London, Sunday 27th April 2008.
On 30th April 1978, the famous Anti Nazi League/Rock Against Racism (RAR) march and carnival took place, with a march from Trafalgar Square to an 80,000-strong carnival in east London’s Victoria Park. The Clash, famously, performed (with Sham 69′s Jimmy Pursey guesting), as did eTom Robinson Band, Steel Pulse and X-Ray Spex. The event was an iconic moment, both for the anti-fascist movement of the time, and in UK music lore. It politicised many for a lifetime to come.
LMHR will be marking the 30th Anniversary of the RAR/ANL carnival and procession with a similar event in Victoria Park on 27th April 2008, featuring an exciting eclectic bill of major contemporary acts plus appearances from some of the musical heroes of the RAR era.
Just as important as commemorating such an historic event & movement, the 2008 Carnival will also aim to inspire thousands today to vote against racism in the Greater London Assembly and local council elections taking place a few days after the Carnival, to get actively involved in opposing fascist parties like the BNP.
Watch this space for more details, coming very soon.
