Busy Signal performs in Grange Hill, Westmoreland, on Saturday night as part of the LIME concert to promote its $2.99 rate to any network.
Donald 'Iceman' Anderson (left), LIME's vice-president of marketing, Carlo Redwood (centre), and Pretty Boy Floyd backstage at the LIME concert which ended its tour of western Jamaica. Photos by Karrie Williams
Pretty Boy Floyd on stage in Grange Hill, Westmoreland, on Saturday night at the LIME roadshow.
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Karrie Williams, Gleaner Writer
It was a night primed for festivity and representatives of telecommunications company LIME, headed by vice-president of marketing, Carlo Redwood, and Nathaniel Palmer, events and promotions manager were on hand to help set the tone when the com-pany's 'Watch out Fi Dis' tour descended on Grange Hill, Westmoreland, on Saturday.
The town's transportation centre, which was the venue for the event, was buzzing as the company's promotional girls added beauty and charisma to LIME's promotion of its new 'one low rate' of of $2.99 across all local networks, which clearly had residents enthused.
full to capacity
The celebration kicked off at approximately 7:30 p.m., with emcee Triple X using his energetic style to generate excitement among the eager patrons who streamed into the venue to soak up the entertainment on offer. In under two hours the transportation centre was almost full to capacity. "This is the biggest crowd I have ever seen at any event in Grange Hill. LIME has brought a lot of joy to the community tonight," one resident said.
The energy level rose steadily as crowd-pleasers, comedians Pretty Boy Floyd and Donald 'Iceman' Anderson, joined Triple X in keeping the crowd entertained with their hilarious brand of rib-tickling comedy.
Busy Signal
But it was near pandemonium when dancehall star Busy Signal took to the stage.
Dressed in his trademark full black, complemented by his dark glasses, Busy Signal wowed the enthusiastic crowd with a generous offering of some of his most popular hits. When he delivered Step Out and One More Night, he made his mark and it seemed he could do no wrong.
Busy Signal encouraged the patrons to be patriotic, declaring, "Mi love Jamaica and mi nah sell out. Whether mi deh a yard or abroad, mi a represent fi Jamaica."
The event was incident-free, much to the delight of the Grange Hill police.