| Location(s) | Fühlingen, Cologne, Germany |
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| Years active | 1985 - present |
| Date(s) | 3 days (first weekend in July) |
| Genre | Reggae, dancehall |
| Website | www.summerjam.de |
The Summerjam is Europe's biggest reggae festival. It takes places annually in July at the Fühlinger See, a lake in Cologne, Germany. It is visited by 25.000 to 30.000 people. Two stages and two tents are located on an island, the camping area surrounds the lake.
From 1985 to 1993 the Summerjam took place at the Loreley, in 1994 and 1995 at the airport Wildenrath and since 1996 at its present location in Cologne. Through the festival's history, many major reggae acts have performed at the Summerjam, including (among many others):
Black Uhuru, Dennis Brown, Jimmy Cliff, Third World, Steel Pulse, Aswad, Freddie McGregor, Sly and Robbie, Burning Spear, Linton Kwesi Johnson, The Abyssinians, Culture, Misty In Roots, Israel Vibration, Lee Scratch Perry, Lucky Dube, Tony Rebel, Maxi Priest, Bunny Wailer, Shaggy, Beenie Man, Sizzla, Sean Paul, Groundation