae/Soul from Portland Oregon
Available for Shows/Gigs
Salsahall Collective
from Vancouver BC
Available for Shows/Gigs
The Capital Collective
from Victoria BC
Available for Shows/Gigs
THE STEADIES
dance-rock-reggae from Saskatoon Saskatchewan
Available for Shows/Gigs

Presented by:

Victoria BC Ska and Reggae Society
Entertain, Educate, Unite
Victoria BC
Open / Operational
Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival
North America's largest and longest running SKA & REGGAE FES...
Victoria BC
Open / Operational

Event Description

*This show is FREE, fully licensed and all-ages!*

Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival has a bit of a reputation for digging up the musical diamonds and bringing them to our stages for all our Ska & Reggae Massive for our signature free shows and year 20 is no different. Coming up from Portland for their Canadian debut to headline the night are THE BANDULUS. This is a band seeping with soul, playing some of the most luscious ska and reggae tunes you're going to hear anywhere around these parts. We are so excited for them to make their debut with us!

Vancouver's rhythm powerhouse SALSAHALL COLLECTIVE is making the trek across the Strait for the first time and we can tell you, you do not want to miss this band! They opened up for Ozomatli at the Rickshaw this past January and they set the place on fire. Dancehall, salsa, hip-hop – whipped together and delivered with serious fire, Salsahall Collective should be on the must-see list for any serious groove lover this year. Before Salsahall Collective lays down their musical smoothness, another gigantic music-powerhouse (in terms of both size and sound) is making not only their festival debut, but indeed their world debut. THE CAPITAL COLLECTIVE is a veritable ska supergroup, gathering members from some of our favourite local bands – Dope Soda, Bananafish Dance Orchestra, Jon & Roy, Astrocolor, Batuque Axe, Lovecoast...and those are just the ones we know about now! We've heard rumblings of guests and surprises from this very special presentation, so we'll have to wait like everyone else! Kicking things off are our longtime friends THE STEADIES. One of Canada's most engaging reggae acts, it's been too long since The Steadies have been in Victoria and we figured Year 20 was the proper time to fix that. Expect big, warm sounds this whole night and ALL FOR FREE in our beautiful Inner Harbour. You have zero reason to miss this...

And be sure to grab tickets for the Cherry Poppin' Daddies rocking Distrikt with Apex Breaks and Stephen Lewis right after the harbour!

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Ship Point (Inner Harbour)
wharf and broughton
Outdoor Venue
Capacity1200

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Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival 20th Anniversary FREE Showcase!: The Bandulus, Salsahall Collective, The Capital Collective , THE STEADIES  @ Ship Point (Inner Harbour) Jun 20 2019 - Mar 29th @ Ship Point (Inner Harbour)

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