Half Pint Joins Slightly Stoopid On Their US “Tailgate 2008 Summer Tour”

Posted on July 16, 2008

For Immediate Release: Half Pint, Reggae’s beloved veteran singer, will join the popular So California based rock/reggae band Slightly Stoopid on their “Tailgate 2008 US Summer Tour.” The tour also features Pepper and reggae masters Sly & Robbie performing in outdoor amphitheaters around the US. Half Pint will be Slightly Stoopid’s special guest artist performing during their set on dates starting in Nampa, Idaho on August 6 through the tour’s finish in the band’s hometown of San Diego, CA on September 6th at the San Diego State Open Air Amphitheater.

Slightly Stoopid and Pint have a history together recording songs in the studio previously and Stoopid’s manager, John Phillips (Silverback Management), was instrumental in Sublime / Long Beach Dub All Star’s success who have cited Pint as one of their musical influences.

Tickets are available now through www.Ticketmaster.com nationwide

TAILGATE 2008 SUMMER US TOUR FEATURING SLIGHTLY STOOPID (WITH HALF PINT), PEPPER, AND SLY & ROBBIE

Wed 08/06/08 Nampa, ID Idaho Center Amphitheater
Thu 08/07/08 Redmond, WA Marymoor Amphitheatre
Fri 08/08/08 Eugene, OR Cuthbert Amphitheater
Sat 08/09/08 Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre
Sun 08/10/08 Tahoe City, CA Truckee Park Amph.
Wed 08/13/08 Butte, MT Depot
Thu 08/14/08 Magna, UT The Great Saltair
Fri 08/15/08 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Sat 08/16/08 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
Wed 08/20/08 New York, NY Roseland Theater
Thu 08/21/08 Boston, MA Bank Of America Pavilion
Sun 08/24/08 Baltimore, MD Pier Six Pavilion
Wed 08/27/08 North Myrtle Beach, SC House Of Blues
Thu 08/28/08 Cary, NC Koka Booth Amphitheatre At Regency Park
Fri 08/29/08 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
Sat 08/30/08 Boca Raton, FL Centre For The Arts At Mizner Park Amphitheatre
Sun 08/31/08 Saint Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Fri 09/05/08 Mesa, AZ Mesa Amphitheatre
Sat 09/06/08 San Diego, CA SDSU Open Air Theatre

Released earlier this year, No Stress Express (Half Pint Music/Essential/Universal), is deemed to be a classic and is available now at all leading music retailers. The hot tracks include “Unity” featuring Jack Maness from Long Beach Dub All Stars / Sublime, “Bad Boys” featuring Sizzla, “Just be Good” featuring R&B songbird Mikki Howard, ‘Mind Over Matter,” ”Suzie,” and “Children of His Majesty.”

Half Pint has enjoyed a long history of success dating back to the early 1980′s. He was the first major artist produced by Prince Jammy (later King Jammy), and together they helped establish a lighter, more relaxed, more melodic approach to dancehall that made for an easy transition into the digital ragga era. His first big hit “Winsome” was later covered by the Rolling Stones in 1986 (under the new title “Too Rude”). Many hits followed: “Money Man Skank,” “One in a Million,” “One Big Family,” “Pouchie Lou,” the socially conscious “Mr. Landlord,” and the all-time dancehall classic “Level the Vibes.” The huge hit “Substitute Lover” came in 1992, and in 1996 the rock group Sublime covered another Half Pint classic, “Loving.”

British female pop/R&B star. Estelle, has recorded a new hit cover of Pint’s “Substitute Lover” on her new sophomore CD release, Shine, released on John Legend’s Homeschool label distributed by Atlantic Records. Look for a remix with Estelle featuring Half Pint for the cover version to be released soon.

Additional upcoming Half Pint “No Stress Express” tour dates:

Sat 07/19/08 Tuscon, AZ The Rock
Sat 07/27/08 Toronto, ON, Canada Jamaica Day Celebration
Sun 08/03/08 W. Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheater (w Freddie McGregor & Wayne Wonder)
Sat 08/23/08 Ottawa, ON Canada Ottawa Reggae Festival (Festival Pier At Penn’s Landing)