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Jesse Royal

Reggae & ska band · formed 1989

When Jesse Royal was only a cub, the Lord revealed to his mother that she would have to release one of her sons to the world, proclaiming “he will be a psalmist, declaring righteousness and justice throughout creation.”

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Jesse Royal photo
Photo: Spotify
Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
55
Cities
50
Releases
18
Last show
Oct 3, 2026Los Angeles Center Studios

About

Jesse Royal is a band, formed in 1989, tagged dancehall, dub, jamaica by its sources. Shows on record run from 2024 to 2026, across 55 rooms in 50 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

60+ on record · Songkick, facebook, setlist.fm
No upcoming shows on record.Know of one? Tell us

Shows per year

  1. 202416 shows
  2. 202515 shows
  3. 202629 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Oct 3, 2026Los Angeles Center Studios · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Action Bronson, Metro Boomin, Alchemist, +3
Aug 15, 2026Gaasperparkpad, Amsterdam, Nederland · AmsterdamHeadliner
Aug 4, 2026The Jam House Birmingham · BirminghamHeadliner
Aug 3, 2026The Jazz Cafe · LondonHeadliner
Jul 18, 2026Bayfront Festival Park · DuluthHeadliner
Jul 9, 2026House of Independents · Asbury ParkHeadliner
Jul 5, 2026The Webster Underground · HartfordHeadliner
Jul 3, 2026Aura · PortlandHeadliner
Jul 1, 2026Ocean Mist · WakefieldHeadliner
Jun 28, 2026Assembly Kingston · Kingston, NYHeadlinerwith Royal Khaoz
Jun 26, 2026Stewart Park · IthacaHeadliner
Jun 19, 2026Brooklyn Bowl - Las Vegas · Las VegasSupportwith Burning Spear
Jun 18, 2026Harrah's Lake TahoeHeadliner
Jun 18, 2026South Shore Room, Harrah's Lake Tahoe · StatelineSupportwith Burning Spear
Jun 14, 2026Commodore Ballroom · VancouverSupportwith Burning Spear, Mad Riddim
Jun 13, 2026The Crocodile · Seattle
Jun 11, 2026Shrine Social Club · BoiseSupportwith Burning Spear
Jun 10, 2026The Commonwealth Room · South Salt LakeHeadlinerwith Burning Spear
Jun 10, 2026Commonwealth Room · Salt Lake CitySupportwith Burning Spear
Jun 5, 2026Boulder Theater · BoulderSupportwith Burning Spear
Jun 4, 2026Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom · DenverSupportwith Burning Spear
May 24, 2026The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon · Fort MyersSupportwith Protoje
May 23, 2026Jannus Live · St PetersburgSupportwith Protoje
May 22, 2026Miami Beach Bandshell · MiamiSupportwith Protoje
May 21, 2026Terra Fermata · StuartSupportwith Protoje
May 20, 2026Colonial Oak Music Park · Saint AugustineSupportwith Protoje
May 16, 2026Reno Events Center · RenoSupportwith UB40 featuring ALI CAMPBELL, Matisyahu
Apr 17, 2026Auditorium Shores · AustinHeadliner
Apr 17, 2026Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre · EnglewoodSupportwith Ganja White Night, Know Good, Boogie T, +3
Nov 20, 2025São Paulo · São PauloSupportwith Zac Jone$, Laylah Arruda
Sep 12, 2025Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena · Atlantic CitySupportwith Buju Banton
Sep 12, 2025Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City · Atlantic CityHeadliner
Sep 6, 2025895 Matunuck Beach Road,South Kingstown,02879,US · WakefieldHeadliner
Sep 6, 2025Ocean Mist · MatunuckHeadlinerwith Mike Pinto
Sep 5, 2025Green Mountain Reggae Festival 2025 · BradfordHeadliner
Sep 4, 2025204 Varick St, New York, NY, United States, New York 10014 · New YorkHeadliner
Sep 4, 2025S.O.B.'s · ManhattanHeadliner
Apr 19, 2025High Life Festival Jamaica 2025 · KingstonHeadliner
Apr 19, 2025Lady Musgrave Rd, 5 St Andrew, Jamaica · St AndrewHeadliner
Mar 13, 2025Vinoy Park · St PetersburgHeadliner
Feb 2, 2025Jannus Live · St PetersburgHeadlinerwith Ichroniq, Akiva, Badda Skat
Feb 1, 2025Downtown Debauchery · MelbourneHeadliner
Jan 31, 2025Terra Fermata · StuartHeadliner
Jan 30, 2025Miami Beach Bandshell · MiamiHeadliner
Nov 8, 2024188 Main Street Burlington VT 05401 · BurlingtonHeadliner
Oct 4, 2024Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC) · Las VegasHeadliner
Oct 2, 2024The Venice West · VeniceHeadliner
Aug 30, 2024Zlaté Piesky · BratislavaHeadliner
Aug 3, 2024Palisades Tahoe · Olympic ValleyHeadliner
Jul 28, 2024The Eastern · AtlantaSupportwith Steel Pulse
Jul 27, 2024Salvage Station · AshevilleSupportwith Steel Pulse
Jul 26, 2024Peace Center · GreenvilleSupportwith Steel Pulse
Jul 23, 2024Greenfield Lake Amphitheater · WilmingtonSupportwith Steel Pulse
Jul 21, 2024Coca-Cola Pavilion, Bruce Rossmeyer's Destination Daytona · Ormond BeachSupportwith Steel Pulse
Jul 20, 2024Apopka Amphitheater · ApopkaSupportwith Steel Pulse
Jul 19, 2024Miami Beach Bandshell · MiamiSupportwith Steel Pulse
Jul 18, 2024Jannus Live · St PetersburgSupportwith Steel Pulse
Jul 13, 2024The Room at the Clubhouse · East HamptonHeadliner
Jul 5, 2024Fühlinger See · CologneHeadliner
Jun 21, 2024Baltimore Peninsula · BaltimoreHeadliner

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

55 rooms in 50 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • St Petersburg4 shows
  • Miami3 shows
  • Atlantic City2 shows
  • Las Vegas2 shows
  • Stuart2 shows

and 45 other cities

Live history

337 shows on record
Shows counted
337
First on record
May 2014
Latest on record
Oct 2026

Shows per year

  1. 20144
  2. 201513
  3. 201622
  4. 201742
  5. 201863
  6. 201947
  7. 202014
  8. 202120
  9. 202234
  10. 202315
  11. 202426
  12. 202511
  13. 202626

Top rooms

  • Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver · 4
  • Jannus Live, St Petersburg · 4
  • Vinoy Park, St Petersburg · 4
  • S.O.B.'s, Manhattan · 4
  • Miami Beach Bandshell, Miami · 3

Top cities

  • St Petersburg, FL · 8
  • Los Angeles (LA), CA · 8
  • Miami, FL · 7
  • Denver, CO · 7
  • Las Vegas, NV · 6

Often on the bill with: J Boog, Etana, Protoje, Collie Buddz, Steel Pulse, Burning Spear, Lila Iké, Stephen Marley

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

18 releases, 2012–2026

  • Juggling Sweet / This Love

    2026

  • No Place Like Home

    2026

  • No Place Like Home

    2025 · Album

  • When the Night Feels My Song

    2024 · Single

  • Roots And Culture

    2024

  • Family

    2022 · Single

  • The Kalling

    2022 · Single

  • Royal

    2021 · Album

  • Fresh Like The Morning / Rastafari

    2020

  • The Music

    2020

  • Marching On

    2018 · Single

  • Run Run Run

    2018

  • Lily of da Valley

    2017 · Album

  • Black Woman / Hungry Days

    2017

  • Fyah Fyah / Kush No Bush

    2017

  • Mile High Riddim

    2016 · Album

  • In Comes The Small Axe

    2013 · Album

  • Misheni

    2012 · Album

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 15+ plays, 2023-02-25–2026-04-04 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Positive Vibrations' (Kid Hops) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (DJ Miss Ashley) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Jesse Royal — Photo · promo
Photo · promo — TheAudioDB
Jesse Royal — Photo · promo
Photo · promo — TheAudioDB
Jesse Royal — Photo · candid
Photo · candid — TheAudioDB
Jesse Royal — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Jesse Royal — Photo
Photo — Wikidata
Jesse Royal — Assembly Kingston, 2026-06-28
Poster · Assembly Kingston, 2026-06-28 — Songkick
Jesse Royal — Brooklyn Bowl - Las Vegas, 2026-06-19
Poster · Brooklyn Bowl - Las Vegas, 2026-06-19 — Songkick
Jesse Royal — The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon, 2026-05-24
Poster · The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon, 2026-05-24 — Songkick
Jesse Royal — Reno Events Center, 2026-05-16
Poster · Reno Events Center, 2026-05-16 — Songkick
Jesse Royal — São Paulo, 2025-11-20
Poster · São Paulo, 2025-11-20 — Songkick
Jesse Royal — Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena, 2025-09-12
Poster · Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena, 2025-09-12 — Songkick
Jesse Royal — Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC), 2024-10-04
Poster · Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC), 2024-10-04 — Songkick
Jesse Royal — Zlaté Piesky, 2024-08-30
Poster · Zlaté Piesky, 2024-08-30 — Songkick
Jesse Royal — The Eastern, 2024-07-28
Poster · The Eastern, 2024-07-28 — Songkick
Jesse Royal — Jannus Live, 2024-02-04
Poster · Jannus Live, 2024-02-04 — Songkick
Jesse Royal — The Clubhouse Hamptons, 2023-07-29
Poster · The Clubhouse Hamptons, 2023-07-29 — Songkick
Jesse Royal — Pacific Amphitheatre, 2023-07-08
Poster · Pacific Amphitheatre, 2023-07-08 — Songkick
Jesse Royal — The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater, 2021-10-16
Poster · The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater, 2021-10-16 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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MusicBrainzArtist facts
Jesse Royal on Last.fmArtist facts
Jesse Royal on DiscogsArtist facts
Jesse Royal on GeniusArtist facts
Jesse Royal on TheAudioDBArtist facts
WikidataArtist facts, Photos
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
facebookShow history
setlist.fmShow history
SpotifyPhotos
TheAudioDBPhotos
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.

From Wikipedia

These facts are from the English Wikipedia article Jesse Royal (musician). They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.

Origin
Maroon Town, St James Parish, Jamaica
Years active
2011–present
Genres
Reggae, dub, roots reggae
Labels
Easy Star

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