The Islanders

Head to the yard at REinsTate for the first edition of a new event series — showcasing reggae, roots and global sounds in a historic East London landmark.

Before 1850, Silvertown and North Woolwich were little more than marshland — bleak stretches of grazing ground, much of it below sea level and often swallowed by the tide. Then, in the nineteenth century, the industries arrived: shipbuilding, silver, iron, oils, soap, rubber and manure. On the edge of London, a new community took root, forged by the workers who powered this industrial frontier. They proudly called themselves The Islanders.

Now, as The Tate Institute — the social club built in 1887 for Islanders and their friends and families — is brought back to life, we celebrate that spirit of solidarity again via an all-dayer of live music, food, love, unity and community; honouring the past while creating new memories in the same space.

The line-up includes:

- Total Hip Replacement & ANYANKOFO LIVE
- Loose Egusi
- Tice Cin
- The League of Rebelz
- Marcus And The Microdots
- Salsa
- Debbie Golt
- DJ Sherrine