One Love / One Sun has released its official 2026 festival aftermovie, looking back on the independent gathering’s return to Bentley Estate, near Lewes in East Sussex. The film takes in the music, the crowd, the setting and the independent spirit of the weekend, as organisers step up work on the 2027 edition.
The aftermovie is the first official film of the festival’s opening year at Bentley Estate. One Love, founded by promoter Dan Wiltshire in 2008, has long centred on reggae, dub, Rastafari heritage and British sound system culture. The 2026 edition added One Sun, a complementary woodland programme of leftfield and underground electronic music.
The two areas sit side by side. One Love is built around roots reggae, dub, live musicians, selectors and the UK’s sound system tradition. Follow the music into the trees and One Sun moves through ambient, acid, electronic music, jungle and drum and bass. Organisers say the split traces links between Jamaican sound system culture, British underground dance music and the independent communities that keep both going.
That contrast was already on show in 2026. The first Bentley edition brought together Luciano, Bushman, Admiral Tibet, Little Roy, University of Dub, Jah Tubbys, Earl Gateshead and Saxon Sound System, then marking 50 years. Across in the woods, A Guy Called Gerald, Ray Keith, The Grid, Jagz Kooner, Mixmaster Morris, Chris Coco and Drum Club Sound System were among the names. The festival previously marked its 15th anniversary in 2023 at Highden Estate in Worthing.
Away from the stages, the Bentley weekend mixes camping, Caribbean food, global street food, independent traders, cultural spaces, art and wellbeing. The official site also points to the estate’s miniature railway, which runs between the campsite and Glyndebourne Wood, plus partners including Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare, a neighbour of the estate and the festival’s charity partner. A percentage of every ticket sold goes to the centre.
The festival returns to Bentley Estate from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 August 2027. The Sabres of Paradise are confirmed to headline One Sun on Friday 20 August with a special woodland club show. Other announced names include Aba Shanti-I, Saxon Sound System, The Cimarons, Coxsone Sound System, Jumpin Jack Frost, Ray Keith and Mixmaster Morris, with more to follow.
On the official Ticketpass page, adult weekend tickets with optional camping are listed at £115. Under 12s go free, 12 to 14 weekend tickets are £55, and a loyalty campervan or live-in vehicle pass is £60, with festival admission sold separately. Day options are also listed, including adult Friday without camping at £40 and adult Saturday without camping at £50. Payment plans from £20 a month are advertised on the festival site. An earlier loyalty release was priced at £100.
Organisers say they are still developing transport, camping, independent trading, cultural areas and wellbeing spaces for 2027, after listening to feedback from the first Bentley year. A dedicated shuttle has been discussed, but routes have not been confirmed.
The 2026 aftermovie is aimed at people who were there, and at anyone weighing up a first visit next August. It is available to watch on Instagram.
One Love / One Sun Festival 2027 runs from 20 to 22 August at Bentley Estate, near Lewes, East Sussex. Tickets are on sale via Ticketpass, with full details at onelovefestival.co.uk.
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