Bud Light Rocks the Boat Free Concert Series - Easy Star All Stars
Easy Star All Stars will play a Free Concerts in Gondola Square
The Steamboat Ski Area will again be rockin’ this spring as the Bud Light Rocks the ‘Boat Free Music Series returns for the 11th season offering a great mixture of various musical genre. The Rocks the 'Boat series has brought together everything from bluegrass and New Orleans style rhythm & blues to a traditional Irish sound. Bands play for two uninterrupted hours right at the base of the ski area where non-skiing/riding music enthusiasts and all ages are able to enjoy the spring après-scene too.
The band is best known for its dub renditions of classic albums putting its touch on songs originally recorded by Pink Floyd, Radiohead and the Beatles.
Combining musical versatility, instrumental prowess, beautiful vocal harmonies and a superb rhythm section, the Easy Star All-Stars have established themselves as one of the top international reggae acts since their live debut in 2003. Thanks to their best-selling tribute album releases, Dub Side of the Moon (2003) and Radiohead (2006), as well as Until That Day (2008), an original EP, the Easy Star All-Stars have built a growing, dedicated fan base throughout the world, bringing together fans of reggae, classic rock, dub and indie rock into one big family. Their latest release, Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band, released in April 2009, tackles the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in complete reggae fashion. It cracked the Billboard Top 200 twice, becoming the first reggae album to do that in over two years.
Past free concerts have included Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Gin Blossoms, Joseph Israel and the Jerusalem Band, North Mississippi All Stars, Freddy Jones Band , Sister Hazel, Young Dubliners, Shenanigans, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Dudes, Brian Auger's Oblivion Express, Tony Furtado, Yo Flaco!, Marty Lloyd Band, Yellowcard, Cabaret Diosa, Brethren Fast, Anders Osborne, Djate & The Rockers, Nina Storey, Drew Emmitt Band, Sam Bush Band, Derek Trucks Band, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, and The Samples.
