Soirée: LEE SCRATCH PERRY

Soirée: LEE SCRATCH PERRY

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Lee Scratch Perry
“Super Ape” 40th Anniversary Irish Tour

Live at The Academy, Thursday March 3rd 2016
Tickets go on sale now
€ 26.50 includes booking fee +18s show, I.D is required
Doors: 7pm

Regarded with awe throughout the music world, Lee “Scratch” Perry holds status as one of the most enduring and original reggae producers and artists of all time. From his early days in the 1960’s as a singer and engineer for Coxsone Dodd’s Studio One in Kingston, through his production of the seminal Wailers’ classics African Herbsman and Soul Revolution, Perry’s innovative style marks him as one of reggae’s original treasures. His on the edge creative genius remains evident in his own solo albums of the 1970’s through his steady stream of mind-boggling releases of the 1980’s.

He’s known as “The Godfather of Reggae” or “The Creator of Dub” amongst other things. He’s worked with everyone from Bob Marley to Max Romeo, received Grammy nominations and was nominated by Rolling Stone in their top 100 artists of all time.

It was in 1976 that he produced the seminal “SUPER APE” dub album with his studio band The Upsetters. He’s coming back to Ireland with his full live band to perform “Super Ape” in its entirety in celebration of the fact that the album is 40 years old - Incidentally it’s his 80th birthday in March.

Tickets available from Ticketmaster.ie and outlets nationwide
This show is over 18’s, I.D will be required.