Stranger Cole (Jamaica) // Live at Paddo RSL, Sydney

Schedule

Fri Dec 19 2025 at 09:30 am to 01:00 pm

UTC+11:00

Location

Paddo RSL | Surry Hills, NS

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Stranger Cole is returning to Australia! This December, the beloved Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae pioneer Stranger Cole will embark on a nationwide tour taking in Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne (of course).
MORE SKA! DECEMBER 2025 AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Friday 05 – The River, Margaret River
+ Red's Tribe
+ General Justice (DJ)
Saturday 06 – Lynott’s Lounge, Perth
+ Red's Tribe
+ General Justice (DJ)
Friday 12 – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane
+ Sunny Coast Ska Collective
+ Kilmarnock Steve (DJ)
Saturday 13 – Brunswick Ballroom, Melbourne
+ The Ska Vendors
+ Mohair Slim (DJ)
+ Fabulous Fez (DJ)
+ Foey Man (DJ)
Sunday 14 – Jive Bar, Adelaide
+ The Ska Vendors
+ Mark 'Reggae Fever' Williamson (DJ)
Friday 19 – Paddo RSL, Sydney
+ The Ska Vendors
+ Wally Wally (DJ)
+ Rudi Powell (DJ)
Stranger Cole is, simply put, a giant of Reggae. He is one of the most important living links to the birth of the Jamaican sound with a career full of hits spanning all eras beginning with the proto-Ska “Rough and Tough” for Duke Reid in 1962. His mid-sixties rocksteady duets with Patsy Todd and Gladdy Anderson, respectively, are considered to be a high point of the genre. In 1968, Stranger Cole’s “Bangarang” with its choppy keyboard and one-drop drumming marked the beginning of a new sound, Reggae.
Stranger Cole’s voice is distinctive, but his live performances are equally famous. Irrepressibly happy with boundless energy belying his 84 years on the planet, he connects with the audience like very few can.
By popular demand, Stranger Cole returns to Australia to perform the ska, rocksteady and reggae songs that have made him a living legend...
As he says; “MORE LIFE!”
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Paddo RSL, 220 Oxford St, Paddington NSW 2021, Australia, Surry Hills

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