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Cross The Tracks festival: Line-up, tickets, set times and more as the new one-dayer lands in Brockwell Park

A brand new festival lands in south London this weekend.

Cross The Tracks will burst onto the scene with an impressive one-day line-up on Sunday — and it’s not just the music to get excited about.

There will be 40 street food traders setting up their stalls across the festival site, with yoga sessions, panel discussions, a record fair, an independent market and more elsewhere.

Here's everything you need to know.

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When is Cross The Tracks festival?

The one-day festival takes place on Sunday June 9, running from midday until 10pm.

Where is the festival?

It all takes place within Brockwell Park, the south London festival favourite. On the same weekend, the park will host Mighty Hoopla and, in the past, has welcomed Sunfall, Field Day and Found Festival scores of other music events.

Who’s on the line-up for Cross the Tracks?

It's set to be a feast of funk, soul and jazz, with some huge names from yesteryear playing alongside the freshest names in the scene.

Chaka Khan will be delving into her deeply funky back catalogue as she headlines the festival. It’ll actually be her second show of the weekend in Brockwell Park — she headlines Mighty Hoopla on Saturday — but to be honest, with songs as good as I’m Every Woman, Ain’t Nobody and I Feel For You, we’re perfectly happy to hear them twice.

There are a flurry of legends elsewhere. Martha Reeves and the Vandellas will have everyone dancing in the park when they play the Mainline stage on Sunday, while Notting Hill legends Channel One will be bringing their famous sound system to the City Splash stage.

She's every woman: Chaka Khan will headline the festival (Getty Images)
She's every woman: Chaka Khan will headline the festival (Getty Images)

London’s bubbling jazz scene is well represented, with acts including The Comet Is Coming, Maisha, Joe Armon Jones, Maxwell Owin, Nubya Garcia and Steam Down.

Be sure to catch some of the artists bringing it all together in their own distinct way, too — Masego, Jordan Rakei and OSHUN are must-sees.

Away from the music, there will also be yoga sessions, workshops, talks and more. The full line-up is here.

Stage times

Cross The Tracks Mainline

  • 20.50 — Chaka Khan

  • 19.15 — Masego

  • 18.00 — The Comet Is Coming

  • 16.45 — Jordan Rakei

  • 15.30 — Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

  • 14.15 — The Blackbyrds

  • 13.00 — Maisha

  • 12.00 — Winnie and the Rockettes

  • DJs — Ruby Savage, JazzHeadChronic and Barry’s Here

Cross The Tracks Junction

  • 19.30 — JRust and Jake Lavan

  • 17.30 — Jazzie B

  • 15.30 — Norman Jay

  • 14.00 — Liam B and Yanis KDJ

  • 12.00 — Aaron L

Ghost Notes Rail Yard

  • 20.40 — OSHUN

  • 19.35 — Joe Armon Jones and Maxwell Owin

  • 18.20 — Nubya Garcia

  • 17.10 — Eliza

  • 16.00 — Steam Down

  • 15.05 — Poppy Ajudha

  • 13.55 — Children of Zeus

  • 13.00 — Tertia May

  • 12.00 — Uphoria

  • DJS — Ghost Notes and Lex Blondin

City Splash

  • 19.00 — Channel One

  • 18.15 — Dawn Penn

  • 17.30 — Mr Williamz

  • 16.45 — Naomi Cowan

  • 15.45 — Becca D

  • 15.15 — Aleighcia Scott

  • 14.45 — Teshay Makeda

  • 14.15 — Catching Cairo

  • 13.45 — Shumba Youth

  • 13.00 — YouthSayers

  • 12.00 — Adannay

Freight Place

  • 20.10 — Oscar Jerome

  • 19.00 — Etta Bond

  • 17.50 — Lunch Money

  • 16.40 — Joel Culpepper

  • 15.45 — Lava La Rue

  • 14.40 — Taz Modi

  • 13.45 — Maya Law

  • 12.50 — Iyamah

  • 12.00 — Liv East

VIP

  • 19.30 — Memory Box

  • 18.00 — Cirque Du Soul

  • 16.30 — Blackwax

  • 15.00 — Pablo and Idiana

  • 13.30 — Noble and Heath

  • 12.00 — Miguel E

Cross The Tracks Panels

  • 16.30 — WOMB2 (Petra Kluk, Niks Delanancy)

  • 15.50 — Sound Man (Mikey Dread/Channel One, Jah Bigs/Rockers LDN, Jamie Rodigan)

  • 15.10 — Women In Reggae (Dawn Penn, Naomi Cowan, Teshay Makeda, chaired by Elisha Robin)

How to get Cross The Tracks tickets

Tickets are still available for the festival, priced from £39 upwards. They can be bought here.

How to get to Cross The Tracks

Rail: Herne Hill is right next to Brockwell Park and is the closest railway station.

Tube: Brixton on the Victoria Line is the nearest tube station, and is around 15 minutes away on foot.

Bus: The number 3, 68, 196, 201, 322, 468, 690, N3, N68 buses all run nearby to the festival site.