Misty In Roots Concert History

Roots reggae band formed 1975 in Southall, London, as a backing group to the singer Nicky Thomas. By 1978 Misty In Roots had their own orthodox roots sound with rastafarian lyrics, and started touring as a solo group. They were also a major force in the Rock Against Racism movement. Their first album Live at the Counter Eurovision 79 was recorded live in Belgium. Known songs are 'Ghetto Of The City', 'Mankind', 'Judas Iskariot', 'Follow Fashion', 'Poor And Needy'. 'Dance Hall Babylon', 'Own Them Control Them'. 'Festa'.

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Misty In Roots Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026)

Date Concert Venue Location
Apr 04, 2026
Misty In Roots

Rock Against Racism 50th Anniversary

Electric Ballroom Camden London, England, United Kingdom
Mar 27, 2026
Misty In Roots / Pama International
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Bristol Beacon, Lantern Hall Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Oct 30, 2025
Misty In Roots Concorde 2 Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Oct 03, 2025
Misty In Roots Sub89 Reading, England, United Kingdom
Aug 22, 2025
Misty In Roots

Rototom Sunsplash

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Recinto de festivales de Benicàssim Benicassim, Valencia, Spain
Aug 16, 2025 –
Aug 23, 2025
Rototom Sunsplash 2025
Aswad / Morodo & Okoumé Lions / Third World / Mortimer / Julian Marley / Burning Spear / Big Youth / The Wailers / Culture / Shaggy / Ky-Mani Marley / Tribal Seeds / Marcia Griffiths / Steel Pulse / Ken Boothe / Misty In Roots
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Costa Azahar Benicassim, Valencia, Spain
Aug 15, 2025
Misty In Roots

Beautiful Days

Escot Park Ottery Saint Mary, England, United Kingdom
Aug 15, 2025 –
Aug 17, 2025
Beautiful Days Festival 2025
Seth Lakeman / Penguin Cafe / Amelia Coburn / Land of the Giants / Fanny Lumsden / Steve White & The Protest Family / Papa Phone / Levellers Collective / Cole Stacey / Aubrey Blakeledge / Gigspanner Big Band / Spell Songs / The Kairos / GIRLBAND! / Kula Shaker / Sex Pistols Featuring Frank Carter / Dartmoor Pixie Band / Ruby Kelly / Levellers / Nick Harper / John Bramwell & The Full Harmonic Trio / royal dub collective / Heather Ferrier / Justin Adams / Mohamed Errebbaa Ensemble / Elephant Sessions / Kate Rusby / Fantastic Negrito / Shed Seven / The Bluetones / Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican / Panic Shack / The Meffs / Mercury Rev / Barefoot Bandit / Pete Doherty / Millie Manders and The Shutup / Terrorvision / Therapy? / The Elephant Sessions / Sleeper / Spiritualized / Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls / The Mary Wallopers / Misty In Roots / Beans on Toast / Kid Kapichi Show all bands
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Escot Park Ottery St Mary, UK
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Aug 14, 2025
Sex Pistols / Frank Turner / Levellers / Shed Seven / The Mary Wallopers / Spiritualized / Kula Shaker / Therapy? / Terrorvision / Sleeper / Misty In Roots / Kid Kapichi / The Bluetones / Panic Shack / The Old Time Sailors / The Bar Stool Preacher...
Sex Pistols / Frank Turner / Levellers / Shed Seven / The Mary Wallopers / Spiritualized / Kula Shaker / Therapy? / Terrorvision / Sleeper / Misty In Roots / Kid Kapichi / The Bluetones / Panic Shack / The Old Time Sailors / The Bar Stool Preachers / Mad Dog Mcrea / The Meffs / Millie Manders and The Shutup / Young Knives / GIRLBAND! / Kaïros / Heavy Lungs / Grandmas House / Mercury Rev / Fantastic Negrito / John Grant / Kate Rusby / Julie Fowlis / Spell Songs / Karine Polwart / Kris Drever / Rachel Newton / Seth Lakeman / Elephant Sessions / Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings / The Gigspanner Big Band / Nick Harper / Amelia Coburn / Rianne Downey / Autumn Saints / Levellers Collective / HENGE / Beans on Toast Show all bands
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Escot Park Ottery St Mary, UK
May 30, 2025
Misty In Roots / Pama International The Globe Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
May 23, 2025
Misty In Roots / Pama International Sub89 Reading, England, United Kingdom
May 03, 2025
Misty In Roots

Cheltenham Jazz Festival

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Cheltenham Town Hall Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Oct 06, 2024
Misty In Roots Electric Ballroom Camden London, England, United Kingdom
Mar 30, 2024
Misty In Roots / Horace Andy Electric Ballroom Camden London, England, United Kingdom
Dec 11, 2022
Misty In Roots / The Ruts Chalk Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Oct 02, 2022
Misty In Roots Band on the Wall Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Aug 06, 2022
Reggae Geel 2022 Saturday
Alexx-A-Game / D'Yani / Marcus Gad & Tribe / Lila Ike / Misty In Roots / Morgan Heritage / Third World / Kranium / Agent Sasco (Assassin) / Beres Hammond / BLACKBOARD JUNGLE / Youth and Truth Soundsystem / Gladdy Wax / Unlisted Fanatic / Horace Andy & Adrian Sherwood / Young Warrior / Dylan / Flying Plantane / Camel's Drop / East End Rock / Zhayne & East End Rock / The Chosen Few / Winston Francis / African Head Charge & Adrian Sherwood / Omar Perry & East End Rock Show all bands
Reggae Geel Malosewaver Geel
Aug 04, 2022
Misty In Roots

Rebellion Festival

Winter Gardens Blackpool, England, United Kingdom
Aug 04, 2022 –
Aug 07, 2022
Rebellion Punk Music Festival 2022
999 / Acidez / The Adolescents / Altered Images / Alternative / Anti-Flag / The Antipoet / Arch Rivals / Asfixia Social / The Avengers / Backstreet Abortions / Bad Ass / The Bar Stool Preachers / Batallion Zoska / Beans on Toast / Benefits / Billy Bragg / Bishops Green / Blockheads / Blyth Power / Bob Vylan / The Bolokos / Booze & Glory / The Bouncing Souls / The Boys / Bridge City Sinners / Broken Cuffs / Buzzcocks / The Chameleons / Chaotic Dischord / Chelsea / Cherry & Peesh / The Chisel / Chron Gen / Circle Jerks / Cock Sparrer / Cockney Rejects / Conflict / Corrupted Youth / Country Moans / Crashed Out / Crimetime / Cro-Mags / Crown Court / Culture Shock / The Cundeez / Danbert Nobacon / Dead 77 / Dedo Podre / Dee Skusting & The Rodents / DeeCracks / Death Trails / The Defects / Demob / The DeRellas / Desperate Measures / The Dickies / Dirtbox Disco / Discharge / DOA / Dog Rotten / Doyle / Dragster / Dreadzone / Drongos For Europe / The Drowns / Emily Flea / The Exploited / Ferocious Dog / Filhos de Inácio / Fire Exit / Fluffy Machine / From The Jam / Funeral Dress / Gareth James / Gary Numan / GBH / GENN / Gimpfist / The Godfathers / Gogoponies / The Gonads / Grade 2 / Grandmas House / Grant Sharkey / He Who Cannot Be Named / Headsticks / Healthy Junkies / Heavy Lungs / Hellcity / Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs / Hollie Cook / Honey Bane / Hung Like Hanratty / I, Doris / IDestroy / Infa Riot / Janus Stark / Jess Silk / Jilted John / JOHN / Karl Philips & The Rejects / Kicked in The Teeth / Knife Club / Knock Off / The Last Resort / Last Tree Squad / The Lee Harveys / Levellers / Los Fastidios / The Lovely Eggs / M.D.C. / M.D.M. / Maid of Ace / Mau Maus / Mauri Clash / The Meffs / Menace / Mick Rossi's Gun St / Miffy Englefield / Migrana Social / Millie Manders and The Shutup / Millions of Dead Cowboys / Miss Fragile / Misty In Roots / Moscow Death Brigade / Motorheadache / Newtown Neurotics / Nick Cash / The Outcasts / Paranoid Visions / Patriot / Pete Bentham & The Dinner Ladies / Peter & The Test Tube Babies / Peter Hook & The Light / Petrol Bastard / Pirates of the Pubs / Pizzatramp / Plizzken / Pop Will Eat Itself / Popes Of Chillitown / The Primitives / The Professionals / Radical Dance Faction / The Ramonas / Redlightz / Resistance 77 / The Restarts / The Rezillos / Riskee & The Ridicule / Roundeye / Rumkicks / RUST / Ruts DC / Sally Pepper / The Samples / Sex Gang Children / Sham 69 / Skids / Slackrr / Slaughter Bite Back / Slice of Life / Smiley and The Underclass / Spear of Destiny / Special Duties / Spectrum 4 / Splodgenessabounds / Spunge / Spunk Volcano And The Eruptions / Squeeze / Steve Drewett / Steve Ignorant / Stiff Little Fingers / The Stranglers / The Stupids / Sub Existencia / Subalternos / Subhumans / Suede Razors / Surgery Without Research / Sveltanas / T-Bitch / The Take / Takers & Users / Tiger Sex / Tim Holehouse / Tom Robinson Band / Tom Tom and the Knuckleheads / Toyah / Turtles Jr / UK Subs / Ultra Sect / The Undertones / the vapors / Vomit / Vulpynes / The Warriors / The Wildhearts / Wonk Unit / Young Offenders / Yer Mum / Zero Tolerance Show all bands
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Blackpool Winter Gardens Blackpool, England, United Kingdom
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May 28, 2022
Misty In Roots

Bearded Theory

Catton Hall and Gardens Walton upon Trent, England, United Kingdom
May 26, 2022 –
May 29, 2022
Bearded Theory Festival 2022
The Flaming Lips / Placebo / The Hives / Patti Smith / Little Comets / Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes / The Mission / Fat White Family / Shame / The Selecter / Jaws / Dreadzone / Dub Pistols / The Skints / Yonaka / Peter Hook & The Light / Porridge Radio / Pierce Brothers / Wilko Johnson / Eat Static / System 7 / Working Men's Club / Nova Twins / Zion Train / Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls / Misty In Roots / JOHN / Baka Beyond / Billy Nomates / Do Nothing / Ferocious Dog / Lauran Hibberd / Bob Vylan / The Neville Staple Band / 3 Daft Monkeys / Astralasia / Gaz Brookfield / Craig Charles / Walt Disco / October Drift / Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club / The Spyres / Liines / Afflecks Palace / The Lagan / Andrew Cushin / The Kubricks / Katy Hurt / Subgiant / Blackballed / Tarantism / Jess Silk / Concrete Rose / Echo Machine / Pleasure Centre / The True Deceivers / Celtarabia / The Cottons / The Horse Puppets / Ed Tangent / Analogue Blood / the vapors / Dubioza kolektiv / The Bar Steward Sons Of Val Doonican / The Now / Dreadzone / The Popes Of Chillitown / Michael Dog / Templehead / Zubzub / Ozric Tentacles (Electronic) / Silas & Saski / The Neville Staple Band / Brian Stone / Attila the Stockbroker / The Sporadics / Blyth Power / The Fossilheads / The Lehmanns Brothers / The Dressing Gown Mob / Emily Capell / China Shop Bull / Tasha Killer Pussies / Theo Mizú & Banda Show all bands
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Catton Hall Walton upon Trent, England, United Kingdom
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Aug 19, 2019
Rototom Sunsplash
"Rototom Sunsplash" / The Selecter / Jo Mersa Marley / Reemah / Misty In Roots / Gentleman's Dub Club / Anthony B / Linval Thompson
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Rototom Sunsplash Festival Grounds Benicassim, Valencia, Spain

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Jun 21 - 23, 1985
 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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 Near Bury, England, United Kingdom
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Genres:

Reggae
Dub
Roots Reggae
Rocksteady
Roots
John Peel
UK Reggae
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Latest Setlist (03/27/2026):

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  1. Wise and Foolish
  2. Babylon's Falling
  3. On the Road Again
  4. West Livity
  5. Cover Up
  6. Dance Hall Babylon
  7. Ghetto of the City
  8. Slavery Days
  9. See Them-a-come

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 2 concerts
2025 9 concerts
2024 2 concerts
2022 6 concerts
2019 5 concerts
2018 6 concerts
2017 4 concerts
2016 6 concerts
2015 4 concerts
2014 3 concerts
2013 9 concerts
2011 10 concerts
2010 3 concerts
2008 2 concerts
2007 2 concerts
2006 1 concert
2005 2 concerts
2004 3 concerts
2003 1 concert
2002 1 concert
2001 5 concerts
2000 1 concert
1999 2 concerts
1997 2 concerts
1995 3 concerts
1994 4 concerts
1992 3 concerts
1991 4 concerts
1990 2 concerts
1989 5 concerts
1988 2 concerts
1987 6 concerts
1986 2 concerts
1985 7 concerts
1984 5 concerts
1983 6 concerts
1982 9 concerts
1981 7 concerts
1980 1 concert
1979 10 concerts
1978 4 concerts
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