The 2022 Bigga Bagga Riddim Tour with UB40, The Wailers, changes venue
Submitted by paula on Wed, 08/24/2022 - 6:00am
Event Date:
September 22, 2022 - 3:00pm
UPDATE: With the current threat and uncertainty of the Mosquito Fire, organizers have had to move the concert. It was either cancel, or move the UB40/Wailers/Maxi Priest/Big Mountain concert set for Sept. 22.
Fortunately, the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno has allowed them to move this event to their Grand Theater on the same day to save the show.
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All ages are welcome and children 6 and under are free. This event will have a festival-like atmosphere complete with world-class music, local vendors, food trucks, beer and wine, beverages, and live art.
Doors open at 3 p.m. and the show starts at 4 p.m.
Advance tickets are available for $65 at New Moon Natural Foods (Truckee & Tahoe City) Recycled Records (Reno) The Buttermuffin (South Lake Tahoe), or online at Ticketweb.com. There will be a $10 increase on the day of the show.
Truckee River Regional Park Outdoor Amphitheater is located at 10050 Brockway Rd., Truckee, Calif.
UB40 is an English reggae and pop band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham, England. The band has had more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart, and has also achieved considerable international success. They have been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album four times, and in 1984 were nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Group. UB40 has sold over 70 million records worldwide.
With massive hits like “Red Red Wine” and “Can’t Help Falling in Love With You,” UB40 became one of the biggest names not only in reggae but in pop music in the 1980s and ’90s. The name "UB40" was selected in reference to an attendance card issued to people claiming unemployment benefits from the UK government Department of Employment. The designation UB40 stood for Unemployment Benefit, Form 40.
The Wailers rewrote the history books as Bob Marley’s band, and today under leader Al Anderson, they carry the flame for the past and light the way forward. Both The Wailers and UB40 are credited to the worldwide attention and success of the genre of Reggae Music as a whole.
Maxi Priest scored huge hits like “Close to You” by bringing together the sounds of reggae with R&B, while Big Mountain’s cover of “Baby, I Love Your Way” brought their sun-soaked sound to the masses. Catch the Bigga Bagga Riddim Tour as is hits Truckee, Ca one night only on September 22, 2022!
