“People are going crazy for it! A thing of beauty! Excellent Debut album.” – Craig Charles – BBC Radio 6 Music

“The band have built a massive cult audience with their bass-heavy live shows, a supreme fusion of roots reggae, dub, and soulful aspects.” – Clash Magazine

The Barefoot Bandit is an explosion of reggae, dub and world music based in the South-West, UK.

With shows at prestigious venues such as Electric Ballroom, The Barefoot Bandit become a must watch act on the UK touring and festival circuit. The band were also happy to sell out their hometown show (Exeter Phoenix) of their 2023 Spring tour.

Festival highlights include multiple appearances at Glastonbury Festival, Boardmasters, Boomtown Fair, Beautiful Days and many more, whilst taking their zestful live show further afield into Europe. They have also had the pleasure of supporting renowned artists such as Lee “Scratch” Perry, Katchafire, The Cat Empire, Easy Star All-Stars, Dubioza Kolectiv, Gentleman’s Dub Club, Horace Panter & Lynval Golding (The Specials), Dreadzone and more.

The band has received substantial support across national radio from legendary DJ David Rodigan on BBC Radio 1 Extra and have had numerous airplay from Craig Charles on BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Introducing.

The group dropped their long-awaited debut album ‘Hello Welcome’ in April 2023 and are heading out on tour with the legendary Dub Pistols across the UK in winter 2023.

Support: Donavan Christopher

Donavan Christopher is a rapper, poet, and educator with several published collections. He describes himself as ‘a performance peace poet, lyrical word processor, and interesting thought provoker from West Yardsha via Jamaica’.

Concession tickets are available to people in receipt of Pension Credit, Universal Credit, Students, Young People (up to 18) and disabled people (with free entry for one carer, please contact The Vale to book this) are entitled to a concession discount.