King Django's website has announced a number of upcoming ska / reggae festivals taking place in the US in the months of March and April. The Nashville Ska Fest will take place on March 18th and will feature King Django, Westbound Train, Deals Gone Bad, Hub City Stompers and Southern Ska All-Stars. Following on the 19th in Atlanta, GA the Great Rudeboy Invasion will take place, featuring all the above mentioned bands as well as the Pietasters, the Independents, Las Cabriolas and more. April 1st will see the NYC Ska Festival, featuring Rudie Crew, Bigger Thomas, King Django, Hub City Stompers, the Scorchers and Tristate Conspiracy.
Friday March 18th: NASHVILLE SKA FEST
@ The Hair of the Dog
Nashville, TN
Featuring:
King Django
Westbound Train
Deals Gone Bad
Hub City Stompers
Southern Ska All-Stars
Saturday March 19th: THE GREAT RUDEBOY INVASION
@ Hard Rock Cafe
Atlanta, GA
Featuring:
The Pietasters 12:00- 1:00am
King Django 10:45- 11:45pm
Deals Gone Bad 9:30-10:30pm
aka:Rudie 8:40-9:20pm
The Southern Ska All-Stars 8:05-8:35pm
Las Cabriolas 7:20-8:00pm
The Strangeways 6:30-7:10pm
Westbound Train 5:40-6:20pm
The Independents 4:50-5:30pm
Dangerfield 4:10-4:40pm
Hub City Stompers 3:30-4:00pm
Taj Motel Trio 2:50-3:20pm
Bigger Thomas 2:10-2:40pm
Soul Enforcers 1:25-2:00pm
Where's Tallulah 12:45-1:15pm
Thursday March 24th:
@ Bloomfield Avenue Cafe
Montclair, NJ
Featuring:
KING DJANGO
HUB CITY STOMPERS
OFFBEAT IN SUBURBIA
INSPECTOR HECTOR
(plus special guests)
Friday April 1st: NYC SKA FESTIVAL
@ Rare Nightclub
New York, NY
Featuring:
8:30-9:00 NY Ska Exchange
9:30-10:00 The Scorchers
10:30-11:00 Rudie Crew
11:30-12:00 Bigger Thomas
12:30-1:15 KING DJANGO
1:45-2:15 Hub City Stompers
2:30-3:15 Tristate Conspiracy
Host/Emcee: Rude Boy Roger (Bigger Thomas)
DJ: Steady Sound System