With his etch mark in reggae history status and his captivating appeal of all electronic mediums wherever he appears worldwide, Big Ship captain, Freddie McGregor, sailed through 23 shows in Europe. Big Ships Europe tour, which also featured DJ Chino and crooner Singing Sweet, spanned over 23 cities in Europe. These venue locations also included Spain, Barcelona, Germany, France, Holland, Switzerland, Denmark, Italy, Belgium, England and Portugal and spanned over two months.
With a guaranteed winning performance and anticipated high energy and intoxicating set, Freddy blew away his audience night after night with old classics and new familiars. Only permitted to sing a few lines from each of his classics as the audience sung the rest, Freddie took the opportunity to introduce new songs Lock It Down, Gate Pass, See In You and Bangarang.
Waving the green, black and gold banner of the jubilant February month, the reggae ambassador Freddie McGregor effortlessly stole Europes heart while having a heart of fun with the Millennium band on the stand. Known for injecting strong messages in his music, Freddie reinforced the affirmativeness of the February Black History, represented the international genre of his home country Jamaica, reggae, toasted both the King and Prince of Reggae (Bob Marley and Dennis Brown, respectively) with renditions and even took time out to share a moment with his son Chino, also celebrating his earthstrong in February.
Returning at the end of February, the crooner was off again in high gear preparing for Big Ships Reggae Symphony slated for April 20 in Broward County, Florida. Reggae Symphony is expected to feature the legendary John Holt and will be backed by Lloyd Parks & We The People Band. The magic of the event is said to be in the union between the also featured New York Symphony Reggae Strings where classical music in all its pureness meets the island sound called reggae. Freddie McGregor and John Holt are expected to share the star falling moments with performances of classics The Tide Is High, Mr. Bojangles, Love You To Want Me, I Was Born A Winner, Big Ship, Push Come To Shoveand the hits wont stop. Reggae Symphony returns by popular demand, which was quite successful seven years ago at the London Apollo featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.