I didn't even realize how close we were to my favorite stage show of the year! Time flies and I haven't seen any advertisements promoting the grand event so I didn't even think twice about it.
That was until my homegirl called me asking me about my arrangements for this year, basically, will I be in front of the stage... or behind the stage.
And dammit.. thats a GOOD QUESTION, so I opened google and typed in "IRIE JAMBOREE 2010" to find out that they wont be having it this year!
WTF!?!?!?
Am I the only one whose concerned about the fact that the world is about to end??
I'm trying to have as much fun as possible before my last day and IRIE JAMBOREE plays a major part in that!
But regardless of how I feel about this, it doesn't change the fact that Irie Jamboree have no intention on bringing the noise or bringing the hype in 2010.
And they gave 4 pretty good reasons why!!
1. The Recession
Ain't nothing going on but the RENT! And people can barely get THAT together so as far as entertainment is concerned, that budget is close to nonexistent.. from the bottom class all the way to the top.
The only way this would have worked if the folks at Irie Jamboree dropped the cover price, but honestly, no one likes to dip into their profit.
2. Artist Visa Cancellation / Incarceration
Yeah, there are a lot of artists who they could have booked instead of cancelling the show. But really, I don't know how I would've felt if I went to one of the BIGGEST REGGAE SHOWS without seeing Buju Banton, Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Busy Signal, Mavado, Vybz Kartel, Ninja Man, Jah Cure, Luciano, Sizzla.. and AIDONIA!
Thinking about it, that right there is a lineup to die for!! It's a shame we wont be seeing them in the US for quite some time..
3. The 8pm Shut Down
I don't think Caribbean folks even know what 8pm looks like. But the New York Mayor went through the local police department to instate an order where all events at area parks must be over by 8pm.
Irie Jamboree wasn't even able to end at the legal time back when they had until 10pm. It was always a fuss and a fight with the officers to shut things down so you can imagine 8pm would have been torture.
4. The Funky Thing We Call The DANCEHALL INDUSTRY
Yeah.. I didn't wanna say it out loud, but we're failing. On our report card.. we got an F! And you know what that means, that means.. not enough people are supporting the music, concerts and even the sound clashes are taking a hit. It's a bit harder to sell the name of DANCEHALL to sponsors and just because they caught up with DUDUS doesn't mean there isn't an aftermath to be felt.
Well here it is.. do you feel it??
So this along with a whole bunch of other random reasons why IRIE JAMBOREE is taking a break this year to build.
They insist that 2011 they will be back stronger than ever and promises that it will be a show that you will NOT want to miss!
So there you have it, now I have to look into where I need to go to compliment my 2010 Labor Day Festivities..
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