Sting promoters have officially announced that
they have canceled the 2016 staging of the
concert. Vybz Kartel ‘s incarceration has a big
role to play in the demise of the show.
Supreme Promotions principals Isaiah Laing
and Heavy D sat down for an interview with
Winford Williams where they break down why
the show was axed this year. “Headline
artists… The last two three years the headline
acts just wasn’t there so there was no crowd
at Sting,” Heavy D said.
The promoter attribute that void in headline
acts to the absence of Vybz Kartel from
dancehall for the last five years. “Since Kartel
gone [prison] its sad but the headline move,
so we can’t get back that type of headline
right now,” he added. “You can have 50 artists
to work but if you don’t have two [hot artists]
the other 48 don’t count.”
Only a few days ago Ninja Man revealed that
there will be no Sting 2016 and that he is in
fear of his life due to his fallout with the head
of the music festival Isaiah Laing.
The promoters also revealed that some artists
shy away from the concert because they are
afraid of the audience. “It is known worldwide
that Sting is the hardest audience to please,
because from you put your first foot forward
and open your mouth you will get the boo or
give you the bottles,” Isaiah Laing said.
That statement we can all agree with because
Sting is known to be a tough audience and
usually made up of hardcore dancehall fans.
Despite canceling the show for this year, Laing
says that Sting will return for next year but
likely in a different format. The businessman
added that he will also be giving awards to
artists/entertainers who have supported Sting
over the years. Bounty Killer and Ninja Man
are two of the names put forward.
Sting has been Jamaica’s core dancehall
stage show for over 30 years with some of the
biggest names in dancehall performing on that
stage including Shabba Ranks, Super Cat,
Ninja Man, Bounty Killer, Beenie Man, Vybz
Kartel, and Mavado.
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