Boston-based reggae-rock band The Elovaters perform live at The Ritz in Raleigh, with special guests Wax, DJ Hoppa and Dylan Cotrone.
The Elovaters are playing The Ritz on Thursday, November 12, with Wax, DJ Hoppa, and Dylan Cotrone joining the bill. The show starts at 6 PM.
They're a Boston-based reggae-rock band that broke through in 2018 when Defy Gravity hit number one on the Billboard Reggae chart. Since then, they've become a familiar name for fans of Sublime, Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews, and Stick Figure. Their music has popped up on CBS's Hawaii Five-O, and their song "Boston" played during the World Series Parade when the Red Sox won in 2018. Several of their tracks are in heavy rotation on SiriusXM's No Shoes Radio, Margaritaville, and The Spectrum.
They've picked up some hardware along the way, too. At the 2022 New England Music Awards, they took home Artist of the Year and Live Act of the Year, and the Boston Music Awards voted them Reggae/Ska Artist of the Year. The current lineup is Matt Link, John Alves, Nicholas Asta, Derrick Cabral, Greg Nectow, and Jackson Wetherbee.
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They're touring their fifth studio album, Shark Belly Motel, which came out on Ineffable Records on May 15, 2026. That's the new material they'll be bringing to the stage. The Ritz is at 2820 Industrial Dr in Raleigh, and the whole thing kicks off at 6 PM on Thursday, November 12.
