Buju Banton Before the dawn
When Buju Banton was arrested in December 2009 on cocaine related charges, thoughts of holding "Before the dawn concert" was probably the farthest thing on his mind. In fact he was already on tour of the United States at the time. His trial ended in deadlock in September 2010, a new trial was re-ordered. All this time Buju Banton, or Mark Myrie as his mother Olga Myrie named him, remained locked up in jail steadfast professing his innocence. Fast forward to late 2010 and with bail granted, thanks to the assistance of Stephen Marley, the idea of the "Before the Dawn" Concert is born. January 16, 2011 is the date and Gargamel Music clearly has made to effort the promote and make this concert a success. With tickets apparrently all sold out , and persons on twitter talking about lines at the gate before 4:00 p.m., persons that though have a ticket will have to find alternate means of watching the show. According to pictures taken by Jamaicans.com writers the lines h