Legendary Jamaican Artist Buju Banton Coming To Toronto On North American Arena Tour

A legendary Jamaican artist is making a major return to Canada.

Grammy-winning reggae and dancehall musician Buju Banton will perform at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on October 13, for his first Canadian show in over fifteen years.

The show is part of a North American arena tour, and comes after his first U.S. shows in 13 years, including two sold-out dates at New York's UBS Arena.

It's a comeback years in the making, bringing the reggae star — who rose to fame in the '90s with albums like Mr. Mention, Voice of Jamaica, and the Reggae Albums chart topper Inna Heights — back to North American stages, following his incarceration from 2011 to 2018.

Banton is also promising new music alongside the tour, which kicks off in Florida on Aug. 23, with support from Fridayy. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 19 at 10 am EST.

Also making an appearance at Scotiabank Arena this fall is rapper Don Toliver, as part of his Psycho Tour, promoting his new record Hardstone Psycho. He comes through town on November 14, with support from Teezo Touchdown and Monaleo. He'll also be stopping in La Belle Province for a date at Montreal's Bell Centre the night before. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 19.

Haisla Nation hip-hop duo Snotty Nose Rez kids, meanwhile, have announced a slew of North American dates taking them through western and central Canada and the U.S. The acclaimed group signed with Sony Music Canada last year and are touring in support of their major label debut, Red Future, out September 13. Check out the full list of dates and find tickets on their website.

Buzzy indie singer MJ Lenderman is also hitting the road in support of a new record this fall with his backing band the Wind. He'll come through Toronto on Oct. 18 and Montreal on Oct. 19, before heading across the pond to Europe. Lenderman fans across the rest of Canada will be disappointed, but there could be more Canadian dates in store, depending on which way the wind blows.

Stay tuned for more fall concert announcements.