00:00Music and culture festival Africa Oye will return to Liverpool's Sefton Park later this month,
00:06with visitors required to buy tickets for the first time in its 34-year history.
00:11Organisers say rising costs, changes in legislation and health and safety requirements mean the event
00:17must now be fenced and ticketed to go ahead. After a fallow year in 2025, the festival will
00:24take place on the 20th and 21st of June, featuring international acts and DJs across the site.
00:31Performers include Kobo Town, Nana Benz Duk-Togu and Janet Kay among others.
00:38Organisers say ticketing will help secure the festival's future and manage growing demands
00:42safely in Sefton Park.
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