Droop Lion reschedules tours due to COVID-19

Reggae artiste Droop Lion has been forced to reschedule his upcoming tour dates in the US and Europe as the world braces for the health crisis created by COVID-19.

He is now the supporting act for Toots Hibbert.

"We will be rescheduling immediate shows in the UK set for May to be held in September, while the April dates for the US have been rescheduled for October, and Tortuga has been rescheduled for October 3," booking agent and artiste manager Cabel Stephenson of Free People Bookings said. "The summer dates in US in July could be rescheduled as well."

Droop Lion is using the pause in work to fine-tune the sound of his upcoming album, which is being produced by Hibbert himself.

"Toots has taken me under his wings, as he is producing my upcoming 14-track album. Toots is a real icon, and I admire him for taking the time to mentor me and spend personal time to get this album done as a producer and a musician playing drum, guitar and bass on the album. This will be my third album, and with Toots' input, it's going to be great, a true reggae masterpiece," Droop Lion said.

Droop Lion, given name Andrew Brown, is known for the singles Screaming and Freeway, which was inspired by the 2010 Tivoli Gardens incursion.

The artiste's previous album was the solo 14-track album Ideologies, released in 2017. His first album was a tribute album to the Jamaican roots reggae band, Gladiators; the album was titled Gladiators featuring Droop Lion: Back on Tracks.