Buju Banton to Play Canada on His Overcomer North American Tour

The dancehall icon comes to Toronto this October

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BY Calum SlingerlandPublished Jul 15, 2024

Reggae and dancehall icon Buju Banton has mapped out a North American tour, featuring his first Canadian performance in over 15 years.

The Grammy-winning artist will take the Overcomer tour of North American arenas around the continent later year, kicking things off in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, in August.

The new dates come after two sold-out shows at New York City's UBS Arena this past weekend, which marked Banton's first shows in the United States in 13 years. Support on the trek comes from Fridayy.

Banton will perform at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena on October 13 for the tour's second-last stop, ahead of a November date at Brooklyn's Barclays Centre.

Tickets go on sale July 19 at 10 a.m. ET, and you can find the complete tour itinerary below.

In 2009, Banton was arrested for cocaine trafficking in the United States. In 2011, he was convicted and handed a ten-year prison sentence, and was released in December 2018.

Since his release from prison, Banton has shared a pair of albums in 2020's Upside Down 2020 and 2023's Born for Greatness. He also appeared on albums by dvsn and DJ Khaled.


Buju Banton 2024 Tour Dates:

08/23 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Amerant Bank Arena
08/25 Tampa, FL - Amalie Arena
08/27 Washington, DC - Capital One Arena
08/30 Boston, MA - TD Garden
09/01 Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
09/06 Hartford, CT - XL Center
09/08 Atlanta, GA - State Farm Arena
09/12 Houston, TX - Toyota Center
09/13 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
09/15 Phoenix, AZ - Footprint Center
09/18 Inglewood, CA - Intuit Dome
09/23 San Jose, CA - SAP Center
09/29 Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
10/13 Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena 
11/17 Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center

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