Black Uhuru announces long U.S. summer tour for 2026
Black Uhuru’s June 4 to July 13 U.S. run hits clubs, theaters and festivals, including Ragged Island in Rhode Island, proving classic reggae still draws hard.
Black Uhuru has rolled out a long U.S. summer run that stretches from Florida to the Mountain West, with a routing built for clubs, theaters and festival stages alike. The June 5 announcement set the group on the road from June 4 through July 13, 2026, underscoring that one of reggae’s defining names is still being booked as a live draw across multiple markets.
The tour opened June 4 in St. Augustine, Florida, at Cafe Eleven, then moved through Orlando, Gainesville and Asheville before heading north into Cleveland and Buffalo. From there, the schedule fans out across New England and keeps pushing west and south, with stops listed in St. Louis, Oklahoma City, Santa Fe, Golden, Fort Collins, Ridgway, Moab, Crested Butte, Denver and Dillon. That mix of club dates, theater shows and larger festival appearances shows Black Uhuru being programmed for both intimate rooms and broader regional crowds.
One of the clearest signs of that range is the Ragged Island Music Festival in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, where Black Uhuru is slotted for June 13 and 14. The festival bills itself as a family-friendly, two-day live music event on a Rhode Island farm, with bands, craft beer, food and fun, and its ticket rules make the format plain: tickets are only valid for the labeled day selected, not as a two-day pass. That kind of placement gives the group a different kind of stage visibility than a standard club run.
Black Uhuru’s official site also carries a 2026 summer tour news post and a live calendar confirming the itinerary, with tickets available through the band’s own channel. That direct promotion matters in a touring market where legacy reggae acts have to keep proving their pull city by city, rather than leaning only on name recognition. This routing makes the case plainly: Black Uhuru still has enough catalog strength and live credibility to move from small rooms to festival grounds without losing the plot.
The timing also lands with real historical weight. The Recording Academy’s Grammy records show that the 27th Annual Grammy Awards covered recordings released between Oct. 1, 1983, and Sept. 30, 1984, and GRAMMY.com identifies Anthem as the first winner of Best Reggae Recording. With 1985 marked as a pivotal year in reggae history, Black Uhuru’s summer trek feels less like nostalgia and more like a reminder that foundational roots music still commands a lane on the road.
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