Day-by-day, hour-by-hour lineup for the 2012 Austin Reggae Festival is as follows. Music starts at 1:00 pm on Friday, April 20; on Saturday, April 21 and Sunday April 22, music starts at noon. Gates open at 11:00 am each day of the event and the park closes at 10:00 pm. There is no overnight camping at Auditorium Shores.

Advance tickets for the Austin Reggae Festival are $15 per day or $35 for a three-day pass. Click here to purchase these advance tickets online. Advance ticket sales end Thursday night, April 19. Price of tickets will increase to $20 per day walk-up.

Each single day ticket for Sunday, April 22 allows for two-for-one admission (so, buy a Sunday ticket in advance for $15, then both you and your friend can attend the event). Such a bargain! Both patrons must enter Auditorium Shores at the same time for the two-for-one admission deal to be valid. Walkup ticket for Sunday is $20 per day — walkup ticket also allows for two-for-one deal. Or, buy a single Sunday ticket at the gate for just $10.

Advance tickets for the 2012 Austin Reggae Festival also available at all Planet K locations in Austin, San Antonio and San Marcos.

Friday, April 20
Gates open at 11:00 am
Main Stage
1:00 — Rafiki Project (San Antonio, TX)
2:30 — Tin Can Phone (Austin, TX)
4:00 — Contrabandits (Austin, TX)
5:30 — Bandulus (Austin, TX)
7:30 — New Kingston (Jamaica)
8:45 — Collie Buddz (Bermuda)

Friday, April 20
Gates open at 11:00 am
Charlie’s Dub Corner
3:00 — Early Warm with Papa C (Minneapolis MN)
5:00 — Dolla Bill (Austin TX; Antigua)
6:00 — Lab Rat (Austin TX)
7:00 — Ras Gilbert / Shashamani Sound (San Antonio TX; San Francisco Bay Area, CA)
8:00 — DJ Franco Nero (Dallas TX)

Saturday, April 21
Gates open at 11:00 am
Main Stage
12:00 — El Tule (Austin, TX)
1:45 — One Destiny (San Antonio, TX)
3:30 — Los Skarnales (Houston, TX)
5:15 — Elisha Israel & Az One (Kansas City, MO)
7:00 — Dubtonic Kru (Jamaica)
8:45 — Tidal Waves (South Africa)

Saturday, April 21
Gates open at 11:00 am
Charlie’s Dub Corner
12:00 — Early Warm with Papa C (Minneapolis, MN)
2:00 — Junior Vibes (Killeen TX; Harbour View Jamaica)
3:00 — Skinny Scotty / Ras Martin (Austin, TX; San Antonio TX)
4:00 — One Note (Austin, TX)
5:00 — Charlie’s Showcase with McPullish (live dub), Jahn Ti and Special Guest Vocalists! (Buda, TX; San Antonio, TX, Houston, TX; Jamaica)
7:00 — Bomb City Sound (Amarillo, TX)
8:00 — [I/O] / Sloppy Jackson (Austin, TX; UK)

Sunday, April 22
Gates open at 11:00 am
Special two-for-one ticket deal on Sunday only
Main Stage
12:00 — Ashes of Babylon (Austin, TX)
1:30 — Don Chani (Austin, TX)
3:00 — Mau Mau Chaplains (Austin, TX)
4:30 — Cas Haley (Paris, TX)
6:00 — Grupo Fantasma (Austin, TX)
8:00 — Rootz Underground (Jamaica)

Sunday, April 22
Gates open at 11:00 am
Charlie’s Dub Corner
12:00 — Proper Villain’s Ska, Reggae & Soul Brunch (Manor, TX)
2:00 — Chris Meshak / Soul Iration (Houston, TX)
3:00 — DJ Ivor / Rootsmonger (Bosnia; Austin, TX)
4:00 — Heart & Sound Sound (Austin, TX)
6:00 — Zion Sound Intl (Stowell, TX; Nassau Bahamas)
7:00 — Selector Jay (Austin, TX)
8:00 — Antiquity & Papa C are… Dub Outlanders (Bismarck, ND; Niederwald, TX)

All bands / days / times subject to change

PAST PERFORMERS
Acts that have performed at the Austin Reggae Festival since 1994 include Ashes of Babylon, Az One, Cas Haley, Culture, D.R.U.M., Easy Star All Stars, Grimy Styles, Israel Vibration & the Root Raddics Band, Josh Heinrichs, Killer Bees, Luciano, Mau Mau Chaplains, Mystic Roots, Qwiksand, Roots Revealers, Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars, Skampidia, Skatalites, Spiritual, Spoonfed Tribe, Subrosa Union, Taj Weekes, Tribal Nation, Tribal Seeds, Wailing Souls and many many more.