Love Music Hate Racism relaunches in London next month
Rock band, Hard-Fi, perform at the Love Music Hate Racism festival 2008 in Victoria Park, London, April 2008
LOVE Music Hate Racism is relaunching in London next month to stand against the recent surge of far-right riots across Britain.
The campaign, which takes inspiration from Rock Against Racism which helped push back the National Front in the 1970s, will make a comeback with a gig on September 6 at Koko in Camden.
Paloma Faith is set to perform, alongside reggae and soul-influenced singer-songwriter Liam Bailey, reggae and dub DJ Rebel Clash and Southport-born singer-songwriter Lapsley.
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