Endlich! Die ersten 50 Tickets für das beste Wochenende des Jahres gehen raus!
Hier unser Line-Up bisher – weitere Highlights in Kürze!!!
25. und 26. April 2025 in der KANTINE Köln
Wir freuen uns, hier die ersten acht Bands für das Freedom Sounds Festival 2025 ankündigen zu dürfen. Und da kommt noch einiges dazu, inklusive mehrerer Headliner!
Die ersten 50 Wochenendtickets gehen ab 10 Uhr hier zum Early Bird Preis von 72 € in den Verkauf. Regulär werden sie 89 € kosten – wie in den letzten beiden Jahren.
Neu: Es wird ein „Take Five-Ticket“ geben, also 5 Tickets zum Preis von 4. Solltet ihr also bei den Early Birds zu spät dran sein, schart schon mal vier weitere nette Menschen um euch!
David Hillyard & The Rocksteady Seven – All-star band assembled by David Hillyard, sax player of The Slackers (New York, USA)
Bim Skala Bim – one of the longest running and highly influential American ska bands celebrating 40 years of band history. (Boston, USA)
Junior Dell & The D-Lites – Get ready for the electrifying sounds of Junior Dell & The D-Lites, an all-star band from the Original Gravity label, bringing their unique blend of ska, soul, and reggae to set the festival alight! (JAM/GB)
Docta Rude & The Clerks – collaboration featuring the singer and the guitar player of Dutch ska legends Mr. Review and Cologne’s very own The Clerks. (NL/D)
Nine Ton Peanut Smugglers – … play largely self-composed, yet authentic, ska and R&B. For 20 years they have performed across the UK and the continent. The Peanuts feature members of Hipbone Slim and four horns that have provided backing for Alton Ellis, Dawn Penn, Linval Golding (The Specials). Their new LP is due out soon on Liquidator Records. (Oxford, GB)
The Cabarats – An unorthodox quintet on a mission to enchant the world with their sensational blend of middle-eastern folk, bouncy ska, dubby reggae and Latin jazz. (GB)
The Chains – Copenhagen Ska & Boss Reggae supergroup featuring ska and reggae connoisseurs from different Danish bands, some of whom have been active since the early 1980s, while others joined in the 1990s and 2000s. (DK)
Karoshi – Purveyors of self-professed “stuntpunk” and long-time festival supporters (Cologne). (D)