Celebrating Bob: Marley 78th Birthday Weekend Event Guide

Bob Marley would have been 78 years old on Feb. 6. He was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1945 and grew up to become the greatest reggae musician of all time. Marley died in 1981 from cancer. His children have kept the music alive as have many other bands who pay tribute to Bob live as well as covering his large songbook with recordings. Marley was also a legendary ganja smoker.

This weekend is the lead-up to Feb. 6 and features many tribute shows. Here's a four-day list:

 

Feb. 3

• The Sound, Del Mar, CA - Ziggy Marley: A Live Tribute to His Father

• Admore Music Hall, Ardmore, PA - Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Jah Works, Omar's Hat, Solomonic Sound System

• The Warehouse, Fairfield, CT - Mystic Bowie

• The State Room, Salt Lake City, UT - Natural Roots, Sun Divide, Fobland Sound

• HopMonk Tavern, Sebastapol, CA - Sol Horizon, DJ Jacques

• 2Funky Music Cafe, Leicaster, UK - The Marley Experience

• Sunny Banks Hills, Leeds, UK

 

Feb. 4

• The Sound, Del Mar, CA - Ziggy Marley: A Live Tribute to His Father

• Cervantes Masterpiece and the Other Side, Denver, CO - Wake Up and Live

• High Noon Saloon, Madison, WI - Mama T (The People Brothers Band), members of Natty Nation

• Lit, Birmingham, AL - DJ Trini Fresh, DJ Pumpkin

• Universal Orlando Resort, Orlando, FL

• Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, CT - comedian Bob Marley

• THEMUSEUM, Kitchener, ON

• The Fernie Legion, Fernie, BC

• Boisdal Canary Wharf, London, UK 

• Patronaat, Harlem, The Netherlands

 

Feb. 5

• Sony Hall, New York, NY - CCB Reggae All-Stars

• Nectar Lounge, Seattle, WA - Prezident Brown, Arkaingelle, Selassie Ites, DJ Councilor

• Ottobar, Baltimore, MD

 

Feb. 6

• Visit the Bob Marley One Love Experience in Hollywood, CA

• SOB's, New York, NY - BLVO H3RO, Johnnygo Figure, DJ Ayanna Heaven

• City Winery, Boston, MA - Duppy Conquerors

• Halo Ultra Lounge, St. Lawrence Gap, Barbados - DJ Lil Rick

 

Marley Reading Room

• How Chris Blackwell Turned Bob into a Rock

• Family Tree: Bob's 13 Kids

• Bob's Best Ganja Tunes and Spliff Pics

• Family Says Bob Dug Psilocybin

• Obama Visits Marley Museum

 

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