{"id":94718,"date":"2026-06-30T16:20:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/94718\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T16:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:20:07","slug":"buju-banton-headlines-ubs-arena-new-york-on-july-18-with-skillibeng-lila-ike-more-just-added","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/94718\/","title":{"rendered":"Buju Banton Headlines UBS Arena New York on July 18 with Skillibeng, Lila Ik\u00e9 &#038; More Just Added"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=dancehallmag.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"adasprso-inline-simple\"><br \/>\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Add as preferred source on Google\" width=\"338\" height=\"106\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782836407_864_google-preferred-source-button.png\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782836407_864_google-preferred-source-button.png\" alt=\"Add as preferred source on Google\" width=\"338\" height=\"106\"\/><br \/>\n            <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buju Banton just made his July 18 UBS Arena show in New York a whole lot harder to skip. The reggae patriarch announced a fresh wave of additions to the lineup, dropping names that span generations of the dancehall and reggae world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skillibeng and Lila Ik\u00e9 are the two names that\u2019ll turn heads most immediately. Skillibeng has been one of the most talked-about voices out of Jamaica over the past few years, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dancehallmag.com\/2020\/03\/25\/features\/dancehalls-love-affair-with-clarks-shoes.html\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"257\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lila Ik\u00e9<\/a> has been quietly building a devoted following with her rootsy, soulful take on reggae \u2014 two very different energies sharing the same stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rounding out the additions are DJ Norie, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dancehallmag.com\/2022\/01\/18\/news\/grammys-set-new-date-venue-for-2022-awards-here-are-the-ten-jamaican-nominees.html\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"258\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gramps Morgan<\/a>, and Splackavelli Softouch. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dancehallmag.com\/2023\/06\/07\/news\/cedella-marley-helps-to-buy-1000-bibles-for-minister-marion-halls-reggae-sumfest-giveaway.html\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"255\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gramps Morgan brings serious reggae<\/a> pedigree to the bill, which gives the night a multigenerational feel that goes well beyond a typical dancehall showcase.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96717\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-20-800x1200.jpeg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-20-800x1200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96717\"\/>Buju Banton at the [[:en:Essence Music Festival|Essence Festival of Culture]] 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana in July 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buju himself announced the additions directly to his audience on Instagram, keeping it simple and direct \u2014 \u201cMake it a date and don\u2019t be late.\u201d That kind of casual confidence from an artist of his stature tends to land differently than a formal press rollout, and his fanbase responded accordingly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The show is set for a Saturday night, which matters for a New York crowd that treats a good <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dancehallmag.com\/2024\/06\/26\/news\/julian-skip-marley-luciano-to-headline-jamaican-day-reggae-event-in-paris-during-olympics-says-grange.html\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"261\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reggae event<\/a> like a proper occasion. UBS Arena in Elmont has been cementing itself as a serious destination for major acts since it opened, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dancehallmag.com\/2020\/05\/19\/features\/the-art-of-the-record-deal-jamaican-artists-moving-from-obscurity-to-global-celebrities.html\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"256\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buju Banton<\/a> headliner with a lineup this stacked fits that trajectory.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96718\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-21.jpeg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-21.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96718\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s a real range of appeal here, which is part of what makes the bill interesting. Fans who came up on Buju\u2019s classic era get Gramps Morgan; younger listeners who\u2019ve been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dancehallmag.com\/2023\/02\/11\/news\/skillibeng-claps-back-at-gage-with-his-streaming-numbers.html\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"260\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">streaming Skillibeng<\/a> have their reason to show up early. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dancehallmag.com\/2020\/05\/29\/news\/lila-ike-calls-for-more-collabs-between-dancehall-reggae-artistes.html\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"259\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lila Ik\u00e9<\/a> sits somewhere in between, pulling from tradition while clearly building toward something of her own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Buju Banton just made his July 18 UBS Arena show in New York a whole lot harder to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":94719,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[129],"tags":[47273,223],"class_list":["post-94718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ubs","tag-buju-banton","tag-ubs"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ch\/116839974822495626","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94718\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}