Fly Rasta!

It's a bit past 6am here at a quiet campground in Wisconsin's Door County. I'm having a tough time coming down from a high energy performance by Ziggy Marley at the Door County Auditorium; I don't know how the locals here were able to land Ziggy to play in what amounts to a very good high school venue that seats 750 people, but what a show!

We've never seen him perform, but his set list included fully six tunes in homage to his dad, and it was spooky how like him he sounded and looked! If you missed an opportunity to see him as he came through your area, sucks for you... but if get the chance, do not pass!

Chris I know that feeling of high energy you are talking about. I saw Ziggy and his band perform his first show in Negril back in March of 1990 at Samsara and WOW what a show. The road in and out of Negril was backed up for miles and rocked the town, the energy there was something I have never experienced. The best performance ever

Saw him in Detroit last week. Wonderful!!!!!

Saw him Saturday night in Bayfield WI, AWESOME Show. If you get a chance to see him do not miss it!!!

Good to hear it was a good concert. He will be playing here in a couple of months. Same type of situation, a high school theatre type of place with under 1000 seats. It will be a good birthday gift for my son. Can't wait!

2 weeks ago here on Long Island. 4 yrs. in a row at the same small venue. Best show out of the 4!!!

Ziggy in Door County? Am I glad or sad I didn't know?!!? (had a busy weekend) As a kid/teen I roamed freely along the shore/woods/fields between Sturgeon Bay and Egg Harbor. Was just there the previous weekend.

I too was in Fish Creek Door county fot eh Fly Rasta. excellent venue and more excellent show. stayed right accross the street from the DCA so did not need to drive anywhere. I would love to see the next time he is in the area

They have had some great shows/big names at that venue.

Sure made me lonesome for the Rock... can't wait to go back in April!

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Originally Posted by guyingb

I too was in Fish Creek Door county fot eh Fly Rasta. excellent venue and more excellent show. stayed right accross the street from the DCA so did not need to drive anywhere. I would love to see the next time he is in the area

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Cool, guyingb! Where were your seats? We were in the back balcony, but still seemed close for us! I was up there waving the Jamaican flag....

Saw him at summerfest, great show.

my seats were in row q to the right of the stage. nice seats, lots of fun. i thought about going down to summerfest to see him but when i saw he was coming to DC it was a no brainer

Real excited to see Ziggy in Winnipeg next Friday, October 3rd.

Playing at the Burton Cummings Theatre, which is a nice small venue.

Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on your perspective, some of the people that were planning on attending can't make it, so I have some tickets available (on the floor)

PM me if you are interested

I'm sorry I missed his show when he was in my town. I was moving that weekend. He played a small venue here as well. And I heard it was a great show too. Maybe next tour.

Just bought tickets to see him in a few weeks in North Bay, Ontario, I was shocked when I saw he was coming in town! Can't wait to see him live!

We got to see Ziggy in Sioux City, Iowa, in July. He also sang several of Bob's songs and eerily sounded just like him. Also enjoyed the energy of his band and backup singers/dancers. Excellent show! Hope to see him again some day.

another winnipeger here . . . yes, burton cummings theatre is just the right venue for ziggy . . . soo looking forward to hearing him . . . going solo . . .

we can't wait to see Ziggy in Winnipeg next Friday. I love the small,more intimate venues. We have a group of 12 going and it should a blast. I just hope we don't have to stay seated. A few years ago Berres Hammond was at the concert hall and the whole crowd danced all night at their seats. It was amazing.

Ziggy was booked to play in my little neck of the woods two summers ago. He never made it. He got held up at immigration. :(

I was lucky to see his dad perform live back in the day though. When I think about it now it seems like a dream. Eventually saw Peter Tosh perform live on his own too. Awesome show!

Saw him in Iowa City in '90 or '91 - still one of the best concerts I have ever seen.

Saw him on his Forward to Love tour in June 2012 and again in July for this current tour. Both concerts were awesome. His youngest son came onto the stage to play the drum on Fly Rasta -- very cool to see Bob's spirit and message coming down through the generations.

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We got to see Ziggy in Sioux City, Iowa, in July. He also sang several of Bob's songs and eerily sounded just like him. Also enjoyed the energy of his band and backup singers/dancers. Excellent show! Hope to see him again some day.

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Yes - He does do several of his dad's chunes... and he does come off eerily like Bob in his persona and his performance of that music... amazing! As someone else noted, his young son and daughter did come on state during the album's title song, "Fly Rasta"... we could see them off stage from our seats, just dancing and itching to get on with Dad, to bang the drums and dance for the crowd... just like when he was their age. The Legend continues....

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Originally Posted by Beefer

Real excited to see Ziggy in Winnipeg next Friday, October 3rd.

Playing at the Burton Cummings Theatre, which is a nice small venue.

Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on your perspective, some of the people that were planning on attending can't make it, so I have some tickets available (on the floor)

PM me if you are interested

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Tickets are sold. Can't wait for Friday

Looking forward to seeing Ziggy for the second time this year in two weeks! Always puts I
on a great show. Love that he still plays Melody Makers songs and always a few of Bob's songs. And I got to meet Santa after the concert. Yea Mon!

We are seeing Ziggy in Edmonton on the 30th Sept at the Winspear Centre for the Arts. Unfortunately that is a large venue of 2000 and home to the Edmonton Symphony. I wish his booking people would have picked a smaller rambunctious venue where people could have stood / danced etc. as a symphony hall does not lend itself to this. We had a Reggae Fest here a few weeks back in the open air - an amazing riverfront venue was used and bands and singers from JA were in for this. It was great. Now I am trying to get tix at Rockhouse Negril on Nov 4th for the Tarrus Riley performance. Anyone know how these can be ordered online or?

The show Friday in Winnipeg was awesome.

The crowd was into it, the band was into it, and most importantly, Ziggy was into it.

Right from the moment Ziggy walked on stage the energy in the room was unbelievable.

Here is a link to the remaining shows on his tour.

http://ziggymarley.com/upcoming-shows/

If you get a chance to go, take it. You won't be disappointed

agree, it was "electrifying" . . . i love that the show was on time . . .

Beefer- thanks for the link. There is a show in Connecticut this Sunday and I am going to go- I've been jonesing bad for Negril and this might just be what I needed to make the next 8 weeks pass easier until I head down there.

The Ziggy show in Winnipeg - SO MUCH FUN!!! I didn't sit down once!! So much dancing - yay! We should have had a "Negril Forum meetup" for a drink at the Burt before the show.....seems like there were a few of us there :)

Saw Ziggy last night in Bridgeport CT- Ziggy was pumped, the band was tight, the show was great, the energy was wonderful and it was a little taste of the irie vibe that you feel down in Negril.

Since it was Bridgeport, a gritty urban area next to the uber wealthy gold coast- it was a crowd that was quite eclectic. Some rasta types, hedge fund managers in suits, their trustifarian kids, working class grannies, suburban moms who watch PBS and the 4 people who sat next to me who looked like the only TV cooking shows they watch is Breaking Bad. But when Ziggy came on everyone was up and dancing for the whole show.

It was just what I needed.

Saw Ziggy last week, and what a show! Truly took me back to that IRIE vibe I miss! Jamaica soon come. A concert not to be missed!

Saw Ziggy last night for the 2nd time on this tour. Even though it was not a sellout ( WTF!!) he could have just played a short set and cut his losses. Instead Ziggy and the band energized the crowd and played 20 songs. Only great entertainers do that! Big ups to him and the band.

My wife and I are going to see him tomorrow night in Atlanta. Any other Boardies going? There is a great Jamaica restaurant right next to the venue, so it will almost be like being in Negril for an evening (I wish!)

TedP

TedP.... now THAT sounds like a blast!

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My wife and I are going to see him tomorrow night in Atlanta. Any other Boardies going? There is a great Jamaica restaurant right next to the venue, so it will almost be like being in Negril for an evening (I wish!)

TedP

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Fortunate to have seen him kick it off at the OC Fair and will get the chance to see him again in a few weeks at a smaller venue. The vibe at the show was AMAZING. Everyone in attendance, including the concession staff and the Police were all enjoying the vibe. I cannot freaking wait for the next show.