THE RESIGNATORS are a seven piece act from Melbourne, playing loud, energy driven and stylistical confident Ska-Punk between The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Rancid, who are both still few of his paragons. Their music mix of ska, punk, hardcore and a bit of rockabilly is matured and stand alone for a long time yet. After big tours throughout australia, canada and the u.s.a. they are touring all over europe for the first time in july!!!

Up to 30,000 friends of Jamaican folk music will go on a pilgrimage to Cologne on the first weekend in July again. Devoted readers of Rockingsteady! will not want to miss headliners Burning Spear (Saturday) and Stephen Marley (Sunday). Audiences with the daddy of all DJs, U-Roy, on Friday and upcoming star Hollie Cook (Saturday) should also be a must. You can check out many acts which have not (often) played these shores before, for example, Groundation, Midnite (both USA) and Danakil (France). Another special moment will be the appearance of African dream couple Amadou & Mariam on Saturday. There will be much to see and listen to...

MADNESS are opening the jazzopen 2012 in Stuttgart on the 5th of july! It will be the one and only german concert in 2012. So be there or be square - this is exclusivity!!! - http://www.jazzopen.com/

23th Euro Lambretta Jamboree from 8th to 10th of june in Wachtebeke - Gent - Belgium (www.lambretta-club-belgium.be)