Britain's Biggest Reggae Act Heading To Felixstowe This Summer!

Felixstowe Loves - Summer Weekend Events 2025 Launch with headliners Jazzie B of Soul II Soul and Aswad

Jazzie B, the double Grammy Award winning founder of Soul II Soul, and Aswad, Britain's biggest reggae act, are to headline the new Felixstowe Loves events this summer; on 15-17 August and 6-7 September. 

Two new cultural weekends, in the Suffolk seaside destination of Felixstowe, will feature live music and DJs, art, family activities and food and drink stalls across the town and on the sea front.

August's headliner, Soul II Soul founder and frontman Jazzie B, needs no introduction. Writer and producer of chart and club hits, such as Back To Life and Keep On Movin', and winner of two Grammys, he was the first Sound System sound man to be awarded an OBE. He has been a regular on London radio since Kiss FM was a pirate station. He ran Motown in the UK and was requested to present James Brown with a Lifetime Achievement award by James Brown himself. Jazzie was awarded the Ivor Novello Award for inspiration; which described him as “the man who gave British black music a soul of its own”. Don't miss him playing a beach front set to kick-off the new Felixstowe Loves weekends this summer.

Aswad are arguably Britain's biggest Reggae act and appear at Felixstowe Loves as part of their 50th anniversary year! They've been performing since the 1970s and their albums, such as New Chapter In Dub and Live and Direct, and tracks such as Shine and Love Don't Turn Around, have spanned decades of chart and genre defining success. The band have played major events across the globe and headlined venues such as London's Royal Albert Hall and Montego Bay's Reggae Sunsplash. They bring their sunshine reggae and dub music to Felixstowe's shoreline in September.

The Felixstowe Loves events are organised by Felixstowe BID, working with Noise of Art, and will feature international, national and regional music acts and DJs, art and craft stalls, street food, bars, make and do art workshops, rides, family entertainments, eco-sessions, active participation events and a large-scale community art project, The Wall of Hearts. The multi-venue weekend will include events at the sea front Promenade, Beach Street, The Triangle, The Alex and more venues to be announced.

Felixstowe BID chair Charles Manning says: "The Felixstowe BID team is excited to launch the biggest summer events yet, featuring everything from live music and DJs, to family fun and sea front entertainment, workshops, bars and food stalls."

Felixstowe BID creative producer DJ Ben Osborne says: "Felixstowe has an exciting and growing music and arts scene and we're delighted to be putting on established names, alongside emerging artists and showcasing the creative talent in the town."

Felixstowe BID arts and outreach lead, Alice Stallard, says: "The response to our programme of art in the local community and schools has been amazing. The summer events seek to involve individuals and groups from across the town and all backgrounds, and we look forward to welcoming everyone over the summer."

Most of the weekend events are free to attend, but some events, such as the Jazzie B and Aswad, need attendees to register for tickets for audience management reasons. For those that want to help support future events, there is a donation ticket.

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