Reggae Icon, Beres Hammond, Returns To North America 'For The Love Of It' Summer Tour

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ VP Records) - Jamaican musical legend and Grammy nominated singer, songwriter, and producer Beres Hammond's 'For The Love Of It' 2010 Tour kicked off in Florida last week and will continue throughout the U.S. and Canada making stops in 35 cities including Atlanta (July 30), Washington, DC (August 1), New York (August 6,7 & 8), San Francisco (August 27), Los Angeles (August 29) and wrapping back in Florida's West Palm Beach (Sept 12). Joining Hammond on the tour will be Kenyatta Hill & Culture and Inner Circle.

Known to many as the originator of 'lover's rock,' Hammond has been writing, producing and pouring out his smoky-sweet voice over every kind of riddim track for over three decades. He continues to top the charts, most recently with the 2008 release A MOMENT IN TIME which Allmusic called 'another fine album from one of Jamaica's finest singers' He has sold out some of the country's largest venues including New York's Radio City Music Hall.

The single 'I Feel Good' from A MOMENT IN TIME has remained in the Top 5 on reggae charts since the release. Hammond can also be found on the summer's must-have reggae compilation REGGAE GOLD 2010, along with other chart toppers as Damian Marley and Nas, Shaggy, Etana and Gyptian. VP Records recently reissued Hammond's 1979 JUST A MAN, which has been praised as a 'triumphant reissue.'

Beres Hammond Tour 2010:
21-Jul Wednesday Sebastian, Fl Captain Hiram's Resort
23-Jul Friday Ft. Lauderdale, FL Hard Rock Cafe'
24-Jul Saturday Orlando, FL Hard Rock Cafe'
25-Jul Sunday St. Petersburg, FL Janus Landing
27-Jul Tuesday Raleigh NC Lincoln Theatre
28-Jul Wednesday Charlotte NC The Neighborhood Theatre
30-Jul Friday Atlanta, Ga Atlanta Civic Center
31-Jul Saturday Norfolk, Va. Nova
1-Aug Sunday Washington, D.C. WolfTrap
4-Aug Wednesday Springfield, MA Hippodrome
5-Aug Thursday Revere Mass Club Lido
6-Aug Friday New York BAM
7-Aug Saturday New York BAM
8-Aug Sunday Bronx , NY Lehman College
10-Aug Tuesday Baltimore, MD Rams Heads Live
11-Aug Wednesday Providence, R.I. Lupos
12-Aug Thursday New Haven, CT Toads Place
13-Aug Friday Montreal EB Lounge
14-Aug Saturday Toronto Metro Convention Center
15-Aug Sunday Barrie Ontario Barrie Caribfeast
19-Aug Thursday Winnipeg Centennial Concert Hall
20-Aug Friday Edmonton TBA
21-Aug Saturday Calgary Calagery Reggae festival
23-Aug Monday Vancouver, Canada Commordore Ballroom
24-Aug Tuesday Seattle, WA Neumos
26-Aug Thursday Chico, CA Calif State (Bell Auditorium)
27-Aug Friday San Fran/Oakland The Independent
29-Aug Sunday Los Angeles, CA Queen Mary, Los Angeles
30-Aug Monday Las Vegas, NV TBA
31-Aug Tuesday Salt Lake City, UT Bay Entertainment Complex
1-Sep Wednesday Denver, CO TBA
3-Sep Friday Philadelphia PA Trocadara
4-Sep Saturday Newark NJ TBA
5-Sep Sunday Albany NY TBA
10-Sep Friday Jacksonville FL
12-Sep Sunday West Palm Beach FL