Beres Hammond — City Splash Festival, London, 2026

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Why this recording

Posted by City Splash Festival four days after its 25 May 2026 edition, this 58-minute document is presented by the organiser as its headliner's full set. The source is the festival itself, which used the video to promote its following edition. The one-hour format compresses a catalogue begun in the 1970s into a festival slot at Brockwell Park: a condensed way into Beres Hammond's work rather than a marathon show.

— Simon Janvier, live-sound professional and editor of the catalogue

Recording technical sheet

Rights-holding channelCity Splash Festival
Source statusOfficial — broadcaster or organiser
Uploaded
Exact runtime
ResolutionHD (720p+)
Source qualityProfessional (multi-camera)

Metadata checked on YouTube on 29 September 2026; direction, camera setup and sound documented by the editors.

Published on August 11, 2026 by

On May 25, 2026, Beres Hammond, the towering voice of Jamaican reggae and lovers rock, headlined the City Splash Festival at Brockwell Park in London. This filmed live concert marks his return to the stage in the United Kingdom after roughly eight years away and his very first festival headline slot. Before a won-over London crowd, the singer unfolds the warmth and velvet that built his legend, moving between lovers rock, roots and Jamaican soul. The capture conveys the atmosphere of a strong reggae bill that also brought together Gyptian, Jada Kingdom, Queen Ifrica and numerous sound systems. A major figure in Jamaican music since the 1970s, Beres Hammond confirms an intact charisma and a voice still fully in command. No setlist or lineup of backing musicians could be reliably documented for this performance. An event for fans of live reggae, this Beres Hammond concert at the City Splash Festival 2026 in London is a fine moment of lovers rock performed live, and a rare chance to see a defining voice reclaim a UK stage after years away.

Personnel & credits

  • Beres Hammond — vocals
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What to watch next

Neither Beres Hammond nor City Splash Festival, Brockwell Park, Londres (Brixton), Royaume-Uni appears elsewhere in the catalogue: what follows rests on the ground itself, Reggae from the 2020s.