Beres Hammond, Returns To North America “For The Love Of It” Summer Tour [Complete Dates/Locations Inside]

Jamaican musical legend and Grammy nominated singer, songwriter, and producer Beres Hammond’s “For The Love Of It” 2010 Tour kicked off in Florida last week and will continue throughout the U.S. and Canada making stops in 35 cities including Atlanta (July 30), Washington, DC (August 1), New York (August 6,7 & 8), San Francisco (August 27), Los Angeles (August 29) and wrapping back in Florida’s West Palm Beach (Sept 12). Joining Hammond on the tour will be Kenyatta Hill & Culture and Inner Circle.

Known to many as the originator of “lover’s rock,” Hammond has been writing, producing and pouring out his smoky-sweet voice over every kind of riddim track for over three decades. He continues to top the charts, most recently with the 2008 release A MOMENT IN TIME which Allmusic called “another fine album from one of Jamaica's finest singers” He has sold out some of the country’s largest venues including New York’s Radio City Music Hall.

The single “I Feel Good” from A MOMENT IN TIME has remained in the Top 5 on reggae charts since the release. Hammond can also be found on the summer’s must-have reggae compilation REGGAE GOLD 2010, along with other chart toppers as Damian Marley and Nas, Shaggy, Etana and Gyptian. VP Records recently reissued Hammond’s 1979 JUST A MAN, which has been praised as a “triumphant reissue.”

For further information and tour passes, please contact:

Nathaniel Watkins – VP Records
O: 718-425-1151 www.vprecords.com

Beres Hammond Tour 2010

Date                     Day                             City                                Venue

21-Jul           Wednesday           Sebastian, Fl                     Captain Hiram's Resort
23-Jul           Friday                      Ft. Lauderdale, FL            Hard Rock Café
24-Jul           Saturday                 Orlando, FL                        Hard Rock Café
25-Jul           Sunday                   St. Petersburg, FL             Janus Landing
27-Jul           Tuesday                 Raleigh NC                         Lincoln Theatre
28-Jul           Wednesday           Charlotte NC                      The Neighborhood Theatre
30-Jul           Friday                      Atlanta, Ga                          Atlanta Civic Center
31-Jul           Saturday                 Norfolk, Va.                         Nova
1-Aug           Sunday                    Washington, D.C.              WolfTrap
4-Aug           Wednesday            Springfield, MA                   Hippodrome
5-Aug           Thursday                 Revere Mass                     Club Lido
6-Aug           Friday                       New York                            BAM
7-Aug           Saturday                  New York                            BAM
8-Aug           Sunday                    Bronx , NY                          Lehman College
10-Aug         Tuesday                 Baltimore, MD                    Rams Heads Live
11-Aug         Wednesday            Providence, R.I.                Lupos
12-Aug        Thursday                 New Haven, CT                Toads Place
13-Aug         Friday                      Montreal                             EB Lounge
14-Aug         Saturday                 Toronto                              Metro Convention Center
15-Aug         Sunday                   Barrie Ontario                   Barrie Caribfeast
19-Aug         Thursday                Winnipeg                           Centennial Concert Hall
20-Aug         Friday                      Edmonton                         TBA
21-Aug         Saturday                Calgary                               Calagery Reggae festival
23-Aug         Monday                  Vancouver, Canada         Commordore Ballroom
24-Aug         Tuesday                 Seattle, WA                        Neumos
26-Aug         Thursday                Chico, CA                          Calif State (Bell Auditorium)
27-Aug         Friday                      San Fran/Oakland           The Independent
29-Aug         Sunday                   Los Angeles, CA              Queen Mary, Los Angeles
30-Aug         Monday                   Las Vegas, NV                 TBA
31-Aug         Tuesday                 Salt Lake City, UT             Bay Entertainment Complex
1-Sep           Wednesday           Denver, CO                       TBA
3-Sep           Friday                      Philadelphia PA               Trocadara
4-Sep           Saturday                 Newark NJ                         TBA
5-Sep           Sunday                   Albany NY                           TBA
10-Sep         Friday                     Jacksonville FL
12-Sep         Sunday                  West Palm Beach FL