Dancehall superstar Bounty Killer will hit a US stage for the first time in fifteen years with the event dubbed \u2018The Return of the Warlord Bounty Killer\u2019. The event will explode on Saturday, July 5 at the 18,000-capacity Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.<\/p>\n
Paul \u2018Bankie\u2019 Giscombe, manager of Grammy Award-winning dancehall icon Bounty Killer (Rodney Price, OD), announced the artist\u2019s long-awaited return to the US stage after a 15-year hiatus.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are extremely excited to confirm Bounty\u2019s first U.S. performance in Brooklyn, home to the largest Jamaican diaspora population,\u201d said Giscombe.<\/p>\n
Presented by renowned Reggae Fest promoter CJ Miilan, this performance marks a major milestone in dancehall history.<\/p>\n
\u201cBounty is eager to reconnect with his thousands of fans who have been anticipating his return. Brooklyn is where his U.S. journey began in 1992 with his breakout hit \u2018Coppershot,\u2019 so it\u2019s only fitting that his return happens there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bounty Killer\u2019s travel troubles started in 2010 when the United States canceled his visa, along with those of Beenie Man, Sizzla, Aidonia, and Mavado, all of whom are Dancehall artists. Selector Ricky Trooper also lost his visa at that time.<\/p>\n
Bounty Killer\u2019s difficulties continued even after Aidonia, Sizzla and Mavado\u2019s visas were ultimately restored.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe dey yah! I will see you all soon,\u201d Bounty Killer wrote.<\/p>\n
In September 2024, Bounty had opened up about his prolonged inability to travel to the United States, a situation he had described as \u201cdevastating\u201d to his music career and family.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s life. Life is life and yuh affi jus live. I don\u2019t know what I did to not have a visa for 13 years, but up until this day, di embassy nuh even have a good explanation for me,\u201d Bounty told Gaza Uncle and DJ Everlina in a YouTube interview.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t even know how I survive,\u201d he explained. \u201cMost of my fans are in the US, and that\u2019s where the music market is biggest, and I can\u2019t even get to go promote my songs or greet my fans or even my family, my kids. I got several kids in the US, so this affected me devastatingly.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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