Wednesday night began in a very special way with the beautiful concert by Clinton Fearon & The Riddim Source, a kind of preview of what will happen next monday with the return to the Rototom Sunsplash of the legendary Burning Spear.
Although not part of the group from its inception, Clinton Fearon was a key member of the Gladiators, a crucial experience of the Jamaican roots of the 70s and 80s.
Sean Paul shakes up day three with his dancehall revolution
The Main Stage makes a double stop this Thursday in Jamaica and we add Max Romeo to our 2022 roots oriented line-up, alongside Fatoumata Diawara from Mali and Morodo from Madrid. Chilean sociologist and politician Daniel Jadue participates in the Social Forum session on the environmental and social cost of the Western food production system.
El Rototom retoma el ritmo y vuelve a llenar de actividad y cultura el recinto de conciertos
El festival reabre puertas con normalidad desde las 14.00 horas de esta tarde.
Tickets for 17th August will be valid for today
Due to the partial cancellation of the festival programming as a result of the strong winds, we want to let you know that the writstbands from Wednesday 17th August are valid for today, Thursday 18th August. You just need to show them at the entrance of the festival area.
Wednesday night’s concerts suspended due to inclement weather
Due to the tonights strong winds and to insure the safety of the public, artists and staff, the direction of the festival decided to suspend the program for tonight and evacuate the venue. Given that the structures were not damaged and the weather is meant to be good from the morning, today from 14:00 the festival will open its doors to continue with the program for the coming days.
After a forced break of two years, the Rototom Sunsplash has returned with an absolutely memorable first night
It is significant that the artists chosen to kick off the entire festival were today’s version of the most legendary original Jamaican ska band of the ’60s, The Skatalites, who with their first song ‘Freedom Sounds’ reinforced the idea of this new freedom for all to gather and celebrate in the name of the love of music.
Roaring out for social change
The Social Forum kicks off with a dialogue between journalist Rosa María Artal and political scientist Juan Carlos Monedero to address the impacts of the pandemic, war and the climate crisis. Julian Marley and Clinton Fearon take to the Main Stage this Wednesday 17th August, also welcoming Blaiz Fayah and L’Entourloop.
La saga Marley dirige la apertura de la edición del reencuentro del Rototom Sunsplash de Benicàssim, con más de 80 artistas en cartel
Damian Marley revolucionará este martes el Main Stage mientras su hermano Julian Marley ofrecerá un cara a cara con el público en la Reggae University previo a su actuación del 17 de agosto. El ska de The Skatalites, los impulsores del reggae moderno Natiruts desde Brasil y la fusión con toques de dancehall y afrobeats de la artista de Surinam Samora suman decibelios al altavoz ecléctico del festival.
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Canjea anticipadamente tu entrada por la pulsera del festival y evita las colas
Para evitar colas la taquilla para canjear tu entrada anticipada por la pulsera del festival estará abierta desde el domingo día 14 de Agosto. Además, los mayores de 65 años y las personas con discapacidad superior al 65% podrán acudir a recoger su acreditación a la oficina del festival en Benicasim el día 13 de agosto.
El universo sonoro del Rototom Sunsplash viajará por más de 30 países en su reencuentro con Benicàssim
El festival sonará a reggae, roots, dancehall y afrobeats, pero también a ska, hip hop, balkan o cumbia a través de los más de 80 artistas en cartel y 73 horas de conciertos
We will donate the proceeds from its reusable cup donation system to research into a cure for muscular dystrophy and HIV
The euro from the cups donated by the public will be transformed into direct support for the ‘HIV also saves lives’ campaign, of CASDA and Conquistando Escalones’ .
Servicio de consignas y recarga de móviles en el festival
Con el servicio de consignas de Plug & Lock, todo tu equipaje y pertenencias estarán a buen recaudo para que puedas disfrutar tranquilamente del festival.
Los retos de las artistas del reggae y la influencia rastafari en la música saltan a la Reggae University
Académicos de universidades de Londres y Kingston, y artistas como Julian Marley, Horace Andy, Luciano o Clinton Fearon, protagonizarán varias de las charlas programadas
Will be the first festival in Spain to measure and certify its carbon footprint
The project will be carried out in collaboration with Tuawa+Global Omnium, a benchmark in the decarbonisation of the tourism sector, and verification will be issued by Aenor, the Spanish Association for Standardisation and Certification.