Reggae Rising was an annual

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festival in Humboldt County,

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which took place on the first full weekend of August along the banks of the Eel River. Performers at the 2008 edition of Reggae Rising, which took place August 1–3, 2008 at Dimmick Ranch and French's Camp included

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/ref> The 2010 festival was canceled due to the financial trouble of the organizer, Tom Dimmick, resulting in his denial of a Conditional Use Permit by the Humboldt County Planning Commission. The organizer never contacted the Humboldt County Planning Commission for a 2011 permit, and as a result, 2009 Reggae Rising marked the end of the Reggae Rising festival.

History

Reggae Rising's first year was 2007 when it was produced by People Productions and had 12,400 attendees. Performers at the first year of Reggae Rising included

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, Stephen Marley,

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Ziggy Marley David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born 17 October 1968) is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician, actor and philanthropist. He is the son of reggae icon Bob Marley and Rita Marley. He led the family band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers until 200 ...

. People Productions also organized the 2008 event, while Dimmick Ranch produced in 2009. Ultimately, no Reggae Rising festival took place after 2009.

Litigation

The festival's success was due largely to the popularity of

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, a festival that had also been produced by People Productions at a nearby location since 1984 as a benefit for the Mateel Community Center of

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. Mateel Community Center is not affiliated with "Reggae Rising". In 2007 the parties were in litigation over the future of both events. A settlement was reached wherein People Productions agreed to make several payments to Mateel Community Center totalling $500,000. Ultimately the payments were made to the Mateel in full by the Dimmick Ranch.

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External links

Reggae Rising official site
(Resolving to a GoDaddy parking page as of Feb 2011.) Music festivals in California Reggae festivals in the United States

History

Litigation

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