Supernova International Ska Festival

SUPERNOVA IS COMING SEPTEMBER 12-14

Saturday, September 13

Have you seen the Saturday line-up?!? That's a crazy amount of great bands in one day! Less Than Jake, The Flatliners (Destroy to Create), Out Of Control Army (Ska Orgy set), Catch 22 (Alone in the Crowd w/ Jeff), Sgt. Scagnetti, Spring Heeled Jack (USA), Hub City Stompers, The Cables and LionsBridge, Stop The Presses, The Doomstompers, The Attractors, DJ JUMP UP, and Soon Come Sound.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

And Sunday is absolutely loaded! We’re buzzing the most about this one— The Pietasters, Bedouin Soundclash, New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble, The Toasters, Mustard Plug, Desorden Público, The Calamatix, 8 Kalacas, Rude Girl Revue, Chris Murray, Dakka Skanks, The Loving Paupers, and DJ Selah!

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Jamaican living legends are joining supernova

We’re beyond thrilled to welcome two Jamaican living legends to Supernova on September 12! Lloyd Parks – hailed as one of the greatest reggae bassists of all time, the heartbeat behind countless classics. Errol Dunkley – a soulful pioneer who began recording as a teenager in the 1960s with icons like Prince Buster, Joe Gibbs, and Coxsone Dodd.

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Big news, ska fans — Slow Gherkin is back!

One of our all-time favorite 3rd wave bands is reuniting and hitting the Supernova stage in just a few weeks! Catch them on Friday, September 12, sharing the bill with the legendary Voodoo Glow Skulls, Alpheus, Eastern Standard Time, The Abruptors and many more.

And that’s just the start — all weekend long you’ll see heavy-hitters like Less Than Jake , The Flatliners (Destroy to Create set), Mustard Plug, The Pietasters , Desorden Público , Catch 22 (Alone in a Crowd with Jeff), and many more incredible acts.

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Attention Volunteers!

Supernova will make Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia, its location for the 4th time this year. Let us know if you're interested in helping us as a volunteer.

Volunteer application:
https://forms.gle/wD6DUgYN2pSnAqzv6

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Bringing the Ska Punk on Saturday, September 13!

Less Than Jake

One of the best ska punk bands to ever do it will be headlining Supernova on Saturday, September 13. Many more ska punk bands will be joining them there.

The Flatliners (Destroy to create)

The Flatliners will be joining Supernova to perform a full album set of their ska punk masterpiece Destroy to Create! Classic tracks like Fred's Got Slacks, There's a Problem, and Bad News.

Catch 22 (Alone in a crowd)

The New Jersey legends will be performing a special Alone in a Crowd set to celebrate the album's 25th anniversary! Jeff will also be returning for one night only!

THANK YOU 2025 SPONSORS!

Thank you to all of our sponsors are making the 2025 festival possible! Special thanks to the City of Hampton, Fort Monroe Authority, Americans for the Arts, Virginia Tourism Corporation, and The Landing Hotel!