Love Music Hate Racism Carnival

This Sunday Hackney's Victoria Park will be hosting the fantastic Love Music Hate Racism Carnival.

30 years ago The Clash, X-Ray Specs, Steel Oulse, and Tom Robinson performed together in Victoria Park east London. But this was no ordinary concert, it was a carnival hosted by Rock Against Racism and the Anti Nazi League. Around 100,000 people came together that day to say no to the Nazi National Front - and yes to black, white and Asian unity.

Love Music Hate Racism is the child of Rock Against Racism.

30 years on a new generation of musicians and DJs are coming together to celebrate the historic carnival along with some of the artists involved first time round.

But there is another, more important, reason to head down to the LMHR carnival 2008. It's time to make a stand against the facists who are once again polluting our streets and neighbourhoods.

The message of carnival 2008 is simple - Love Music Hate Racism.

Things kicks off at 12pm and the line up looks like this:

The Good The Bad The Queen, Hard-Fi, Roll Deep, Helsinki (Drew McConnell of Babyshambles & Friends ft very special guests), Rock Against Racism All-Stars, Jay Sean, The View, Jerry Dammers (ex-The Specials), Get Cape.Wear Cape.Fly, Wiley, Akala, Nihal, Dennis Bovell's London Lovers' Rock Crew, Poly Styrene (X-Ray Spex), Bashy, Tinchy Stryder, The Paddingtons, Patrick Wolf, Natty, Skream & Benga, Don Letts, Ace & Vis, Bishi, Heartless Crew, Snakeyman, Jammer, Juggy D + MC Special, Mecca 2 Medina, Ny, DJ Hype + Daddy Earl, Riz MC, Chipmunk, Target, Mistajam, Hypa Fen & Marcie Phonix, Statik, Alex Mills, The Thirst, Adelaide Mckenzie, No.Lay, Metz & Trix, Hoodstars, Aruba Red, The Tribunes, Lil Rascals, Stylo G, Decypher Collective, DJ Rugrat and Nathan 'Flutebox' Lee.

Speakers include Tony Benn, Derek Simpson (Unite), Mark Serwotka (PCS), Weyman Bennett (LMHR) and Gemma Tumelty (NUS).

Find out more about the Love Music Hate Racism Carnival.

How to get there

The closest tube station is located at Bethnal Green, Homerton and Hackney overground stations are a short walk away.

If travelling by bus the 6, 30, 236, 276, 388 and S2 all serve Victoria Park.