Live Nation continues their all female concert series by announcing two back to back shows with seven of the most captivating women in R&B: Brandy, Amerie, Keri Hilson, Mya, Ashanti and Lil Mo. The first of the two shows will be held on Friday, July 19th at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. Click here for tickets to this event.
The second show will be on Saturday, July 20th at the Concord Pavilion in Concord, California. Tickets for this event are available here.
The 2019 Summerjam Festival, which will take place from July 5th through to the 7th, will be held at Regattainsel / Oranjehofstrasse in Cologne, Germany. As this is their 34th anniversary, they have gone all out to confirm some of the biggest names in reggae and dancehall.
Here are just a few of the artists that have been added to the lineup: Agent Sasco, Richie Spice, Buju Banton, Protoje, Samory-I, Jimmy Cliff, Kabaka Pyramid, Koffee and Alborosie.
Flava Promotions will be hosting the first annual Edmonton International Reggae Jamboree Festival on Saturday, August 17th. To kick off the event, they have confirmed three top-tier Jamaican entertainers, namely: Luciano, Baby Cham and Fanton Mojah.
The Reggae Jamboree Festival will be held at Louise Mckinney Park (9999 Grierson Hill) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, from 11 AM to 10 PM.
The legendary Roots Crew have become one of the best known and most respected hip-hop acts in the business, winning four GRAMMYS, including “Best R&B Album” for Wake Up! “Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance” for “Hang in There” (with John Legend) and “Best Group or Duo R&B Vocal Performance” for “Shine.” This brings the band’s GRAMMY nomination count to twelve.
They will be live at the Harrah’s Resort SoCal (777 Harrah’s Rincon Way) in Funner, California on Friday, August 30th. The event will start at 8 PM. Get tickets here.
On June 22nd, Jamaican reggae artist Jah Mason will be the main performer at the Kleur Festival (Europe). The event will be held at Zee Dijk, 8400 Oostende in Belgium. Though there will be other artists and several sound systems on the lineup, Mason is, as far as we can see, the only Jamaican on the show.
Anticipation is building for one of the biggest music events in New Orleans this summer, the 2019 Essence Music Festival. This will be three days of some of the best black performances from various musical genres.
One artist that fans are eager to see this year is Miss MJB (Mary J. Blige). She will be on the main-stage on Saturday, July 6th along with both Nas and H.E.R. There will also be a special appearance by first lady Michelle Obama on the same day.
The Essence Music Festival will be held at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome (1500 Sugar Bowl Dr) in New Orleans, Louisiana, from July 5th through 7th.
The organizers of the UK’s One Love Festival are pulling out all the stops this year, as they have confirmed a stellar lineup of establish reggae and dancehall acts. The three-day event, which will run from August 30th through to September 1st, will be held at The Hop Farm (Maidstone Road) in Paddock Wood, Kent, UK.
Here are just some of the names that will be on the show this year: King Yellowman, Warrior King, Macka B, Iba MaHr, Dawn Penn, and that is just to name a few. For additional information visit their website: https://onelovefestival.co.uk
