Thousands gathered for Popcaan-headlined Glow Night
A massive crowd gathered at the Lavida Cottoy Festiville in Road Town on Friday, August 7, 2026 for Glow Night headlined by Jamaican superstar Popcaan. Photo: Forbes TV
On Thursday, August 6, 2026, massive crowds also patronised For Deh Culture at the Festiville. The event was headlined by 1T1 with other performances by Trilla G, Reo, Evo HD, Jam Band, Four Strong, and Razor Blades. Photo: VI Festival
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A massive crowd gathered at the Lavida Cottoy Festiville in Road Town on Friday, August 7, 2026, for Glow Night headlined by Jamaican superstar Popcaan.
The event formed part activities for the 72nd Emancipation Festival, and it is reported that 9000 people were in attendance.
Final Phase, Stefan, Banco Bizmol, Boss, and Vibes also performed to an excited crowd.
For Deh Culture
On Thursday, August 6, 2026, massive crowds also patronised For Deh Culture at the Festiville. The event was headlined by 1T1 with other performances by Trilla G, Reo, Evo HD, Jam Band, Four Strong, and Razor Blades.
Mr Killa will headline tonight’s Festival Last Lap with OMG, Ova Drive, YFB, and Da Villain Dem featuring Ramon G.
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19 Responses to “Thousands gathered for Popcaan-headlined Glow Night ”
Otherwise anything that’s unruly will be supported and endorsed by a lot of people. We have a lot of Unruly people here. Just few days ago an Unruly crew member was caught with guns and bullets. Just a few weeks ago an Unruly band member and singer was caught after 12am with an unlicensed gun. Just a month ago an unruly crew shot and killed a man for his gold chain ( well that is the story that has been shared by an unruly crew member) just last week an unruly crew member shot and killed Mr. De Castro and as always none of the Unruly Crew members aren’t saying enough is enough. The unruly crew are loyal to the blood hands culture they have signed up for.
Every year these events does bring out some real animals, mehson. Every time you blink, somebody fighting. A whole set of uncivilized, drunk people gathering with their criminal friends to party, cheat, fight, smoke, drink, throw up gang signs, throw up gun signs and generally behave like society never invented consequences.
And somehow we supposed to call this “culture.”
Government went hard advertising condoms around this time for a reason, by the way. But let’s not talk about that.
Them post all the nice Festival photos, videos, outfits and vibes...
But y'all ain’t posting all them nonstop fights and gunshot incidents, and all the other foolishness that come with it.
Two murders. Fights. Gunshots.
And nobody said, “Boy, leh we cut things short because people wilding.”
Nah.
**PARTY MUST GO ON!**
Apparently a couple bodies and bullets ain't enough to interrupt the vibes.
Then when something happens later everybody suddenly becomes a philosopher:
“STOP THE VIOLENCE!”
“PUT THE GUNS DOWN!”
“WE NEED PEACE!”
My brother... y'all had a whole week to practice peace.
And fellas, if you see a lady you fancy and she LOVES attending these kinds of events...
**RUN.**
Ladies, if you see a man you fancy and he LIVES for these kinds of events...
**RUN FASTER.**
Because some of y'all want a responsible, stable, faithful, family-oriented partner while simultaneously selecting from environments built around drunkenness, hypersexuality, fighting, drugs, guns and people who apparently can't make it through an evening without proving they have anger-management issues.
Make it make sense.
The young adults and young people love jumping online to defend the vulgar displays, smoking, explicit music, drunkenness, dry humping and general foolishness that come with these activities.
But the funniest part?
The SAME people defending the “good vibes” can't even get along with each other for a few hours. ????
Big brawls.
Arguments.
Weapons.
Gunshots into crowds.
People getting hurt.
And we're still supposed to pretend this environment is some wholesome celebration of community.
**Please.**
Nothing wrong with having a little fun.
The problem is some of y'all apparently don't know where “fun” ends and “criminal investigation” begins.
And let's talk about the anti-police crowd.
I remember when there was talk some years ago about having events with security and no police.
That would've been one hell of a social experiment.
Because apparently the expectation was that the young people who smoke, drink, fight, throw up gang signs, throw up gun signs and associate themselves with people carrying weapons would suddenly become model citizens because somebody wearing a private-security shirt told them:
“Guys, please behave.”
Yeah.
Good luck with that.
You can't spend all year telling police how much you hate them, acting like laws don't apply to you, surrounding yourself with people known for violence, then expect everybody to magically become civilized when the music starts.
And I have one simple question:
**Why would I put my life in the hands of somebody who constantly throws up gang and gun signs in every picture and video?**
No thanks.
I'm supposed to trust that somebody who openly glorifies that lifestyle is suddenly going to conduct themselves appropriately because they bought a Festival ticket and is party time???
Not meeeee.
And this goes for the women AND men.
Some of y'all knowingly associate yourselves with people involved in violence, guns and criminal activity, then act shocked when something eventually happens.
You knew the environment.
You knew the people.
You saw the red flags.
You still went.
And then when the consequences arrive:
“Stop the violence!”
“Somebody needs to do something!”
“Where were the police?”
Listen.
Personal responsibility is still a thing.
If you repeatedly put yourself in environments filled with hotheads, criminals, weapons, excessive drinking and reckless behavior, you are increasing your exposure to the consequences of that environment.
That's not me wishing harm on anybody.
That's called **understanding your surroundings.**
Humanity really came too far technologically for people to have so little situational awareness of their environments
And somehow some people still can't recognize a red flag standing directly in front of them.
And some women will repeatedly choose men from these environments, overlook every warning sign imaginable, then eventually end up raising children alone and wondering:
“How did I end up here?”
Sis...
You picked him.
He showed you exactly who he was.
You just thought you were going to be the exception.
Same thing with the fellas.
You can't spend every weekend around women, alcohol, fights and foolishness and then suddenly expect to find a peaceful, drama-free relationship because you decided you're “ready to settle down.”
Your environment shapes your choices.
Your choices shape your life.
And then we have the people saying:
“Leave allyuh gun and just come have fun!”
You really believe somebody who went through all the trouble to illegally obtain a firearm, hide it, carry it into an event and potentially risk their freedom...
...is going to hear you say:
“Bro, please leave the gun home tonight. We're just here to have fun.”
**You think he cares about YOU telling him that?**
He doesn't care about the law.
He doesn't care about the police.
Why would he care about your little Festival speech?
And let's make another bet.
After Festival is finished, watch and see whether we get a nice little run of fights, shootings, assaults and other foolishness afterward....
News flash ! we won't! This crap only happens back to back during festival time
Meanwhile young adults on social media will be defending every single behavior associated with the environment that produces these problems.
You can't celebrate the culture around reckless behavior and then act surprised when reckless behavior shows up.
You can't normalize the red flags and then complain about the consequences.
And you definitely can't spend Festival week screaming:
**“LEH PEOPLE HAVE FUN!”**
Then the following week scream:
**“STOP THE VIOLENCE!”**
Pick a struggle. ????
I'm not saying people can't enjoy themselves.
But if your idea of “fun” requires excessive drinking, drugs, half-naked displays, fighting, sexual recklessness, gang affiliations, gun culture and people behaving like absolute animals...
Maybe the problem isn't that people are “judging” your lifestyle.
Maybe the lifestyle deserves some judgment.
Because when an event repeatedly attracts enough foolishness that people have to constantly discuss fights, violence, weapons and police presence...
At some point, perhaps we should stop pretending the environment has no connection to the behavior.
Every festival a set of reckless drivers on the road. Is like them drivers license expired the minute festival reach . Y'all was really driving like some lunatics during this season but that's a common thing when these events come around..
Anyway...
Festival done.
Everybody survived.
Some barely.
Somehow the party continued.
And now watch everybody come back online talking about:
**“Peace and love.”**
Until next Festival.
Y'all be easy.
I know them criminals does bw smiling from ear to ear every time festival. Especially when the young adults and minors defend this "culture". Laughing all the way to the bushes
Of course guns and violence is a no no but we don't need her crazy rass to tell us that
Banco ? Stefan? Boss ? Final faze? these are our local artists and all we seeing is coverage for the internationals. Do Better Bvi
I rather support our local artists who make better music than him. And the Tortola crabs in a bucket would rather not show up for the locals but flood the village for this man who is taking your tax money out the country after his 1HR performance is over, while you go home to no running water and expensive grocery prices.
At least the locals would spend the same money locally to get their craft done. That money stays in the country.
Sickening year after year