Reggae Rise Up Festival is a prominent American music festival series hosted by Reggae Rise Up, a leading festival production and promotion company. Originally launched as a flagship event in Florida, the festival has expanded nationwide to states including Arizona, Utah, and Maryland, bringing together a diverse lineup of reggae, dancehall, hip-hop, and alternative rock acts.
Formed in 2001, Southern California band Dirty Heads mix hip-hop, reggae, and rock. They are best known for their 2017 hit Vacation, which gained massive global popularity on TikTok in 2021. Their albums include Midnight Control and 7 Seas.
Tunnel Vision is a surf, reggae, and ska-punk band formed in 2012 in San Clemente, California, by Hayden Hanson, Jacob Hernandez, and Tanner Payan while working at a surfboard factory. Signed to LAW Records in 2018, they have released albums like Days Away and Baja Bound, and the Shipwrecked EP.
Atmosphere is a venerated hip hop duo consisting of rapper Slug and producer Ant. Active for three decades, they are known for releasing dozens of albums and EPs featuring vulnerable storytelling and genre-blending soundtracks inspired by soul, funk, rock, and reggae.
Formed in California in 2010 by Rome Ramirez, Eric Wilson, and Bud Gaugh, ska alternative rock group Sublime with Rome is known for hits like Santeria and What I Got. They released albums like Tangerine Skies and collaborated with Slightly Stoopid on Cool and Collected.
Formed in 2003, Passafire is a rock-reggae band blending reggae grooves with alternative rock and progressive musicianship. They have released six studio albums, earned Billboard and iTunes Reggae chart number ones, worked with Paul Leary, and toured with 311 and The Wailers.
Formed in Columbus in 2016, The Quasi Kings is a reggae band led by brothers Zach and Benny Coleman. They blend reggae, rock, and hip-hop, debuting with the 2018 EP Throwaway Culture and releasing the album Eye of the Storm. They are known for high-energy live shows and sharing stages with acts like Steel Pulse and Badfish.
Formed in 2003, alt-reggae band The Movement features Joshua Swain, Jason Schmidt, Gary Jackson, Matt Goodwin, and Kyle Jerome. Known for heavy drum and bass and insightful lyrics, their seventh album Ways Of The World debuted at number one on the Billboard Reggae Chart.
Florida reggae-rock band Kash’d Out was formed by Greg Shields and Jackson Hauserman. Signed to LAW Records by Pepper, they released their debut album, The Hookup, which hit the Billboard Reggae Charts. Known for relentless national touring, they released the album Butter.
Dale and the ZDubs is a rock band with members from Maryland and North Carolina, known for raw storytelling inspired by Dale's three-year incarceration. Produced by DENM and Surfer Girl, their album Not Free Money features collaborations with Mihali, Tropidelic, and others.
Born in the Philippines, raised in Italy and Hawaii, HIRIE is a U.S. reggae artist blending island roots, pop hooks, and diary-like lyrics. Her self-titled debut hit the Billboard reggae charts, making her the only woman in the Billboard Reggae Top 10 at the time.
Cocoa Beach, FL’s Tidal Theory is an original reggae band fusing roots, dancehall, dub & Cali rock. Members: Andres Pfahl, Jason Kanoho, Shane O’Leary, Matt Hunt, Kelley B.
