Rude & Rebel Ska Fest

Open Season, Two Tone Club + Opener

“Stay rude, stay rebel,” the rallying cry of the ska scene. It is globally networked, clearly anti-racist, tolerant, authentic, and what unites it is the great love for original Jamaican ska from the 1960s, from which the beautiful rocksteady and later also reggae emerged. Whether Traditional Ska, Ska-Punk, Ska-Core or Two Tone, around the turn of the millennium there were not only countless styles of this music, but also countless ska bands and ska nights. The scene has since shrunk to a healthy size – some bands have stayed, new ones have joined, but the rallying cry remains the same. So, Rude Boys, Rude Girls and everyone in between: “get up on your feet! Put your braces together and your boots on your feet. And give me some of that oooooold moonstomping!”.

Open Season is the band you know at least three songs by without even realising it. They wrote the unofficial Euro 2016 anthem, which later became the official song of the football club BSC Young Boys in a new version. Now the rocksteady institution is opening a new era. For their new album, the band has teamed up with Dr. Mo and is releasing contemporary songs that create beautiful moments in difficult times. Anthems about connection, pumping beats for moments of abandon on the dance floor, shimmering tracks with positive energy. Live, the band is better than ever. Open Season brings to the stage a force that has grown over many clubs, in many countries, over many years. Since 2000, the band has been supported by women and has always brought diverse identities to the stage. At every festival they play, they are the unexpected crowd-pleaser.

Yes, you’re right. It is a typical human trait to form clubs in order to socialise and pursue useful activities together, such as smoking cigars, reading the newspaper or mowing the lawn. You never know… But a great club is definitely France’s best Two Tone Club. Founded in 1999 by former members of the Gangsters All Stars, the club has its roots in ska and reggae with driving beats and has since been unstoppable in its mission for Jamaican music.

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