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More than 220,000 people from 77 countries unite for peace at the 28th edition of Rototom Sunsplash

The streaming channels go beyond the Benicàssim concert venue and bring the essence of the festival to 3,000,000 viewers. The family profile of the reggae event is reinforced and breaks records with the participation of 21,000 children under 13 years of age during the seven days of celebration. Rototom Sunsplash intensifies its recycling policy in the first edition with carbon footprint certified by Aenor to achieve emissions neutrality

Tuawa and Rototom break record and avoid 600,000 plastic bottles

Thanks to the Valencian company Tuawa, part of Global Omnium, 168 tons of CO2 have been saved for the planet, which would mean approximately 8,500 trees. Last year Rototom became the first festival in Spain to replace plastic bottles with filtered water, saving more than 420,000 bottles.

Rototom Sunsplash: more than 300 musical and cultural events energize an edition dedicated to peace that today brings down the curtain on its 28th anniversary

The festival closes this Tuesday, August 22, with concerts by UB40 and the premiere of ‘The Flamenco World Salutes Bob Marley’, a line-up that includes 190 artists from 25 countries over seven days.
The programming of the extra-musical areas consolidates Rototom Sunsplash as an experience to be enjoyed also during the day and with the family, with more than 140 activities including debates, talks, screenings, workshops, exhibitions or Afro, urban or dancehall dance sessions.

Rototom Sunsplash bids farewell to its 28th edition with the flamenco vibes of Bob Marley and the worldwide reggae legends UB40 and Anthony B

The closing party hosts this Tuesday, August 22nd, the international premiere of ‘The flamenco world salutes Bob Marley’, with Kiki Morente as special guest to reinterpret from the cante jondo the hits of the king of reggae.

The Valencian bands La Fúmiga and Nativa complete the state staging of the evening on the Main Stage and Lion Stage, which will be preceded by the final parade guided by the slogan ‘United for Peace’ to launch a cry for peace to the world from Benicàssim.

REPLACEMENT AT THE SOCIAL FORUM: WikiLeaks global ambassador Joseph Farrell to replace Stella Assange in the ‘In Support of Julian Assange’ debate this Monday, August 21st, at 6 pm.

The roar of reggae city gathers 90,000 people from 70 countries in its first three days.

Every day, before the night falls, the festival offers a cultural agenda throughout five hours of activities with no age limit, a wide range of restaurants and a market to wander.

The line-up for this Sunday, August 20, materialises the global reggae scene between Jamaica and Europe with legends Willi Williams, Linval Thompson and Johnny Osbourne, the sound of Lone Ark by Roberto Sanchez and Steel Pulse, the British ‘battleship’ of world Roots & Culture.

Rototom Sunsplash exudes environmental awareness with YouTuber Soy Tribu and renowned botanist Francis Hallé at the halfway point of its 28th edition

With 4.8 million followers on social networks, Soy Tribu documents native tribes on Agustín’s motorcycle to stress the urgency of caring for the land and respecting their different ways of life.
The sound proposal for next Saturday, August 19th, covers distances: from the rural Jamaican tradition of Inna De Yard to the hip hop connections of the Grammy award-winning Kabaka Pyramid and L’Entourloop.

The legend of Burning Spear and the dub poetry of Mutabaruka and Mad Professor guide the third evening of Rototom Sunsplash

This Friday, August 18, also brings together two representatives of the contemporary African sound: Afrobeats queen Yemi Alade and the band Gultrah Sound System, together with Protoje, an exponent of the new wave of Jamaican music.
Francesco Vignarca, coordinator of the Italian Disarmament Network; journalist and writer Teresa Aranguren; and Tica Font, researcher in peace studies, will lead the session ‘Who defends peace’ at the Social Forum.

The globality of the most vindictive reggae spreads through the second day of Rototom Sunsplash in Benicàssim

This Thursday, August 17, the festival will travel from the Africa of Tiken Jah Fakoly, homeland of reggae, to the purifying fire of Capleton, through the unique voice of Barrington Levy and the beginnings of the English sound of Cimarons.

The universality of the genre expands with the French Biga Ranx, the Argentinian Miss Bolivia and the Italian band Train To Roots, while the Dub Academy brings out the powerful return of Iration Steppas and the Jamkunda Stage presents its first Afrobrunch.

The festival activates its more social and environmental profile with the premiere of the agenda of debates and talks at the Social Forum, Jamkunda and Pachamama.