After the inaugural concerts in Bologna (Italy) in March and April, the tour continues its course. . It will do so this Friday, May 5, in the Swiss city of Sion, with KT Gorique, TimanFaya and Ruffpack filling an intense weekend with a double stop also in the UK with the same Caribbean carnival sound of the Shabba Party: London, May 6 and Bristol, May 7.

The Rototom Sunsplash essence will land in the Colombian capital, Bogota, on the stage of the open-air public theatre La Media Torta, on Saturday May 13.

After that, a week of margin to cross the Atlantic again and two new destinations to bid farewell with sounds, to the month of May: Malaga (Saturday 20, Ventorillo del Cura) with Raphael, Phango and DJLion, and the Madrid Trashcan Music Club (May 27) with the hat trick of Unity Sound, Supah Frans and Mas Jahma.

June will be spent in Geneva (June 1, L’Usine, with Lady Leshurr); and, back in Spain, in Cadiz (June 10, Chiringuito Gran Baba, with Cool Up Records and Pauliño, among others); and Alicante (June 20).

The final stretch of the month will also be hectic, with new launch parties in the Italian city of Bergamo (June 22, 23 and 24, at the Edoné space, with Horace Andy, Forelock, Rootical Foundation and Chiskee); the Waikiki beach bar in Tarifa (Cadiz) on June 23, with the trident Hermano L, Clan Roots and Fack Scratch; A Fabrica Da Luz in the town of Parada de Sil, in Ourense (June 24); and Las Dalias, in Ibiza, on June 29.

Lisbon and Valencia will complete the 2023 launch party tour It will be on July 8, in the case of the Portuguese capital, with an event organized by the Selajahfary collective at the Adao Cultural Centre; and on July 20, within the framework of Concerts de Vivers, in the Valencian city, where an icon of the festival will play: Alborosie, along with two other well-known groups at Rototom Sunsplash: Auxili and Borumbaia Percusión.

All the information about schedules, venues, lineups and news about each of the events can be found on the festival’s Facebook Event page (@rototomsunsplashofficial) or through Instagram Stories (@rototomsunsplash).

ROTOTOM LAUNCH PARTIES 2023