Buju Banton and Stephen Marley announce Roots & Rhymes summer US tour 2026

Two of reggae’s most recognizable modern names have locked in a summer run built for big rooms, loyal crowds, and roots-heavy singalongs. Buju Banton and Stephen Marley formally announced Roots & Rhymes on April 14, setting up a 16-show U.S. tour that opens June 17 at Marymoor Park in Redmond, Washington and stretches from the West Coast to Atlanta.

The pairing is the headline. Buju Banton brings the authority of a career that has carried dancehall into roots territory with force and consistency, while Stephen Marley brings a polished live-band presence and a family legacy that keeps him in the center of reggae’s biggest touring conversations. Multiple outlets have described the run as the first full-scale co-headlining tour between the two, which gives the package real weight beyond a routine summer bill. Ticketmaster said general sales begin Friday, April 17, at 10:00 a.m. local venue time, and pre-sale and VIP packages are already in play, including meet-and-greet and soundcheck options.

The routing reads like a premium North American sweep. After Redmond, the tour moves through Costa Mesa and Oakland, then heads to Morrison, Colorado, for Red Rocks Amphitheatre on June 24 before continuing to Dallas, Huntsville, Gautier, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, Boston, Bridgeport, Bethel, Bristow, Belmont Park, Atlantic City, Portsmouth, Raleigh, Charlotte, and Atlanta. Gramps Morgan and Splackavelli are listed as special guests on select dates, giving the tour extra roots vocal power and a younger-jump energy that should keep the pace shifting night to night.

Red Rocks stands out as the marquee crossover stop. That bill adds Ziggy Marley, J Boog, and Mike Love, turning the Colorado date into a one-night summit with enough name value to pull in both reggae lifers and festival fans. One Red Rocks listing also says $1 from every ticket will benefit the Ghetto Youths Foundation, which folds philanthropy into the event’s legacy appeal.

The demand history around Buju makes the timing even sharper. He played two sold-out UBS Arena shows in Queens on July 13 and 14, 2024, widely described as his first U.S. performances in 13 years and his first stateside stage appearances since 2011. That comeback energy now rolls straight into Roots & Rhymes, with Stephen Marley’s eight-time Grammy-winning profile and Buju Banton’s Grammy-winning status giving the tour the kind of prestige that reggae tickets rarely get to carry across so many major markets at once.