You don't want to miss this! Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra back in the U.S. for the first time in many years!
Save the Date: September 14-17
Location: Fort Monroe, VA
Festival Tickets:
Are you interested in an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet & get photos & autographs with
@tokyoskaj
? Join them for an exclusive Meet & Greet before their show at Supernova on Sep 16!
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The latest Supernova poster with Thursday and After-Party bands like
@westboundtrain
&
@SkAAApunk
included! We have even more great surprises to come!
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We're announcing the next band early next week & it's a great one! Like, comment, & retweet and you will be entered to receive an officially licensed Fishbone skateboard deck for 1st prize & 10 second place winners get a free Supernova tshirt.
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We got everyone a great present for Valentine's Day this year! The Aggrolites and their dirty reggae! They will be returning to Supernova for the first time since 2017! And this isn't just any show, they are coming to celebrate their 20th anniversary as a band with you!
Hepcat is back in the line-up! Thanks to Greg Lee and the entire band for working to get past the roadblocks from last month to be able to play at Supernova. We can't tell you how excited we are to have them back in the mix!
Get your tickets soon because we are almost sold out!
We are honored to announce that
@TheSelecter
, the legendary 2 Tone pioneers, are making their grand return to the United States after five long years! And guess what? Supernova is set to be their ONLY stop in North America outside of California!
Tickets:
Putting the finishing touches on the 2023 line-up. I've added "To Be Announced" on the poster where we still have bands to announce. Those at the top of the bill are all international bands (non-U.S.).
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Merch:
New band today! We are thrilled to announce Bite Me Bambi will be joining us at Supernova in 2023! Bite Me Bambi hails from Southern California and is comprised of members from OC’s most memorable ska bands like Save Ferris, My Superhero, Karate in the Garage, & Suburban Legends.
We have a big hole in our line-up and I know everyone is waiting for us to announce our new headliner, but it's going to take another couple days to lock it all down. Thanks for your patience as we pull this all together, but it will be worth it.
You've hit the big time when this duo shows up!
We're proud to say that
@indefenseofska
will be joining us in September. We're working with them on a 2nd channel for the livestream for interviews, behind the scenes access, & more.
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Bad Manners is headlining Supernova!!!
Led by iconic frontman Buster Bloodvessel, Bad Manners was a big part of the English two-tone era that included legendary bands like Madness, The Specials, English Beat, and The Selecter. Grab your weekend passes at !
30 more bands still to go!!! Instead of waiting a month, we are going to launch a new Supernova band each week (starting next week) before our next big Nan Coffey poster launch on November 10.
We hope to announce one more big name in the next few days, but here's where we are after announcing Hollie Cook and Sister Nancy this week!
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Merch:
24 artists from 18 countries have put together an epic album with all proceeds going to benefit the Alpha Institute. You can find the digital, limited double vinyl (limited to 500 copies), & tee shirts here
Thanks to
@jumpuprecords
There is only a month to go until Ska Summer Camp!
Please share the festival with your networks to help us get the word out!
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Volunteer:
@LauraJaneGrace
will be performing a special Operation Ivy set backed by
@catbiteband
on Saturday, Sept 14 at Supernova!
Two main headliners still to announce in the coming weeks! Get tickets today with payment plans available.
Art by Krees Borbon
In response to the growing threat of the Delta variant, and in addition to the measures we already have in place, proof of full vaccination for COVID-19 or proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of first entry will now be required for all attendees.
This is how the line-up for the 2023 Supernova International Ska Festival looks after adding The Aggrolites, Hollie Cook, and Sister Nancy over the last few weeks. Our overall top headliner will be announced this month!
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Supernova After-Party Headliners Announced!
Westbound Train on Friday, September 15
Against All Authority on Saturday, September 16
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We're wishing all the best to you and your families this holiday season! Thanks for all the support in 2019 and we're looking forward to seeing everyone at the beach in 2020!
Did you have The Untouchables on your Supernova bingo card for 2023? Their 1st East coast show since the 90s will be at Supernova this year!
Weekend passes at .
New merch available!
Our first round of headliners includes
@inspector_ska
@SEpitones
, The Pioneers backed by The Steady 45s, and The
@pietasters
!
Tickets at . Thanks to Krees Borbon for the artwork!
@fiveironfrenzy
,
@MephNYC
, and Mutiny are joining Supernova!
Get your tickets today. Weekend passes and single day tickets are on sale with payment plans available.
3rd time's a charm for
@Planet_Smashers
. COVID & visa issues have plotted against us in the past, but they will be performing this year!
@halfpasttwoska
is also joining Supernova for the first time since 2021 with an upcoming album ‘Talk Is Killing Me’ on
@BadTimeRec
Here is the line-up after announcing
@BadMannersTour
yesterday.
@nancoffeyart
is working on an incredible poster with the daily line-ups now.
Weekend passes and after-party tickets:
We are unbelievably excited to welcome The Untouchables to Supernova this year! They are America's first ska band and this will be their 1st show on the East coast in many decades!
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Surprise announcement! We are extremely proud to welcome the legendary Don Letts to next year's Supernova for an unforgettable DJ set. Don is also a Grammy award-winning filmmaker, influential video producer, and groundbreaking musician co-founding the band Big Audio Dynamite.
We can't wait to welcome you all to the new home of Supernova next week. Beaches, re-entry, and free water plus 30 hours of ska will make for an epic weekend!
Happy Int'l Women's Day! Today we wanted to highlight a few of the great women who have played (and will be playing) Supernova! From the great Doreen Shaffer, Jenny Whiskey, and Lady Hatchet to Sister Nancy , Hollie Cook, and Cathy DiToro!
#women
#internationalwomensday
#ska
Please welcome The Scofflaws to Supernova! Hailing from Long Island, New York, this group was on Moon Ska and their self-titled album from 1991, and their follow-up Ska in Hi Fi in 1995 helped define and build the third wave of ska.
We need your input! For the first time in our history, Supernova will be running alcohol at our own festival!
What are your go-to alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks at a festival?
We're missing a few, but the line-up is stacked tonight & ska is coming together to support the Alpha Institute in Jamaica.
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We'll kick-off at 6pm ET/3pm PT/11pm London at . The show is free and there is no registration required.
The 2020 Supernova International Ska Festival: Quarantine Edition brought together 70 bands from 20 countries to raise more than $12,000 for the Alpha Institute in Jamaica. Videos are being uploaded here...
@LessThanJake
@pietasters
@skatalites
Livestream will be ready for on-demand viewing tomorrow for those who purchased it. Mike DeMatteo from
@SgtScag
was the powerful force behind the entire idea
Thanks to James Walker for this beautiful photo of The
@Pietasters
More surprises in store for 2023, but here's what we have so far with Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Fishbone, The Pietasters, The Suicide Machines, and Don Letts leading the way.
#skanowmorethanever
The festival takes place at Patton Street Park at Fort Monroe except the after-parties that will take place at The Vanguard, 504 N King St in Hampton. There is also free parking and unlimited re-entries all weekend.
Supernova Tickets:
What's better than The Slackers playing at the 2021 Supernova International Ska Festival? How about them playing on Saturday AND Sunday? A double dose of The Slackers about to come your way!
Supernova is set and features 38 bands from 8 countries including the Jamaica, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Switzerland, Japan, Canada, the Netherlands, and all across the U.S. - Also we know The Selecter is not Canadian.
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In case you needed another reason to get excited about Supernova this year,
@skabrewing
will be making a super rare trip to the East Coast to bring their beer for the weekend and to collaborate with our good friends at
@OozlefinchBeers
.
Thanks to everyone who supported our virtual festival in June. We made good things happen during a very bad time & your generosity will be felt for years to come. Big shout out to
@KingDjango
@jumpuprecords
@CoolieRanx
& Jon Bravo, & all the musicians who went above & beyond! Thx
Ska is very much alive in 2019!
Kickstarter just highlighted Supernova 2020 as a Project We Love on their site today! You can find our new badge here:
The festival will be at
@OozlefinchBeers
on June 13-14 with
#Hepcat
,
@skatalites
, &
@Planet_Smashers
!!
We are beyond excited to welcome The Skunks to Supernova on September 19! If you spent any time on the East Coast or any where in the ska scene in the 1990s then you no doubt remember The Skunks and their classic albums like Chaos in Skaville and No Apologies.
It's early, but in exactly 1 month we'll be giving you a sneak peek of the incredible headliners who will be playing Supernova in 2023. The festival will take place next to the beach at Fort Monroe on September 15-17, 2023.
Let's go!!! Legendary announcements coming soon!
This is the last weekend to start payment plans! Get your passes and after-party tickets at
Thanks to Krees Borbon for our best poster yet!
Who said they wanted The Skoidats?
Well we're announcing an all-star line-up called Droogs Don't Run featuring original members of The Skoidats, Inspecter 7, and
@HubCityStompers
performing The Skoidats and Inspecter 7 tunes and more at the 2020
@SuperNovaSka
Festival
If you haven't seen the news today,
@HubCityStompers
will be playing this year's festival. They will be taking the place of Droogs Don't Run who can no longer make it due to work and family obligations.
We wanted to wish our favorite ska troubadour
@wedotheska
Chris Murray a very happy birthday! Chris has been part of every event we've done over the past decade and Supernova would not exist if not for a Chris Murray house party that got too big.
All photos by James Walker
The answer:
@skatalites
!! The question: What massively influential and internationally-renowned Jamaican ska band is playing the 2020
@SuperNovaSka
Fest? They join Hepcat &
@Planet_Smashers
!!
Help our
@kickstarter
by picking up your tickets here:
Women to the front! Rude Girl Revue and Queen P from Ocean 11 are coming to Supernova!
25% of ticket sales between now and Monday go toward Greg Lee's GoFundMe to help his family.
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The Suicide Machines are back this year! J Navarro has been coming to Supernova since 2017 and this year we also have J. Navarro & the Traitors too!
Don't miss it! Get your tickets at
Is it September yet?!? Can't wait to see all our favorite bands and people in one place again! Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Bad Manners, Don Letts, Voodoo Glow Skulls, The Suicide Machines, and 30 more acts!
Get 2023 tickets today at .