Hawaii Fest 2025: Celebration for Bob Marley’s 80th Birthday to take place on Oahu

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A concert to celebrate Reggae legend Bob Marley’s 80th Birthday is slated for early 2025, it’s called “Hawaii Fest.”

It’s slated for Feb. 15 and 16 at Moanalua Gardens.

The two-day jampacked music fest have some big-name headliners in the Reggae, Hip-Hop and R&B genres, including Ja Rule, Ashanti, J Boog, and local artists Kolohe Kai, Natural Vibrations, Spawnbreezie, Ana Vee, and Kanaka Fyah.

Bob Marley’s sons Julian and Ky-Mani Marley and grandson YG Marley are also in the star-studded lineup.

Ashanti and Natural Vibrations shared the news on their social media platforms earlier this month.

And organizer say there’s more than just music.

“We have Five-Star Michelin Chef David Hartwig. He will providing food, all food sources from local Hawaii farmers,” said Jonelle Layfield, one of the event organizers. “It’s incredible and never been done at concert before and we’ll have wellness tent IV’s, green juices, and merch all around.”

“We want it to be an immersive experience.”

As an ode to Hawaii and Moanalua Gardens’ unique history, the event organizers said some of Hawaii’s top halau hula will also be performing.

Tickets are on sale now for Hawaii residents at www.hawaiifest.com.

Global ticket sales open this Friday.

More details are said to be released in the coming weeks.

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