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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, September 28, 2001

Tip-Off
Marley brothers will rock in Hawai'i

By Wayne Harada
Advertiser Entertainment Editor

The Marley Family, led by brothers Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Julian Marley and Stephen Marley, will perform in a three-island Hawai'i tour in October.

The concert, in support of Damian Marley's Motown CD, "Halfway Tree," also will feature guest artists Bounty Killer, Capleton, Yami Bolo and Daddigan.

Play dates are:

  • Honolulu — 7 p.m. Oct. 26, Waikiki Shell. Tickets: $30 for reserved pool seats, $25 for reserved first and second terrace seats, and $20 in advance ($25 at the gate) for general admission grass seats. On sale Saturday at the Blaisdell box office and Ticket Plus outlets, including all Tempo Music locations, House of Music Ala Moana, Foodland and Sack 'N Save stores, the University of Hawai'i-Manoa Campus Center and MWR Kunia. Charge by phone: 526-4400.
  • Big Island — 7 p.m. Oct. 27, Edith Kanaka'ole Multi-Purpose Stadium, Hilo. Tickets: $25 in advance ($30 at the gate), general admission seating. On sale Saturday at MJS Music in Hilo, Byrds in Waimea and Mele Kai in Kona.
  • Maui — 6 p.m. Oct. 28, Maui Arts & Cultural Center Amphitheater, Kahului. Tickets: $25 in advance ($30 at the gate); general admission seating. On sale Saturday at the MACC box office, Tropical Disc in Kihei and Grove 2 Music in Lahaina. Charge by phone: (808) 242-SHOW.

Damian is the youngest son of late reggae superstar Bob Marley and Jamaica's 1977 Miss World, Cindy Breakspeare. He and his brothers previously have performed in Hawai'i concerts.

"Halfway Tree" is a neighborhood in Kingston, Jamaica, the symbolic bridge between Bob Marley's country roots and Cindy Breakspeare's more affluent "uptown" community.