Barrington Levy Tickets

I wish there was more of a description for this event when purchasing tickets. Obviously they used Barringtons name for marketing purposes. I didn't even stay long enough to see him because the dance hall DJs were so bad. Waste of my money.

My review is titled as such because we finally left the show shortly after 11pm when Barrington Levy was still yet to take the stage. In the meantime we were "entertained" by a series of amateur artists and DJs, and a loud and vulgar emcee. I'm sure Barrington was awesome and this review is not directed towards him. People were clearly there to see him and it was a major disappointment that it took so long.

Barrington Levy was amazing, he played all his hits, old and he even mixed in a few new tracks. It was an experience i soon will forget...

The show was really great one it got started but Mr. Levy was 1 1/2 hour late. In the interim while we waited they played some really great reggae songs. Barrington Levy's performance was awesome, my friends and I enjoyed it thoroughly. He appeared to not have aged at all and remains an energetic performer.

Barrington is a legend that still lives! As dynamic as always, crowd motivating and venue was a perfect place

always a treat to see Barrington, one of the great reggae artists of our generation.

Levi Came in Very Very Late.. There was no update on when the show would start... People stoof there waiting, waiting and waiting until 10:30 when the show began. Could have been organised better.

He cancelled the first show at bbkings 3 weeks ago and rescheduled for the highline ballroom. Ticket said 8 pm music. Doors at 6. No warm up band and he had not showed up as of 950

I would describe the Barrington Levy show at the Paradise as disappointing. I was hoping for a night of chill reggae as Barrington has delivered in previous shows. The night started fine with a solid performance by Soul Rebel Project who prepared the crowd for a great performance by Barrington with a powerful version of “Informer”. The crowd then lost its good vibe with an hour long wait for Barrington and a DJ who didn’t realize that this was a reggae crowd. Unrecognizable songs were barely audible through the Paradise’s muffled sound system. The closest reggae song played was the Clash’s version of “Police and Thieves”. Eventually the crowd’s restlessness turned to anger and many were booing because of the delay in Barrington’s appearance. Barrington’s band finally appeared shortly before midnight. Apparently, someone finally told Barrington that Boston entertainment licenses expire at 1 AM. His bass player appeared angry and his body guard/promoter guy (please tell me that wasn’t a Phillies hat he was wearing) was surly. Barrington capped off this mood by mocking the crowd by opening with “Boston, are you sleeping?” a refrain he repeated many times during his set. Still, Barrington could have saved the night with a strong performance. Instead, he performed only a medley of his songs (probably due to time constraints) and rushed through each one. His longest “song” was a chant with the crowd of “I feel good, I feel irie.” By that time, no one was feeling that. The crowd didn’t help, since most were pretty wasted and not giving off a reggae vibe at all. I came prepared to hear and sing along with a legend, not to be insulted by a crew at the Paradise who has no idea what reggae is and by Barrington’s lack of respect for his fans.

The Paradise is kind of a challenging place if you want to keep your“near stage” footing. Lots of people pushing to get in front of you like you're not there. You have to be a bit flexible when it comes to “holding your ground”. Besides the band arriving an hour late, the Barrington Levy show was wonderful. He has a resounding voice, an exuberant personality, and his song selections were crowd pleasing. He created a sing-along environment that was most engaging and fun. I also liked Stevey the guitarist. He played a few riffs reminiscent of Jimmy (do I need to include Hendrix?), but he seemed rather angry and disturbed. Great show; great sound.

It's hard to believe, but the concert technically didn't take place until the following day! Martin Campbell didn't take the stage until after midnight, the star of the show, Barrington Levy took the stage at 2:15am!! The parking garage; closed at 3pm so I didn't get to stay for the entire show. EXTREMELY disappointing sound. Horrible is too nice of a word to describe the sound. Too heavy bass and not a good sound all together. Barrington, I love ya, but 4th and B will NEVER get another dime from me.

I have to say that Martin Campbell stole the show!!! HE WAS AMAZING!! I enjoyed the opening bands too!!! ... but what's up with Barrington performing @ 2am?? It would've been nice to have heard more of Barrington ... nevertheless, Martin Campbell was GREAT! I danced the night away... I would definitely recommend this show

Barrington came on too late but once he was on it was a great time

Barrington Levy is a legend and he lived up to that title with a great show last night. The crowd was mixed with older and young people as well as a mix of different races. The crowd was very lively. When Barrington came out the dance floor filled up quickly. Barrington went through all of his hits,he sounded great. He is one of the few performers that sounds as great live as he does on his records. I would recommend going to see the legend,if he is in your town

would recommend this show to anyone....very entertaining

Barrington was on point last night. Did all the classics. His band was on point. The sound quality was superb. B.B. King security was on point. Vibe was good and all that. Sounding better live than he does on CD. B.B. kings is a good spot. Non complaints.

This was first time for me to see and listen "Real Sound and Real person" Barrington Levy.. It was Amazing.. !! His music always take me to the happy place.. :D

He is a true entertainer. It was a wonderful night!

This was the second time I saw him on this tour and it was an amazing show both times. The show is fun and you just can't help feeling good and dancing. The opening band is great, too. I need to find out where he's playing next, I have some vacation time I need to use!!!

Barrington was amazing, though I wished he started a wee bit early. I did not enjoy all of the opening act's music/lyrics but the bands were awesome. The DJs were very nice, I kinda wished the played until it was time for barringon to take the stage.