Johnson Park in Wyoming, right off I-196 at Wilson Avenue, was the site back in the late '80s of Grand Rapids only festival of Caribbean music called 'Reggae Sunsplash'.

I can't remember if I was at this particular show, or the one at Johnson in 1988.

A couple of commenters on Jef Leppard's great GR Retro site (where I found this video) mentioned that the Festival moved to Lowell in the '90s when a tragic incident caused it to shut down forever.

It was a one of a kind event, and my memories were of curried goat and a very chill crowd. Good times!

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