Shaggy to Reggae Sumfest
Shaggy will perform at Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica, one of the famous Jamaican reggae festivals, which is held in July 18-24! Other artists to perform at Sumfest include Chris Brown, Beenie Man, Tarrus Riley, Queen Ifrica, Jah Cure, Elephant Man, I-Octane, Konshens, Stacious, Chino, Tessanne Chin, Gramps Morgan and Tifa.
Bob Sinclar & Shaggy at the Winter Music Conference in Miami Beach
Bob Sinclar performed at the Winter Music Conference in Miami Beach and Shaggy joined him on stage! Shaggy will be back for a performance at Mansion in Miami Beach on June 16. Check out the videos below!
Bob Sinclar and Shaggy at Mansion, Miami
Bob Sinclar, Shaggy, Axwell and Ron Carroll performed at the Mansion in Miami Beach during the WMC. Here’s a video!
Shaggy & Bob Sinclar at The Mansion in Miami ft. I Wanna
Shaggy & Bob Sinclar at Set Club, Miami Beach
Shaggy and Bob Sinclar performed at the Set Club in Miami Beach for the Winter Music Conference, promoting their new hot single I Wanna. Check the video of their performance below! Yeah, that’s how to party!
Shaggy & Bob Sinclar at Set Club WMC Miami Beach ft. I Wanna
New Shaggy song: Shake it Like That! DJ Kue writes that Hot 97 FM will premier Shaggy’s newest song at 9.30 PM tonight! So tune in to Hot 97 to hear the world premier of his new song!!
Shaggy ft. D-Lynx – Shake It Like That!
Waah Gwan Wednesdays
Shaggy, Red Foxx, Screechie Dan and Hot 97’s Mr Cee were on stage at Waahgwan Wednesdays with Steelie Bashment at Club Temptations in New York last night. I hear the show sold off!
Newly added tour dates
Shaggy’s official MySpace confirms the following upcoming tour dates in New York and Miami:
More info about Shaggy’s Belgian concert
Shaggy will perform at Kursaal in Ostend, Belgium on July 29! For more info, visit the Kursaal Ostend official site. Tickets are available from among others Sherpa.
Colombia concert promo
Shaggy will perform in Discotheca Palmahia in Medellin, Colombia on June 4. Here’s the pretty cool concert promo!
Shaggy and Rayvon on WPIX New York!
Shaggy and Rayvon will perform live at the Morning Show on PIX channel 11 (New York) this Wednesday, May 19, at 8:45 AM! Shaggy will perform his new tune, so if you receive WPIX Channel 11, be sure to check in!
Shaggy live in Portugal videos
Shaggy & crew performed in Portugal a few days ago. Shaggy performed his new single I Wanna and the audience loved it! Check out the videos below to see and hear it for yourself! It sounds really hot, right?
Shaggy sings I Wanna live in Coimbra, Portugal
Shaggy & Jaiden sing Fly High in Coimbra, Portugal
Rayvon live in the US
Rayvon performed in Club Horizon in Pennsylvania a few weeks ago (interview), where he sang among others his new single Back It Up and the brand new Back It Up remix with GCS. It sounds very good too, right?
Shaggy to Brooklyn Music Festival
Shaggy, Fabolous, Lady Saw, Barrington Levy, Yellowman, Tanya Stephens, Assassin (Agent Sasco), Ding Dong, Gregory Isaacs, Marcia Griffiths, B.O.B., Da’Ville, Tanya Stephens and many more will perform at the 3rd Annual Brooklyn Music Festival!
The Brooklyn Music Festival will be held on July 4 at Aviator Sports and Recreation at Floyd Bennet Field, Flatbush Avenue Extension South, New York. For more info about the festival and tickets, visit the official festival site!
Shaggy organizes a Walk for Peace: Save Jamaica!
Jamaica has had a long standing problem with violence and after the recent shootings of dancehall artists Oneil (of the group Voicemail) and Mad Cobra, the entertainment community is planning a Peace March on May 23. Edit: please note that the Peace March has been postponed due to the recent unrest in Jamaica.
Shaggy, organiser and spokesperson for the Peace March, spoke to the Jamaica Star about the violence in Jamaica and the event he is organizing. You can read more in this article!
Italian and Belgian Shaggy fans, it’s gonna be your lucky day again soon! Shaggy’s official MySpace just added the following new tour dates in Belgium and Italy:
July 29 Kursaal, Belgium July 30 Rock in Roma, Rome, Italy August 3 Moon Beach, Catania, Italy August 4 People, Catanzaro, Italy August 5 Litoranea Salentina, Lecce, Italy
I Wanna live!
Shaggy performed I Wanna, his hot new single with Bob Sinclar and Sahara, for the very first time live in Portugal and it sounds as good live as it does on record! Shaggy’s performance in the video is wild and energetic and the crowd loves it as well. Here’s the video of Shaggy singing I Wanna at the Quiema das Fitas in Coimbra, Portugal. Wow! Enjoy!
Upcoming tour dates
Las Vegas, Florida and Quebec Shaggy fans: Shaggy is going to perform in your region soon! Shaggy’s official MySpace confirms the following upcoming tour dates:
May 29 and May 30, Las Vegas
Shaggy will perform in Las Vegas twice during the Memorial Day weekend! On May 29 he will perform at the Pure Club, where he also did a show last year. On May 30 Shaggy will perform at the Venus Pool Club at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas.
June 13 Tampa Caribbean Carnival, Florida
Shaggy will headline the 18th Annual Tampa Bay Caribbean Carnival in Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg, Florida on June 13! Alison Hinds and Rikki Jay will also be on! More info at the official festival site, tickets are available on Complete Ticket Solutions.
Win tickets to the Tampa Bay Caribbean Carnival
Wild 94.1 Radio is giving away tickets to Shaggy’s concert at the Tampa Bay Caribbean Carnival on June 13. Listen to Wild 94.1 to win tickets (read the rules here)!
Rock in Roma July 30 (not yet confirmed) Live City writes that Shaggy will perform at the Rock in Roma concert series in Rome, Italy on July 30!
August 7 Montgolfière Festival, Canada
Shaggy’s MySpace also mentions that Shaggy will perform at the Montgolfière Festival, Parc Champigny, Quebec, Canada on August 7.
Colombia and Florida Shaggy fans, here’s good news for you! Shaggy will perform in Colombia and Florida in June.
Discotheca Palmahia, Medellin, Colombia, June 4
Shaggy will perform at the Discotheca Palmahia in Medellin, Colombia on June 4! Tickets are available on Ticket Style. This event has been confirmed on Shaggy ‘s MySpace.
Tampa Bay Caribbean Carnival, June 13, St. Petersburg, Florida
Shaggy will headline the Tampa Bay Caribbean Carnival in Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg, Florida on June 13! Alison Hinds and Rikki Jay will also be on! More info at the official festival site, tickets are available on Complete Ticket Solutions.
Win Shaggy Parrot & the Reggae Band
US, Caribbean and Canadian Shaggy fans: You can win an autographed copy of Shaggy Parrot & the Reggae Band, the educational story book with cd for children featuring music by Shaggy, on the Reggae Pickney Facebook sweepstakes and the Reggae Pickney Twitter sweepstakes!
Reggae Pickney has a photo of Shaggy with the book and cd and photo of Shaggy signing a copy of Shaggy Parrot & the Reggae Band book with cd, which you can win!
New Portugal concert dates
Shaggy’s MySpace confirms that Shaggy will perform two concerts in Portugal in May! These are the dates:
May 6 Semana Académica, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal May 7 Queima Das Fitas, Coimbra, Portugal
More info: Delicious at Elegante, Dubai, United Arab Emirates April 7
Shaggy, Rayvon and DJ Bliss will perform at Delicious in Club Elegante, Dubai, United Arab Emirates tonight. Info about tickets and more: Facebook, Time Out Dubai and Platinum List.
I Am Legend 3 review and photos
Beres Hammond, Morgan Heritage, Gyptian and Shaggy performed at the I Am Legend concert in Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago on Monday. The Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday has a review!
Michael Fletcher article and interview
Wanna know more about Michael Fletcher, bass guitarist for Shaggy? The Jamaica Gleaner has a long article with interview and photos!
Shaggy to Portugal
Shaggy will perform at the Delta Tejo Festival near Lisbon, Portugal on July 2! He’ll also perform in Portugal in May at the Queima das Fitas 2010 (May 7) and at the Semana Academica of the University of Algarve (May). For info about tickets and more, visit the Delta Tejo Festival official site and Festivais.
I Am Legend 3 concert live online web stream!
Tune in to 91.9 Soca FM to hear the Shaggy & Rayvon concert in Trinidad LIVE ONLINE! They’re at the Crowd Teaser now that I’m writing this and they just played Oh Carolina. Update: the concert is done and it was hott! Shaggy and Rayvon performed a lot of tunes, from their biggest hits to new songs and classics.
New video shoot! Ali Cambell & Shaggy – She’s a Lady
Ali Campbell says he was shooting a video with Shaggy last Friday on Curacao, the Dutch Antilles islands, for their single She’s a Lady! Listen to the interview and song on Dolfijn FM!
New upcoming tour dates: Shaggy to United Arab Emirates
Shaggy will perform two concerts with DJ Bliss in the United Arab Emirates next week: April 7 at Elegante, Dubai and April 9 at Emirates Palace Etoiles in Abu Dhabi!
Shaggy featured on new Cisco Adler album Shaggy, John Legend, Mickey Avalon, Dirt Nasty, Space Cowboy, Warren Jamez, Too Short, Eddie Rap Life, Cobra Starship and Cold Flamez will be featured on Cisco Adler’s upcoming 2010 album, which will be released late spring. Baller Status.
Shaggy on Alison Hinds’ new album!
The hot collaboration by Shaggy and Alison Hinds, Can’t Let My Love Go, is featured on Alison Hinds’ new album Caribbean Queen! Wanna get the album and Can’t Let My Love Go? It’s now available on iTunes!
International Reggae and World Music Awards 2010 Community Service Award Nomination Save a Life by Shaggy & Friends has been nominated for the Community Service Award at the International Reggae And World Music Awards (IRAWMA) 2010! Other nominees are Capleton, Queen Ifrica, Usain Bolt and Help Jamaica.
Vote for Shaggy
Wanna cast your vote for the IRAWMAs? You can vote right here! The Community Service Awards are category 31 on the list of nominations.
Upcoming tour dates
Here are all newly added upcoming tour dates (all of them are yet to be confirmed). For the full list of 2010 concerts, go here.
Trinidad and Tobago (April 3-4)
Several media write that Shaggy, Morgan Heritage and Beres Hammond will perform at the I Am Legend 3 concerts at Queen’s Park Savannah stage in Trinidad on April 3and at Tobago on April 4! More info: Trinidad and Tobago’s New Today and City 94 FM, where you can win tickets to the concert!
International Kite Festival Jamaica (April 5)
According to several sources, Shaggy, Beenie Man, D’Angel, Macka Diamond, Junior Reed, Chino, Freddie McGregor, Laden, George Nooks, Richie Stephens, Kiprich, Anthony Cruz, I-Octane, Lust, QQ, Wasp, Jimmy Riley, Stacious, Neville Lindo, Steele and many more will perform at the International Kite Festival in Ocho Rios, St Ann, Jamaica on April 5! Sources and more info: Keep It Jiggy, Andre Glegg (flyer) and Jamaica Observer.
Win tickets to St Lucia Jazz Festival (May 9)
Shaggy will perform alongside Maxi Priest at the Saint Lucia Jazz Festival 2010 on May 9 in Saint Lucia! If you’re a resident of the US, Canada or the Caribbean, you can enter the sweepstakes to win a trip for two and tickets to Saint Lucia Jazz in May 2010, where you can see Shaggy, Maxi Priest, Ne-Yo, Jean-Luc Ponty, Corinne Bailey Rae, T-Vice and many more live!
Queima das Fitas, Portugal (May)?
The Diario Beiras writes that Shaggy might perform at the Queima das Fitas in Coimbra, Portugal. The festival is held from May 7 to 14.
Best of the Best 2010, Miami (May 30)
The South Florida Caribbean News and the Broward-Palm Beach New Times write that Shaggy will perform at the Best of the Best 2010 concert on May 30 in Miami! The line-up includes Shaggy, Gucci Mane, Mavado, Serani, Bounty Killer, Baby Cham, Mr. Vegas, Anthony B, Demarco, Gyptian, Tony Matterhorn and the New Kingston Band. Shaggy also performed at the concert in 2007 and says it’s awesome to be back! Shaggy will not perform at the Best of the Best concert this year, he will take the stage at Pure Nightclub and Venus Pool Club in Las Vegas during the Memorial Day weekend!
Agárdi Zenei Fesztivál, Hungary (July/August)
Shaggy, Sean Paul, Akon, Kardinal Offishal and many more artists will perform at the Part 1 Agárdi Zenei Fesztivál in Agard, Hungary! The festival will be held July 28 – August 1. For more information and tickets, visit the official Agárdi Zenei Fesztivál site!
Unfortunately, the festival has been canceled.
New Shaggy tour dates in Jamaica and Colombia
Columbian and Jamaican Shaggy fans, here’s (maybe) good news for you! Shaggy’s MySpace confirms the following new tour dates in Jamaica and Colombia!
Update: Shaggy’s MySpace doesn’t contain the Columbian tour dates anymore, so they might not be happening!
March 6 Heineken Red Star Concert at The Jungle, Negril, Jamaica with Shaggy, Elephant Man, Chino, Laden, Timmi Burrell and Ras Noble June 4 Palacio de los Deportes, Bogota, Colombia ? June 5 Pabellon Azul Palacio de Exposiciones, Medellin, Colombia ? June 6 Parque Comfenalco, Cali, Colombia ? June 10 Tribuna Oriental, Pereira, Colombia ? June 11 Estadio Alfonso Lopez, Bucaramanga/Santader, Colombia ?
Aid Haiti Telethon raises USD $260.000
The Aid Haiti Telethon on CVM TV, which featured many dancehall, soca and reggae superstars, among others Shaggy, raised 260.000 US dollars! SKN Vibes article.
Bob Marley Movement Caribbean Festival photos and videos
Shaggy, Rik Rok, Rayvon and crew as well as Damian Marley, Stephen Marley, Julian Marley, Tarrus Riley and Capleton performed at the Bob Marley Movement 17th Annual Caribbean Festival in Miami.
Miss Deni has photos of Shaggy, Rik Rok and Capleton! The Miami News Times also has a review and photos of Shaggy’s band, Shaggy and Rik Rok (click on next for more photos)!
Shaggy to Romania
Several Romanian media write that Shaggy will perform at Sun Plaza in Bucharest, Romania, on February 25!
The concert is a free outdoor concert near the Southern Market inaugurating the new Sun Plaza mall in Bucharest, Romania. This event has been officially confirmed on Shaggy’s Myspace. More info: Time Out Bucuresti, Libertatea, iConcert and Media Fax.
Shaggy Dance & Shout live video back from 2002!
Here’s a video of Shaggy performing Dance & Shout live in 2002. It’s a energetic, crazy performance! If I’m not mistaken, one of the dancers in the background is Tami Chynn and Rik Rok, Christopher Birch, Robert “Dubwise” Browne, Michael Fletcher and Brian & Tony Gold are backing up Shaggy instrumentally and vocally.
Newly added tour dates
Here are the newly added tour dates for 2010! The first three concerts have been officially confirmed at Shaggy’s MySpace. The two later dates have yet to be confirmed but they were announced on the concert organizer’s sites.
Ragga Muffins Festival (confirmed)
Shaggy, Don Carlos, Frankie Paul, Yellowman, Big Youth, Gramps Morgan, Mikey Spice, Lloyd Brown, Bajah & the Dry Eye Crew, Mystic Roots Band, The Dirty Heads and Yellow Wall Dub Squad will perform on February 20 at the Ragga Muffins Festival, Long Beach, California!
Bob Marley Movement Caribbean Festival (confirmed)
Shaggy, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Stephen “Ragga” Marley, Julian “Royal” Marley, Tarrus Riley, Capleton, Jahfe, Vega under Fire, Resolvers and Spragga Benz will perform at the 17th Annual Bob Marley Movement Caribbean Festival in Miami on February 27! More info here.
Negril Escape (confirmed)
It’s official, Shaggy, Rayvon, Terry Wonder and Escapade will perform at the Negril Escape One Love concert series at the Negril Escape in Jamaica on February 23! For information about tickets and more, visit the Negril message board and Negril Escape.
Part of the proceeds will go to the IronShore Basic School, One Love Drive, Negril. The tickets are selling fast, so get your tickets soon!
Spring Break Jamaica
Shaggy and other Caribbean artists (Chino, Laden, Timmi Burrell, Ras Noble, Kurt Riley and ZJ Liquid and maybe also Elephant Man and Beenie Man) will perform in The Jungle in Jamaica during Spring Break on March 6. More info at STS Travel and Jungle Negril.
Saint Lucia Jazz Festival
Shaggy, Maxi Priest, Steel Pulse, Toni Braxton, Foreigner and more artists will perform at the Saint Lucia Jazz Festival 2010, which will be held 9. Source: Saint Lucia Tourist Board and Saint Lucia Jazz.
Photos, videos and reviews of earlier 2010 concerts
Here are a few videos, photos and reviews links of recent concerts!
Shaggy, Wyclef Jean, LL Cool J and Teflon on stage
Shaggy, LL Cool J and producer Teflon joined Wyclef Jean on stage during his performance at the 944 Magazine Super Bowl party at Eden Roc Hotel at Miami Beach during the Super Bowl weekend. Star Traks Photo and Miami.com (Shaggy is in picture 26) have photos! Shaggy sang a very well received rendition of Bob Marley’s Redemption Song. Below is a video of Shaggy & Wyclef Jean sharing the stage!
Shaggy & Wyclef Jean: Boombastic, Bam Bam and Big Up
Shaggy and Usain Bolt in Hollywood photos Seminole Hard Rock and Dancehall.mobi have photos of Shaggy and Usain Bolt at Jazzy T’s birthday party at the Opium Nightclub at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida!
Raggamuffin Afterparty in Sydney photos
Meentertainment has a photo gallery (morephotos) of the Raggamuffin Festival 2010 Afterparty in Sydney, Australia with Shaggy, Sean Kingston and Julian Marley!
Youth View Awards 2010
Shaggy won the Celebrity Role Model of the Year Award at the Youth View Awards 2010 in Kingston, Jamaica! Christopher Martin accepted the award on Shaggy’s behalf.
EME Awards 2010
On February 4 the Excellence in Music and Entertainment Awards 2010 ceremony took place in Kingston, Jamaica. Shaggy & Friends show won the award for Show of the Year! Congratulations!
Jamaica Observer shows of the year
The Jamaica Observer chose the Shaggy & Friends concert in benefit of the Bustamente Hospital for Children as one of the shows of the year. Jamaica Observer article.
New single and video shoot: I Wanna!
Shaggy, Costa Ionita, Andrea (Sahara) and Bob Sinclar shoot a video for their hot new single I Wanna in February at the beaches in Jamaica! Libertatea. If the single hadn’t been played on the radio, the song would have been entered into the Eurovision song festival competition. Cancan Showbiz.
Bob Sinclar, feat. Sahara and Shaggy I Wanna will be featured on Bob Sinclar’s upcoming 2010 album Made in Jamaica. For a preview of the single and album cover as well as an audio snippet of the song, visit Bob Sinclar.com!
New songs for Haiti with Etana and Sean Kingston
Shaggy recorded a song for Haiti! One part is with Etana and has been produced by Christopher Birch for Birchill Records. The other part is a collaboration with Sean Kingston, which they recorded this weekend in Jamaica! It is called “We’ll Rise Again”. More artists will be featured and the song will be released soon!
Shaggy, Sean Kingston and more in Kingston
Sean Kingston, Shaggy, Usain Bolt, Tessanne Chin, Morgan Heritage and many more were at Club Privilege in Kingston, Jamaica on Friday. SKKAN Media has a photo gallery!
Shaggy at Coke Zero concert
Shaggy performed at the “Coke Zero presents Sean Kingston concert” last night at the LIME Golf Academy in New Kingston. All proceeds of the concert go to the Haiti Relief Fund! Other artists who performed were among others Sean Kingston, Ding Dong, Chino, Elephant Man, Tifa, Tessanne Chin, D’Angel, Serani, Voice Mail, QQ, G Whizz, Alaine, Demarco and DJ Shine. The Jamaica Gleaner has a review of the concert. Rockwildaz has a photo of Shaggy backstage and a photo gallery with photos of Shaggy & Tessanne Chin performing their new hit song Never Let Me Go!
Win tickets to Raggamuffin Festival
You can win double passes to the Raggamuffin Festival in Perth, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, at Alchemy! You can win double passes to the Raggamuffin Festival in New Zealand at View Auckland, tickets at C4TV and VIP tickets at The Breakfast News at TV NZ!
