Shaggy!…Shaggy!…Shaggy!…Shaggy!…Shaggy!…

That’s what people were screaming last night on LeBreton Flats right before the king of reggae got on stage. The crowd went even crazier as Shaggy climbed the stairs walking towards the them.

It was a perfect night for the event with no rain in sight and a cool breeze. As the evening wore, more and more people filled Lebreton Flats and the atmosphere was just right for a great show. The musicians performing before Shaggy, Loudlove and Pressure, really pumped up the audience for the big event with some rocking beats and even more reggae love.

About half way in to Shaggy’s show there were still some issues on the technical side and you could see that Shaggy himself was truly irritated by the situation. Even after sending heads up signals to the tech crew on site something was not going right. In fact, the volume of the back vocal singers microphones were too low and we couldn’t hear them. But once the issue was solved everything was perfect and the man delivered an amazing performance.

Overall it was a great closing night for the Ottawa Reggae Festival and we are looking forward to next years edition.