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Just announced shows: Machel Montano, Beenie Man join OVO Fest line-up

OVO Fest is getting a heavy dose of soca and dancehall.

King of Soca Machel Montano and King of Dancehall Beenie Man are headlining Echo Beach on July 30 as part of Drake’s seventh annual hip-hop festival. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.

The pair will be joined by “special guests” as well as MUCH TV personality T-Rexxx, Hot 97 host Ebro and DJ Kast One.

The show expands the Caribana weekend fest to four days for the first time. This year’s line-up already includes two shows by Drake and Future at the Air Canada Centre on July 31 and August 1, plus Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Kevin Gates, Jhené Aiko, Casey Veggies and DJ Drama at the Molson Amphitheatre on July 29.

Dancehall has become a major influence on mainstream pop thanks in part to Rihanna’s number-one hit single Work – which Toronto’s Boi-1da and Sevn Thomas coproduced with Allen Ritter – and Drake’s VIEWS album. Drizzy’s summer anthem Controlla features a sample of Beenie Man’s 1995 track Tear Off Mi Garment so we can probably expect an epic rendition of that song at some point during the festival.

Meanwhile, Montano is a regular presence at Caribana and appeared on the cover of NOW last summer. Check out a list of 10 essential Machel Montano tracks here.

More just announced shows: 

Hyperwine: DBM, Murlo, Deadboy, Sunclef, Eytan Tobin, Nick Lazerface at Kapisanan Philippine Centre for Arts & Culture 10:30 pm. fb.com/onthe.run.90. July 15.

Wolfmother at Lee’s Palace doors 8 pm. $50. ticketmaster.ca. July 17.

Official Slipknot AfterParty with Sid Wilson DJ Set at Velvet Underground doors 9 pm. $15. ticketweb.ca. July 19.

Curses, Arbors Lane, Carried Away, Romancer, Kozen at Sneaky Dee’s doors 6 pm. $10-$12. ticketfly.com. July 22.

Anthony Parasole, Roland Gonzales at Soybomb doors 10 pm. $15. wantickets.com. July 22.

Dam Funk (DJ Set) at 76A doors 11 pm. $20. universe.com/damfunkTO. July 23.

Boccara: R Wong, CL, MLB at Double Double Land 11 pm. $5 before midnight, $10 after. July 23.

Clairmont The Second, Blues, Cola, DJ Flex Of All Trades at Drake Hotel doors 8 pm, all ages. $10. ticketfly.com.July 28.

OVO Fest: Machel Montano, Beenie Man at Echo Beach doors 6 pm. $60-$90. ticketmaster.ca. July 30.

Marcas Marr, A Digital Needle at Studio Bar 9 pm. $10-$20. ticketfly.com. September 1.

Full Of Hell + The Body (Live Collaboration), Crux Of Aux, Intensive Care, Black Iron Prison at Coalition doors 8 pm. $15 at the door. September 3.

Circus Maximus, Imminent -Sonic Destruction, Ascendia at Hard Luck Bar doors 7:30 pm. $16. ticketfly.com. September 3.

Arkona, Valfreya at The Garrison doors 8 pm. $20. rotate.com, ticketfly.com. September 21.

Martin Barre (Jethro Tull) at Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm. $60, adv $55. September 22.

Matoma at Uniun doors 10 pm. $20-$30. ticketmaster.ca. September 23.

Diet Cig, Free Cake For Every Creature at Drake Hotel doors 8 pm. $12. rotate.com, soundscapesmusic.comticketfly.com. September 26.

Sam Feldt & Bakermat at Danforth Music Hall doors 7 pm. $20-$25. ticketmaster.ca. October 1.

MOTHXR at Adelaide Hall doors 8 pm. $15. rotate.com, soundscapesmusic.com, ticketfly.com. October 4.

Julian Taylor Band, Freeman Dre & The Kitchen Party at Lee’s Palace doors 8:30 pm. $15-$16. rotate.com, soundscapesmusic.com, ticketfly.com. October 7.

Alestorm, Nekrogoblikon, Aether Realm at Opera House doors 7 pm. $22.50. ticketfly.com. October 9.

Hayden James at Velvet Underground doors 8 pm. $15. ticketweb.ca. October 18.

No Parents, White Fang, Birth Defects at Silver Dollar doors 9 pm. $13.50. rotate.com, soundscapesmusic.com, ticketfly.com. October 21.

Satan at Coalition 9 pm. $20. ticketfly.com. October 28.

Slim Cessna’s Auto Club at Silver Dollar doors 9 pm. $14.50. rotate.com, soundscapesmusic.com, ticketfly.com. November 25.

Black Arm Band at Massey Hall 8 pm. $39.50-$59.50. masseyhall.com. January 30.

Get more concert listings here.

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