One of the premier an longest running reggae festvails in the US has been cancelled, at least for 2019. Reggae on the River was scheduled to go down August 2-4th and headlined by Damian Marley and Toots and the Maytals. The festivals website posted this:
Dusty Hughston, Mateel Community Center board member, confirmed that the 2019 Reggae on the River show has been cancelled. “It’s real. They called me and the treasurer,” he told us. The Mateel Board will release a complete statement but at this time Hughston said that though the board won’t have the money from Reggae this year, they have continued to pay down the Mateel’s debt.
Hughston said that with the closure of the big event, the Mateel will put on a smaller event at their hall in Redway. “We’re going to do something that weekend at the Mateel,” he told us.
Mateel put out the following statement: