Bounty Killer To Hit Barclays Center For First US Performance In Brooklyn

Dancehall superstar Bounty Killer will hit a US stage for the first time in fifteen years with the event dubbed ‘The Return of the Warlord Bounty Killer’. The event will explode on Saturday, July 5 at the 18,000-capacity Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Paul ‘Bankie’ Giscombe, manager of Grammy Award-winning dancehall icon Bounty Killer (Rodney Price, OD), announced the artist’s long-awaited return to the US stage after a 15-year hiatus.

“We are extremely excited to confirm Bounty’s first U.S. performance in Brooklyn, home to the largest Jamaican diaspora population,” said Giscombe.

Presented by renowned Reggae Fest promoter CJ Miilan, this performance marks a major milestone in dancehall history.

“Bounty is eager to reconnect with his thousands of fans who have been anticipating his return. Brooklyn is where his U.S. journey began in 1992 with his breakout hit ‘Coppershot,’ so it’s only fitting that his return happens there.”

Bounty Killer’s travel troubles started in 2010 when the United States canceled his visa, along with those of Beenie Man, Sizzla, Aidonia, and Mavado, all of whom are Dancehall artists. Selector Ricky Trooper also lost his visa at that time.

Bounty Killer’s difficulties continued even after Aidonia, Sizzla and Mavado’s visas were ultimately restored.

“We dey yah! I will see you all soon,” Bounty Killer wrote.

In September 2024, Bounty had opened up about his prolonged inability to travel to the United States, a situation he had described as “devastating” to his music career and family.

“It’s life. Life is life and yuh affi jus live. I don’t know what I did to not have a visa for 13 years, but up until this day, di embassy nuh even have a good explanation for me,” Bounty told Gaza Uncle and DJ Everlina in a YouTube interview.

“I don’t even know how I survive,” he explained. “Most of my fans are in the US, and that’s where the music market is biggest, and I can’t even get to go promote my songs or greet my fans or even my family, my kids. I got several kids in the US, so this affected me devastatingly.”