About this event
Horace Andy turns 75 and we’re celebrating with an authentic dub fest, a full 24 years after his last appearance at AB! The birthday boy himself will be the guest of honour, of course, together with his irreplaceable Dub Asante Band, Matic Horns and several exciting opening acts. Roots Warriors Liége-based reggae band Roots Warriors will kick off the party with tracks from their debut album Back to the Roots (2025), as well as their own unique takes on Jamaican reggae classics. Youth Youth is the pseudonym of Martin Glover, once bassist of the legendary coldwave band Killing Joke, but best known as one of the most active producers worldwide. He’ll keep the fortunate crowd fired up. Youth’s collaborations read like a who’s who from the best music encyclopaedia: from Art Of Noise to Bananarama, Depeche Mode, Lee Scratch Perry, The Orb and Pink Floyd to Siouxsie & The Banshees or The Sugarcubes. He also likes to spin good dub records, which he’ll certainly do prior to the show of his buddy Horace. Horace Andy Horace “Sleepy” Andy is a living legend and one of the few Rastafarian singers from the golden reggae era of the ‘70s and ‘80s who is still active. Most people will know him as the unmistakable vibrato and falsetto voice on tracks by trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack, with whom he has collaborated since the very beginning. Andy was born Horace Hinds in Jamaica and recorded his first single This Is A Black Man’s Country at the age of 16, before being discovered by renowned reggae producer Clement Coxsone Dodd. The real breakthrough came with Skylarking, which became a Number 1 hit at the time.. Step by step, he developed his own, very distinct style: sweet, melancholy, engaged and easy-going. He cemented his iconic status with cult classics like Something On My Mind, You Are My Angel, Money Is the Root of All Evil, etc. With a career spanning nearly six decades, he is one of the most famous and influential singers of his generation. His ability to fall asleep anywhere and at any time has earned him the nickname Sleepy, but that doesn’t apply when he’s up on stage. His eternal smile and natural charisma makes every show just like Horace himself: moving, warm and unforgettable. Unique moments that convey a piece of reggae history, delivered by a legendary voice and an unparalleled aura.
