Caribbean Fever Music Festival

I love all of the performers and had never had a chance to see Lady Saw or Shabba live until this show. They were all incredible! My only complaint was that, with all of the empty seats, the staff should have let everyone move closer so we could all be together. Everyone was separated and we were not allowed to move even though half the theater was empty.

The idea behind the festival was great. The choice of bands from French and English speaking Caribbean Island was excellent. And of course, Wyclef Jean did not disappoint. The only glitch in the program was the apparent technical difficulties with the sound that went on while two of the bands were performing, Djakout Music and Tabou Combo. The problem was not resolved until Kassav took the stage and then the sound was flawless for their performance and subsequently Wyclef Jean. Go figure.

Irie Jamboree is an event that I will always support. That being said, I don't think Barclays was the best venue for it. Reggae/dancehall concerts thrives best off the energy of the crowd. But when the show started, the stadium wasn't too packed. People filtered in slowly as they would when it was held at Roy Wilkins Park, not realizing that the show had to start on time (since it was in an arena w/set times). I have to give it to the artists though - their energy was great, and they got the crowd started.

The sound was baaaaddd. I could not hear the singer. Worst time ever

I went in with tremendous excitement to see some of my favorite Creole music acts, Kassav and Tabou Combo, and left with a total sense of disappointment. The show started late, thereby causing the artists' time to be limited, and above all, the sound system sucked. In putting on such a show, and with the caliber of the artists, the sound system needed to be of a higher level. The artists, having been in the music business for over 30 years, shared their disappointment with us, but still showed their professionalism, by trying to please the fans, with their best performance possible. To me it was a greater disappointment for my son, who grew up listening to these giants of Kompas and Zouk music, but had never seen them perform live, until that night.

The event was scheduled for 8:00pm but it started at 8:54pm. The sound system was terrible throughout, particularly for the Haitian acts. Why? In the meantime, the sound for kassav was up to par. I spent $150, only to see Djakout play three songs with Terrible sounds; the same can be said of Tabou Combo. The microphones were poor, the preparation was horrendous and I'm not sure i would return to such an event.

I attended a Justin Bieber concert on August 2nd and the sound quality and performance was phenomenal!!!! I expected the same when I attended the Caribbean Fever Festival Event. Instead, the sound quality was awful most of the evening, curtailing the performers' performance time. At one point, Tabou Combo had to stop performing because we, the audience, could not hear anything--and we on the floor level in row 7. The same happened with Djakout, the first performers--they could not figure out how to turn on the microphone of the LEAD singer, while all his other colleagues continued to sing around him. And because of all the delays, Wyclef Jean's performance was cut short too, as he exclaimed to us. I wish I could get a credit or coupon towards another event for the money that myself, my husband, and my sister paid.

I think this event should be made a one night event, there is too much going on labor day weekend to get the entire west Indian community. OK it was three night but the show was too short, especially when KASSAV came on I was dissapointed, they did not get the opportunity to play as the Kassav I know, but was happy to see them.

I was fired up to see the show as I have experienced Kassav 2 years ago. I was truly disappointed. The sound check continued well after the show start time and there was a sound check in between each artist. The Djs played more than the actual artists. Now if I wanted to hear DJ for 2 hours I would have gone to a club. I am proud that this event took place and that it is a testimony of the Haitian Community. Kassav, I will see again and look forward to their next show.

Great show, well organized...the best of the best .... .

j.gong marley was amazing lady saw, shabba ranks, awesome!!!

I enjoyed myself as an avid reggae fan and first time at that show I was very happy with not just the show but the center itself was wonderful

It was live i would recommend next time put down the screen so those who are not seated close can see the artist up close on the drop screen!

This was a reggae fans dream. Lady Saw's last dancehall performance before going into gospel music made this a must see. Shabba and Damian Marley killed it....loved it from start to finish!

I had a wonderful time. Irie Jamboree surpassed by expectations. I was not ready for Irie Jamboree to come to a close. It was phenomenal!

I thought the show was well put together. I have always listened to the music but this was my first time seeing them performed and it was great! It really took me back to my party days in College and University.

The event was wicked. All those great entertainers on one stage for one night. History in the making; and the Marley brothers--nice!

Great show!! Old school reggae artists and songs were unforgettable. Cant wait for more reggae shows to come to the Barclay.

Great show on earth... Barclays speaker system is very captivating .. Great place to see a show

I enjoyed the concert and the music as well. The music and DJ was very active and Lively.

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More time should've been allotted for Capleton's set!

The arena is very nice. The tickets were overpriced for the seats. I viewed the seating chart before I purchased my tickets and the seats appeared closer to the stage. When I saw the seats at the arena they were horrible. I am in no rush to return there.

STARTED ON TIME. SOUND ACOUSTICS WHERE INCREDIBLE WONDERED WHY THE HEADLINER DAMIEN MARLEY WAS NOT THE LAST PERFORMANCE, CLEARLY THE BEST. ENDED WITH SHABBA RANKS WHICH WAS RUSHED AND NOT AS GOOD AS DAMIEN'S OR LADY SAW. LADY SAW ALWAYS GIVES AN ENTERTAINING PERFORMANCE . WHY WHERE THERE SECTIONS OF THE STADIUM NOT FILLED WITH TICKET HOLDERS? THERE WERE SEVERAL TOTALLY EMPTY SECTIONS, WHILE SOME WERE FILLED. SOMEONE TRIED TO PURCHASE TICKETS THE WEEK OF THE SHOW AND IT WAS STATED IT WAS SOLD OUT. HOW WAS THAT POSSIBLE WITH SO MANY EMPTY SEATS. I PURCHASED TKTS ALMOST A MONTH IN ADVANCE AND THERE WERE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SEATS UNAVAILABLE.

The show was great it would have been much nicer had they just played some music instead of all that talking during band changed. Overall it was a great show.

Concert was great. Security was on point. Would definitely recommend this venue as well. Atmosphere was very comfortable.

Had a great time. Got to see some legends. The best part was getting up close to Junior Gong, & seeing Lady Saw. Shabba & Capelton killed it & closed the show down. Awesome night.

Shabba's time was minimal- given he was the headliner. The band took too much time to set up and they weren't very good

Great festival with the great reggae artist from the past present and future

Shaba Ranks looked better than ever although Damien Marley and his brothers were the highlight of the show. the only problem was that the arena was empty for half the show due to late-comers that made the arena feel off balance. Come on time to see events.

It was a complete mess in term of sound. Of course Haitian are always late. The show start one hour late. The djakout was ok, good sound but no mike. Tabou didn't have either sound or mike. If they were fully prepare they good have given a good performance. Kassav' was great. They came with their own equipment so the sound was good and they gave a great performance as always. Wyclif was alright. Although he s not my favorite, he did gave a great performance. Overall, the show could have been much more enjoyable if the Haitians band came all prepared in terms of sound which was very unfortunate and on time.

The show was fantastic, exciting and I enjoyed every minute of it

Overall, I was disappointed by the turnout to see these soca artists. Perhaps blame lies with the many other options available in NYC this past weekend during celebrations of Caribbean/West Indian culture. Also, if the tickets were priced at a nominal level you would get more attendees and fill the arena as opposed to the sparse audience.

This was a show That people of all ages would LOVE!! I had some doubts since I've never attended a soca show that Machel Montano didn't headline but in the end, I was satisfied. There was a surprisingly low turnout that night and management decided last minute to allow everyone on the floor. Overall, I highly recommend this show but I do feel that WE, especially as West Indians, need to realize that being able to perform at the Barclays Center IS A BIG DEAL!!!! WE need to support OUR events, OUR culture, OUR PEOPLE!!!

Very disappointed Superblue did not perform as advertised! This was the main reason for purchasing tickets. We didn't have enough of Edwin Yearwood! He did a couple songs and that was it! Bunji Garlin, Fay-Ann Lyons and Iwer George were enjoyable performances. We prefer more of traditional Soca (i.e. Superblue). So, show was somewhat of a letdown.

tabou combo and jakout were a disaster started late and bad acoustic thanks god kassav and wyclef were there bravo for those two.otherwise it was a waste of time and money.

Sound system for the first two bands Tabou and Djakout was the worst! Microphones problem, we are at the Barclays, what happen?????

I was very disappointed when the Haitians group did not have sounds. The show was cut short the first group Djakout #1 only played 2 songs and had no sounds, second group Tabou Combo also had no sound they had to stop the so they can have a little bit of sound. What I found ironic is that Kasav had the best sounds that night. I can say the Haitian community was very disappointed and sad Brooklyn has a very large Haitian population when we paid our money for something we expect delivery.

The show started almost an hour late, the stadium was not filled so we were able to get better seats than what we purchased. Kassav was really great but I felt like everybody was disappointed they didn't play a longer set. Wyclef is a great showman and he really know how to work a crowd. Other than the end of the show, I felt like I paid tickets to listen to the DJ play music, he was very good, but that's not what I paid for. The transition between each act didn't flow very well. At one point the music stopped during the DJ's set. All in all it was alright, it just needed to tighten up on punctuality and flow through each set and a longer set for the main acts (Kassav and Wyclef).

I was very disappointed as to how disorganize this event was throughout. The show started late. It would of been a really good night if more planning went into the show. Extremely disappointed.