(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Reggae-influenced alternative rock band Iration and underground hip-hop titans Atmosphere have teamed up for a massive 30-date cross-country summer outing. Their co-headlining Sunshine & Summer Nights Tour, also featuring support from reggae rock band Passafire and founding member of Living Legends, rapper and producer The Grouch with DJ Fresh, will be coming to Asbury Park on Friday, August 5 at Stone Pony Summer Stage. The eclectic package features an inimitable fusion of styles, sounds, and good vibes all-around.
Iration, the Hawaiian-bred, California-based quintet – Micah Pueschel [lead vocals/guitar], Adam Taylor [bass], Joe Dickens [drums], Cayson Peterson [keyboard/synth], Micah Brown [guitar/vocals] – is touring in support of their latest full-length album Coastin’, which debuted at #2 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart upon its June 2020 release. A record about being thankful for the moments that we have, Coastin’ (Three Prong Records), the band’s seventh full-length studio album, is a 13-song musical journey showcasing Iration’s distinct hybrid style of music blending rock and reggae with elements of pop and newly incorporated R&B, funk and jazz sounds, set against meaningful and personal lyrics that push positivity, good vibes and good feelings into the world. Coastin’, declared “truly a melting pot of what this group is capable of” by mxdwn, features the singles “Right Here Right Now,” “Move Forward,” “Coastin’” and “Chill Out” along with guest appearances from Common Kings and Eli-Mac.
Since their formation over 15 years ago, Iration has racked up more than 1 billion total streams worldwide and established themselves as one of the most popular reggae-rock bands in the world. Their previous albums Hotting Up [2015] and Automatic [2013] both peaked at #1 on Billboard’s Reggae Albums Chart with Iration [2018], Double Up [2016] and Time Bomb [2010] each reaching #2 on the chart. The celebrated five-piece recently wrapped their headlining Zen Island Tour with their triumphant return to the BottleRock Napa Valley music festival. Throughout their impressive and growing career, Iration has also brought their aloha spirit and vivacious live performance to such festivals as Lollapalooza, Hangout, SXSW, Life Is Beautiful and Outside Lands and special events for the San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Bernie Sanders, in addition to selling out headlining shows across the country and touring alongside such artists as Slightly Stoopid, Rebelution, Sublime With Rome, UB40, Dirty Heads, 311, and many more.
Atmosphere – rapper Slug and DJ/producer Ant – is touring in support of their most recent album WORD?, released October 2021 via Rhymesayers Entertainment, which debuted at #4 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #29 overall and has accrued over 5 million streams on Spotify to date. The 14-track collection features “Barcade” (feat. Aesop Rock & MF DOOM), “Woes,” and “Clocked.” WORD? has received rave reviews with Under The Radar Magazine hailing the album “successfully proves that Atmosphere still have the chops to pull off a compelling record” and HotNewHipHop stating, “it’s all Atmosphere, who remain in fine form both lyrically and behind the boards.”
For over two decades, Atmosphere have quietly influenced and instigated progression of hip-hop as evidenced by sales of 2 million-plus units independently and over 1 billion streams. Atmosphere is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their groundbreaking sophomore album, Lucy Ford, in 2022 and in honor of the occasion just released the album on vinyl for the first time ever on May 27.
The Stone Pony is located at 913 Ocean Avenue in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Tickets are available for purchase online. For VIP ticket information, click here.
PHOTO - Iration (L-R): Cayson Peterson, Adam Taylor, Micah Pueschel, Micah Brown, Joe Dickens. Photo credit: Chris Colclasure
