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VICTORIA'S 8TH ANNUAL SKA FESTIVAL TICKETS ON SALE ON TICKETWEB.COM!!
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We just wanted to finally tell you who is on VICTORIA'S 8TH ANNUAL SKA FESTIVAL this JULY 11TH - 14TH, 2007... Information has been dribbling out at our past two On the Road to Ska Fest shows at Steamers and Lucky Bar (which both kicked ass by the way) but now we thought we'd lay it all out to say how excited we are to be coming into a fresh year full of talent on each and every program.

One of the greatest developments that is happening with Victoria's 8th Annual Ska Festival is our move back to MARKET SQUARE! We are sooo excited with this change. Now the festival will have more awesome free and ticketed shows at Market Square + we will maintain our punk all ages show & Grand Finale Concert at the Victoria Curling Club.

More details can be found on WWW.VICTORIASKAFEST.CA We are in the process of updating the site so keep your eyes and ears open on the revamped web site. But for now here's the 411 with this year's festival.


WEDNESDAY, JULY 11TH @ MARKET SQUARE -
FESTIVAL KICK OFF SHOW ---> 5PM - 10PM
ALL AGES W/ Beer Gardens (FREE ADMISSION)

Mama Pulpa (Mexico City)
The Soul Captives (San Francisco)
Outlaw Nation (Louisiana)


WEDNESDAY, JULY 11TH @ THE REEF - 10PM - 2AM
(Kick Off Afterparty) ALL AGES ($5 cover)

Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra (Victoria)


THURSDAY, JULY 12TH @ MARKET SQUARE -6PM - 12:30AM
REGGAE EXTRAVANGANZA ALL AGES ($17 - $18 advance)
Beer Gardens

LOS RASTRILLOS (D.F. Mexico)
Paapa Wastik (Ghana, Mount Zion, Africa)
The Drastics (Chicago)
Arbutus Trio (Victoria)


FRIDAY, JULY 13TH @ MARKET SQUARE - 5PM - 9PM
FREE FRIDAY THE 13TH SPECIAL! ALL AGES + Beer Gardens

Satori (Bay Area California)
Current Swell (Victoria)
Macaque (Victoria/Nanaimo)


FRIDAY, JULY 13TH @ UKRAINIAN CULTURAL CENTRE (3277 Douglas)
ALL AGES + Beer Garden 8pm - 1am

ONE DROP (Victoria)
The Rebel Spell (Vancouver)
Ill Scarlett (Toronto)


SATURDAY, JULY 14TH @ MARKET SQUARE - ALL AGES + Beer Garden
12noon - 4pm

SKABOOM! (Vancouver)
Ill Scarlett (Toronto)
The Elixxirs (Vancouver)


SATURDAY, JULY 14TH @ VICTORIA CURLING CLUB - ALL AGES + Beer Garden (6pm - 1:30am) $29.50 advance

NEVILLE STAPLE (formerly of the Specials) & HIS BAND
MAD CADDIES (Santa Barbara, California)
THE SAINTE CATHERINES (Montreal)
THE REAL MCKENZIES (Vancouver)
ONE NIGHT BAND w/ JFK (Montreal/Winnipeg)
EVES OF DESTRUCTION ROLLERGIRLS (Victoria)

Tickets available for the Grand Finale Concert & Reggae Extravanganza now on ticketweb.com

Tickets available shortly: Lyle's Place, The Reef (Victoria)
Fascinating Rhythms (Nanaimo)
Area 51 (Duncan)
B-Side Surf in Saltspring (Ganges)
+ Other locations where we put tickets (look for the poster) - Sun, 29 Apr 2007 12:25pm Edited: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 12:29pm
bXc
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The Sainte Catherines pawn all - Sun, 29 Apr 2007 3:36pm
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Check out Mad Caddies' brand new album " Keep it Going" - It comes out today! - Tue, 1 May 2007 2:26pm
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. - Tue, 1 May 2007 2:28pm
darcy
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Haven't heard that album yet. I'm still on the live one.

This year is going to me AMAZING!!!!!!!!!11

!!!! - Tue, 1 May 2007 3:01pm
bXc
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This is going to be the best year ever. So many bands i m so excited to see!!! espically The Sainte Catherines and Mad Caddies - Tue, 1 May 2007 3:34pm
Leo Bondage
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FRIDAY, JULY 13TH @ UKRAINIAN CULTURAL CENTRE (3277 Douglas)
ALL AGES + Beer Garden 8pm - 1am

ONE DROP (Victoria)
The Rebel Spell (Vancouver)
Ill Scarlett (Toronto)

how much is this one gonna be???

I'm heading to that definetly!

ps. last year with the wednesday night heroes was one of the best shows EVER thanks ska fest! - Thu, 3 May 2007 5:26pm
Andrew
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lol i was just going to post that^ fuck you


beer garden :O. ~imagines throwing a full beer across the room into some1s open hand ~ - Thu, 3 May 2007 11:17pm Edited: Thu, 3 May 2007 11:18pm
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The ticket price to this show is $10.50 and will be available at Lyle's Place shortly. They're a little more on Ticketweb.com ($12) - Fri, 4 May 2007 7:42pm Edited: Fri, 4 May 2007 7:43pm
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Tickets will be going into Victoria outlets tomorrow or the next day!

Check out Los Rastrillos on myspace!

http://www.myspace.com/rastrillos - Tue, 8 May 2007 8:14pm
tyler
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rad times are gonna happen - Wed, 9 May 2007 10:04am
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You are soooooo very right Tyler! I can't wait either but the anticipation is often half the fun...

Also check out THE DRASTICS from Chicago on the high grade Jump Up Records label. http://www.thedrastics.com

The Drastics are one of Chicago's most talented dub/reggae bands. They also have heavy doses of jazz, dancehall, afro-beat and hip hop + they're 9 piece to boot;)

THURSDAY, JULY 12TH @ MARKET SQUARE with Los Rastrillos, Paapa Wastik & Arbutus Trio. 6pm - 12:30am (all ages w/ beer garden)

Tickets $17 in advance @ Lyle's Place, Ticketweb.com, The Reef and other Island locations. - Fri, 11 May 2007 2:10am Edited: Fri, 11 May 2007 2:13am
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Here's an important update: Ill Scarlett will not be playing on July 13th and 14th as initially planned.

Instead we will have SUBCITY DWELLERS from Winnipeg return for a second Victoria Ska Fest helping to play at Ukrainian Cultural Centre punk show with One Drop & The Rebel Spell on the night of Friday, July 13th. Then they'll play at Market Square on the afternoon of July 14th with Skaboom! & The Elixxirs.

Tickets for Friday's Punk show will still be $10.50 advance available at Lyle's Place & Backstage Pass shortly. They're now available on ticketweb.com

WE'RE STOKED! - Wed, 16 May 2007 10:55am Edited: Wed, 16 May 2007 10:56am
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ONE NIGHT BAND is coming back at ya again on Saturday, July 14th @ Victoria Curling Club with The Sainte Catherines, The Real McKenzies, Mad Caddies & Neville Staple (formerly of the Specials) & His Band! Be sure to say hi to them on myspace (although facebook is the in thing right now)!

http://www.myspace.com/theonenightband

Remember how awesome they were at Lucky Bar last September? They're even better now;) - Wed, 23 May 2007 11:31am Edited: Wed, 23 May 2007 11:32am
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Calling all ye younger pups under 19!! Remember this is one of the rare chances you'll get to see the MAD CADDIES (without being 19yrs) Many in Vancouver and beyond will be sure to take full advantage as there are very few (if any other)all ages shows on their upcoming tour;)

Anticipate. Enjoy. Celebrate: VICTORIA'S 8TH ANNUAL SKA FESTIVAL & THE MAD CADDIES!

This pic brings back sweet memories of Cinco de Mayo at Legends last year:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmS3MBHX_nc - Sun, 27 May 2007 3:06am Edited: Sun, 27 May 2007 3:13am
kiltlifter matt
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it's rallying time hahahahahaha - Wed, 30 May 2007 11:58am
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Excitement is building fast and furious for Neville Staple & His Band. On their upcoming tour Neville Staple (vocals), Andy Perriss (guitar), Warren Middleton (trombone), Winston Marche (drums), Steven Armstrong (Bass) aka Sledge & Liam Dixon (keys) will be delivering an awesome set which will include a host of new music by the band plus some of your favourite Specials songs. For the past two to three years band has toured all over the UK, Australia, and Germany. The band is as seasoned as they come with extensive experience playing with other bands such as Bad Manners, Maddness, The English Beat, Jamaica's Alton Elis and many more! Collectively Neville Staple & His Band will give other bands a two-tone 101 class session!

Be sure to pick up your ticket for their exclusive performance at Victoria's 8th Annual Ska Festival.

Tickets on sale now in Victoria @ Lyle's Place & The Reef
Duncan: Area 51
Nanaimo: Fascinating Rhythms
Saltspring Island: B-Side Surf

Vancouver: Redcat Records
Zulu Records
Highlife Records - Wed, 30 May 2007 12:14pm Edited: Wed, 30 May 2007 12:18pm
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I know there must be some fans out there that are excited about The Sainte Catherines. They say that they're "super stoked" to play on the bill:) They are just finishing their poutine and cigarettes tour and then they'll be joining both The Real McKenzies and MAD CADDIES for the Fat Wreck Chords Punk 1.2.3 tour which will ofcourse include Victoria's 8th Annual Ska Festival on Sat/July/14th/07 @ Victoria Curling Club.

Musique Plus will be videotaping some of the show on the festival too...

http://www.myspace.com/thesaintecatherines - Tue, 5 Jun 2007 9:18am Edited: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 9:21am
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WARNING...

Tickets to the Friday the 13th Punk Party show at Ukrainian Cultural Centre with One Drop, The Rebel Spell & Subcity Dwellers are going surprisingly quickly -- more than any other year -- (especially from people coming from out of town). The capacity of this venue is small so please be sure to buy advance tickets to ensure admission.

ONE DROP
THE REBEL SPELL
SUBCITY DWELLERS

All ages/Beer Garden with ID. Pizza and Guayaki served at the venue.

Tickets $10.50 (when purchased in advance) available at Lyle's Place, Backstage Pass & TICKETWEB.COM - Tue, 12 Jun 2007 6:36pm Edited: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 6:42pm
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YO! We just wanted to announce that we have made our first ever glossy colour program guide that is now available for everyone to pick up. They will be available in advance at various shows, ticket locations and some hotels. Be sure to pick one up. The program guide shows detailed information about the festival and each band as well as information about the Victoria BC Ska Society and other stuff. Respects to Brooklyn and Jada for putting it together! - Sun, 17 Jun 2007 4:37pm Edited: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 4:42pm
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Check out Mad Caddies' new video for "State of Mind" off their new album Keep it Going. Excitement builds daily for their first ever Victoria Ska Festival appearance! Musique Plus is gonna have a field day video taping at this show. Victoria Ska Fest will show the rest of the country a nice ska paarty;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBTXSghSod0 - Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:49am Edited: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:53am
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Excitement continues to mount for Victoria's 8th Annual Ska Festival Grand Finale Concert. Today two tickets were sold from Germany and tons of people are coming from near and far.

As one of our crew pointed out we'll have some kiltwearers this year (instead of Kiltlifters). THE REAL MCKENZIES ARE PUMPED!! - Fri, 29 Jun 2007 7:54pm
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NEVILLE STAPLE (formerly of the Specials) AND HIS BAND WILL BE FLYING FROM LONDON HEATHROW UK TO VICTORIA BC next week!! It will be his original band from the UK to back him! Their tunes will consist of about half of Neville Staple's original material and half classic songs from The Specials. Don't miss Neville Staple and His Band's only Canadian date and one of the few dates in North America!

Tickets moving briskly at Lyle's Place, The Reef, Jamaican Jerkhouse (Victoria), Fascinating Rhythms (Nanaimo), Area 51 (Duncan) & TICKETWEB.COM

Tickets are also available at Zulu Records, Highlife and Redcat Records in Vancouver.

ALL AGES/Beer Garden with required ID.
6pm - 1:30am @ Victoria Curling Club! - Wed, 4 Jul 2007 3:00am Edited: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 3:07am
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