𝐃𝐉 𝐆𝐰𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 — 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 @ 𝐂𝐲𝐩𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐀𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞, 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐤 (Aug 20, 2026)
Massive respect and gratitude to everyone who came out to Cyprus Avenue in Cork on Thursday, August 20th, 2026! Opening the night for the legendary The Wailers—a group carrying forward the timeless legacy of Bob Marley and standard-bearers of reggae history—was an absolute honor. 2026 marks 50 years since the release of the landmark Rastaman Vibration album, making performing alongside them on this tour extra special.
Receiving such a warm, massive round of applause from the Cork crowd set the energy right. Huge respect as well to The Wailers' musicians themselves, who shared some incredible appreciation and love for the music as they took the stage.
A massive thank you to the crowd for the energy, to Cyprus Avenue for the trust, and to The Wailers for an unforgettable night!
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 & 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒙𝒕
To prepare the room for the reggae icons, this 90-minute warm-up selection (7:00 PM – 8:30 PM) was designed as a chronological and stylistic journey through reggae history:
* 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙨 & 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 (1970𝙨): Starting with deep Roots Reggae, Sacred Rastafarian chants (The Abyssinians), Dub landmarks (Augustus Pablo), and classic Lee "Scratch" Perry productions (Max Romeo, The Congos).
* 𝙐𝙆 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙨 𝙈𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩: Highlighting essential British-reggae pioneers who shaped the European sound (Steel Pulse, Misty in Roots, Capital Letters, Black Slate).
* 𝙍𝙪𝙗-𝙖-𝘿𝙪𝙗 & 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡 (1980𝙨): Transitioning into the smooth, heavy rhythms of Gregory Isaacs, Frankie Paul, and Sugar Minott.
* 𝙈𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙜𝙖𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡 & 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨: Bringing the vibe right up to the present day with leading figures of the 2010s/2020s Reggae Revival movement (Chronixx, Protoje, Kabaka Pyramid, Jesse Royal, Queen Omega).
By bridging original 1970s roots directly to modern Roots Revival, the set built a steady, respectful bridge to set the perfect atmosphere before The Wailers took the stage at 8:45 PM.
𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 (𝟎𝟕:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 - 𝟎𝟖:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌)
11. Satta Massagana — The Abyssinians
2. Skylarking — Horace Andy
3. Marcus Garvey — Burning Spear
4. Revolution — Dennis Brown
5. I Chase The Devil — Max Romeo & The Upsetters
6. Fisherman — The Congos
7. Police & Thieves — Junior Murvin
8. King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown — Augustus Pablo
9. Your House — Steel Pulse
10. Musi-O-Tunya — Misty In Roots
11. Here I Come — Dennis Brown
12. Night Nurse — Gregory Isaacs
13. Tenement Yard — Jacob Miller
14. Police In Helicopter — John Holt
15. Pass The Tu Shen Peng — Frankie Paul
16. Good Thing Going — Sugar Minott
17. Skankin’ Sweet — Chronixx
18. Smoking My Ganja (12” mix) — Capital Letters
19. Mankind — Misty In Roots
20. Amigo — Black Slate
21. Red Gold and Green — Kabaka Pyramid feat. Damian Marley
22. Reggae Music Long Live Reggae — I Wayne
23. Modern Day Judas — Jesse Royal
24. Who Knows — Protoje feat. Chronixx
25. We Are — Morgan Heritage feat. Kabaka Pyramid & Dre Island
26. Leave People Business — Christopher Martin & Romain Virgo
27. Reggae Music — Kabaka Pyramid
28. Sensi Ride — Wayne Wonder & Don Yute
29. Tuff Like Iron — Queen Omega
30. When We Kill — Skarra Mucci feat. Ken Boothe
31. Here Comes Trouble — Chronixx
32. Here Comes Trouble (Dub) — Chronixx
33. Bubble Up — Peppery
34. Boom Wah Dis — Burro Banton
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