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REGGAE SUNSPLASH RETURNS: Maxi Priest, Third World on bill for summer tour through U.S.
*Maxi Priest, Toots & the Maytals and UB40 are among the performers set for the Reggae Sunsplash festival, which returns this summer following a seven-year hiatus.
Third World, Rik Rok and master of ceremonies Tommy Cowan are also part of the 17-city trek, which kicks off Aug. 10 in West Palm Beach, FL and ends in early September.
Reggae Sunsplash was born in 1978 when the event’s founder, Tommy Johnson, created the multi-day festival in Jamaica. Johnson, who died in 1997, later expanded the event’s concept by bringing a smaller, one-day version of the festival on tour throughout the US.
Here are the dates for Reggae Sunsplash:
August 2006
10 – West Palm Beach, FL – Sound Advice Amphitheatre
11 – Tampa, FL – Ford Amphitheatre
12 – Cocoa Beach, FL – Cocoa Beach Pier
15 – Bristow, VA – Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge
17 – Westbury, NY – North Fork Theater
19 – Boston, MA – Bank of America Pavilion
20 – Atlantic City, NJ – Hilton Atlantic City
22 – Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theater
23 – Cleveland, OH – Tower City Amphitheater
25 – Austin, TX – The Backyard
26 – Spring, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
28 – Albuquerque, NM – Journal Pavilion
30 – Alpine, CA – Viejas Concerts in the Park
31 – Kelseyville, CA – Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa
September 2006
2 – Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
3 – Las Vegas, NV – Mandalay Bay Beach
4 – West Valley City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
