The festival was headlined by Karnivool, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Michal Menert, the Manganiyar Seduction and Bombay Bicycle Club.
He participated actively in the Occupy Nigeria protests against the fuel subsidy removal policy of President Goodluck Jonathan in his native Nigeria, in January 2012.
his son, Seun Kuti, who is following in his father's musical and political footsteps; and how the controversy over the movie "Borat" led to the creation and performance of a symphony in Kazakhstan by composer Erran Baron Cohen (the brother of "Borat" actor Sacha Baron Cohen).
Fela Kuti | Femi Kuti | Seun Kuti | Mohammed Kuti | Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti | Erelu Kuti |
Artists who have performed their work at Stratford Circus include Andy Hamilton, Billy Bragg, John Hegley, Seun Kuti, and 60x60.