Buju Banton adds Skillibeng, Lila Iké to UBS Arena show

Buju Banton has turned his July 18 UBS Arena date into a deeper New York reggae bill by adding Skillibeng and Lila Iké to the lineup. The move sharpens an already big night in Elmont, with Buju and Stephen Marley fronting the Roots and Rhymes U.S. summer tour and the 6:30 p.m. show now carrying more of the range that draws fans from different eras of Jamaican music.

That matters because the additions change the feel of the date, not just the poster. Buju Banton, Mark Anthony Myrie of Kingston and a Grammy-winning reggae-dancehall artist, remains the anchor. Stephen Marley brings the roots side of the co-headline. Skillibeng pushes the bill into newer, harder-edged dancehall territory, while Lila Iké adds a contemporary roots and soul voice that gives the show a different kind of lift. Gramps Morgan adds another layer of classic reggae family lineage, giving the arena date a wider footprint across the genre.

UBS Arena lists the show for Saturday, July 18, 2026, with the event set for 6:30 p.m. in Elmont, New York, at Belmont Park. The same routing places the stop between a July 15 date in Bristow, Virginia, and a July 19 date in Atlantic City, New Jersey, which makes the Elmont booking a key Northeast anchor on the run. Buju Banton’s official tour dates page also lists the UBS Arena show among the 2026 Roots and Rhymes dates, with VIP tickets and general tickets noted for the Elmont stop.

Stephen Marley’s tour materials place the UBS Arena date on the same July 18 routing and note Gramps Morgan as a special guest on select dates. That kind of cast is exactly what gives this one its bite: Buju is not just selling another arena night, he is building a show that can pull old-heads who lived through the classic Buju years and younger fans who come in through Skillibeng, Lila Iké, or Marley.

With those additions, the UBS Arena date looks less like a routine stop and more like a full-spectrum reggae event built for one Saturday night in New York.