London Int'l Ska Festival presents HOT 100 live at The Dome
The London Int'l Ska Festival 2026 opening party is set to star our world exclusive HOT100 night on Thursday 2nd April at Downstairs at The Dome, 178 Junction Road, London N19 5QQ. What's more it's a fundraiser to help sustain the festival!
In 2018 we hosted the first HOT100 night, and can only wonder why it's taken so long to return! The night features 10 musicians, DJs, producers, film makers, crews & scene lovers selecting their favourite ska, rocksteady, reggae & 2 Tone favouirte dancefloor tunes. Each one telling their story and sharing their love of the music.
The 2018 night was a complete sell-out and starred The Specials' Lynval Golding, Trojan Records legend Freddie Notes and the cream of the London DJ scene.
2026 line up is set to surpass all expectations with a truly stellar line up, which includes;
Lee Thompson: The one & only, Madness songwriter, hit maker and saxophonist.
Gurinder Chadha: Film maker, director of Bend It Like Beckham, and life time friend of The Specials' Terry Hall.
Rim Bim: Misty In Roots drummer and selector with Jah Youth Roots Ambnassador sound (founded in the 70s!)
Terry Edwards: Multi-talented/multi-instrumentalist.. co-founder of 2 Tone band - The Higsons and Butterfiled 8 (with Madness' Mark Bedofrd), who's gone onto play with The Blockheads, Rhoda Dakar, Madness, Gallon Drunk and release some mighty fine solo work... who can forget The Fall in ska!
Potato 5: Starring Prince Chesbo aka Martin Aberdeen - songwriter, keyboardist and guitarist and Spider J - singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist (who has also collaborated with Lee Perry, Crunch aka The Nutty Boys and many others).
Boz Boorer: Producer an, guitarist and songwriter extraordinaire.. Boz founded The Polecats (who Dennis Bovell rememberably dubbed) to working with Kirsty MacColl, Adam Ant, Edwin Collins and, after a recomendation from Madness' Chas Smash became Morriseys band leader and co-writer.
Anna Vodka: Fying from the Netherlands... A champion of the Dutch ska & subculture scenes, Anna selects for the Meet Me in Jamaica, Ska'd for Life and Out of Sight crews, festival and club nights!
Rayna - Treasure Isle Vienna: Long time Austrian promoter and selector specialising in early Jamacian music. He even took Alton Ellis to Austria!
Pammi D & Angie D: This sisterly duo are making quite a name for themselves on the London revival scene under the guise of Vinyl Magic.
Nisa Mohamed: From Singapore, will be shining a light on bands from Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore as well as her own loves of our music!
Free entry for LISF2026 wristband holders.