FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March ??, 2005 DAMIAN “JR. GONG” MARLEY TO EMBARK ON “WELCOME TO JAMROCK TOUR” 31-date Tour To Feature Special Performance By Stephen Marley (NEW YORK, NY) It was announced today that Grammy Award-winning recording artist, Damian Marley will embark on a lengthy U.S. concert tour beginning on April 15th in Saint Petersburg, Florida. The cross-country tour, which supports Marley’s hit single “Welcome To Jamrock,” will reach more than 30 cities in total. A list of confirmed dates is below. Damian’s brother Stephen will make special appearances at every show. The two brothers have been hard at work on Damian’s third studio album, bouncing back and forth between Miami’s Lion’s Den Studio and Marley Music Studios in Kingston, Jamaica. Stephen is handling production duties on the album, which is expected to be released late this summer. Damian Marley is the son of Reggae icon Bob Marley and Jamaica’s 1977 Miss World, Cindy Breakspeare. His 2001 Halfway Tree album was acclaimed by critics and won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album. DAMIAN MARLEY WELCOME TO JAMROCK TOUR DATE Apr 15 Apr 16 Apr 17 Apr 19 Apr 20 Apr 21 Apr 22 Apr 23 Apr 25 Apr 26 Apr 27 Apr 28 Apr 29 Apr 30 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 6 May 7 May 8 CITY Saint Petersburg, FL Charleston, SC Asheville, NC Philadelphia, PA Boston, MA New York, NY Baltimore, MD Bloomington, IN Chicago, IL Madison, WI Lawrence, KS Boulder, CO Aspen, CO Park City, UT Seattle, WA Portland, OR Eugene, OR Eureka, CA Santa Cruz, CA Santa Margarita, CA VENUE Jannus Landing Music Farm The Orange Peel Theatre of the Living Arts Paradise Club BB King’s The Funk Box Bluebird Double Door Luther’s Blues Granada Theatre Fox Theatre Belly Up Tavern Suede Neumos Aladdin Theatre The Jungle Mateel Community Center The Catalyst Pozo Saloon May 10 May 11 May 12 May 13 May 14 May 15 May 17 May 19 May 20 May 21 San Francisco, CA Los Angeles, CA Santa Monica, CA San Diego, CA San Diego, CA Santa Barbara, CA Alburquerque, NM Austin, TX New Orleans, LA Jacksonville Beach, FL # # The Independent The Roxy Temple Bar House of Blues House of Blues UCSB – Harder Stadium Sunshine Theatre Antone’s Nightclub Tipitina’s Freebird Live # FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Cat De Felice at SpinLab at 323-465-3700 or via email at cat@spinlab.net