Reggae Land expands to three days with Burna Boy, Beenie Man and Vybz Kartel

Days away from opening, Reggae Land is set to stage its sixth and largest outing so far at the Milton Keynes National Bowl in South East England — and, for the first time, the event will run over three full days. More than 120 artistes are billed across seven stages, two of them new for 2026, as organisers again turn the National Bowl into a Caribbean cultural hub featuring food villages, rum bars, flea markets and immersive décor.

Friday, a new day on the timetable, is topped by Burna Boy, who makes his Reggae Land bow. The award-winning Nigerian singer and songwriter, whose Afrofusion mix of dancehall and hip-hop has delivered hits such as Last Last and City Boys, kicks off the programme with Masicka, Christopher Martin and Julian Marley & The Uprising.

Saturday’s Main Stage hosts the exclusive world début of The King & The Royals, uniting dancehall king Beenie Man with reggae royalty Morgan Heritage. Also making their first Reggae Land appearances that day are Tarrus Riley, Barrington Levy, Jah9, Konshens and Kranium.

Sunday wraps the weekend with Vybz Kartel’s long-awaited Reggae Land début. He shares the bill with fellow first-timer Shenseea, a returning Shaggy — back for the first time since he headlined the inaugural Reggae Land in 2022 — plus Inner Circle and Mo’Kalamity & The Wizards.

Around the grounds, the One Love, Dancehall, Carnival and Dub stages, along with Rompa’s Reggae Shack and Bob’s Bar, keep up the festival’s practice of mixing veteran names with rising artistes and influential selectors, covering roots, reggae, dancehall, dub, jungle and carnival sound. With tickets gone for all three days, Reggae Land is poised for its biggest celebration yet and its standing among the UK’s fastest-growing and most culturally important festivals.