Rebelution Announces Summer 2010 Major Festival Circuit

Santa Barbara based reggae / world group Rebelution set to appear at 6+ music festivals across the country during summer 2010 including Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza.

PR Log (Press Release) – Apr 12, 2010 – LOS ANGELES, CA (April 12, 2010)—Santa Barbara based reggae / world / rock group Rebelution is set to attack the music festival circuit this summer with six scheduled appearances, with more to be announced, at various festivals across the country.  Their itinerary includes: Summer Camp Music Festival (founded by the band Moe and featuring STS9, The Avett Brothers, Pretty Lights and Slightly Stoopid) in Chillicothe, IL; Wakarusa Festival (The Black Keys, Widespread Panic and The Disco Biscuits) in Ozark, AR; Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival (Dave Matthews Band, Stevie Wonder, Kings of Leon, Jay-Z) in Manchester, TN; the 32nd Annual Harmony Festival (Lauren Hill, Slightly Stoopid) at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, CA; Lollapalooza (Green Day, Lady Gaga, Jimmy Cliff); and the 14th Annual All Good Music Festival (Further, Umphrey’s McGee) in Masontown, West Virginia.  This will be the second time Rebelution has performed at The Harmony Festival, and the first time for the five additional festivals. 

The announcement of the band’s summer festival dates comes on the heels of the conclusion to their headlining, sold out (30+ dates) national winter tour which included venues such as The House of Blues in Anaheim, Chicago, New Orleans, Boston, Orlando, San Diego, and West Hollywood, and additional high profile venues nationwide such as The Fillmore (San Francisco), Roseland Theatre (Portland), The Boulder Theater (Boulder), The Marquee Theater (Tempe), Free Bird Live (Jacksonville), Irving Plaza (New York), and The Gothic Theatre (Denver), to name a few.    

REBELUTION SUMMER 2010 FESTIVAL DATES

MAY 8, 2010 – SPRING GATHERING (San Bernadino, California)
MAY 28, 2010 – SUMMER CAMP MUSIC FESTIVAL (Chillicothe, Illinois)
JUNE 3, 2010 – WAKARUSA FESTIVAL (Ozark, Arkansas)
JUNE 12, 2010 – BONNAROO MUSIC & ARTS (Manchester, Tennessee)
JUNE 13, 2010 – HARMONY FESTIVAL (Santa Rosa, California)
JULY 8, 2010 – LOLLAPALOOZA (Chicago, Illinois)
JULY 10, 2010 – ALL GOOD MUSIC FESTIVAL (Masontown, West Virginia)  

Throughout 2009 and into 2010 Rebelution has remained a top artist on the iTunes and Billboard charts.  Their sophomore album “Bright Side of Life” (released August 2009) has continued to dominate the iTunes charts, capturing the #3 spot for top albums downloaded in the United States in all genres, and the #1 spot in the reggae music genre with it’s release last year.  The band went on to garner the #54 spot on the Billboard Top 200, #7 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums charts and #1 on the Billboard Top Reggae Albums charts.  

Rebelution is currently on tour in France throughout the month of April 2010.

For more information on Rebelution and their tour dates please visit www.rebelutionmusic.com or www.myspace.com/rebelution.

For media inquiries with Rebelution, please contact Jordyn Borczon at MLC PR at Jordyn@Monaloring.com or 818-706-8080.