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Saturday · August 8, 2026

RED ROCK
ISLAND VIBE

Where Southern Utah Meets the Pacific.

Pecan Valley Resort & Water Park · Hurricane, Utah

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Limited capacity · Inaugural event · First come, first served

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August 8, 2026 · Pecan Valley Resort & Water Park · Hurricane, Utah

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The Story

A new island in the desert.

Red Rock Island Vibe was born where two worlds quietly recognized each other — the towering sandstone of Southern Utah and the warm, open shores of the Pacific.

The vision started with a simple truth: red rock country and island culture share the same soul. Both rise from a deep reverence for the land. Both gather their people around fire, food, and song. And both understand that a place is only as alive as the community that holds it together — what the islands call ohana, and what the desert has always known in its own wordless way.

The people behind it come from both of those places — desert dwellers who fell for the rhythm of island life, and island families who found something familiar in the glow of canyon walls at sunset. Out of that friendship grew a question: what happens when you bring the two together? When the red glow of Utah's rock meets the spirit of aloha?

On August 8, 2026, we find out. We're gathering beneath the red rock to celebrate connection — to the land, to one another, and to the cultures that taught us how to come together in the first place. Music, food, movement, and the kind of warmth that doesn't care where you're from.

This is more than an event. It's a meeting of two ways of belonging. Come find your place in it.

Red rock formations reflected in calm water at sunset

Why This Matters

A Night of Purpose, Hope, and Ohana.

Ten years ago, this community walked through a tragedy none of us will forget. On August 8, 2026, we gather to transform that day into something new — a day of hope.

This night marks the launch of the Tellmystory Challenge Foundation, born from loss and built on the belief that every story deserves to be told, and every person deserves to be held. The same spirit that draws us around the fire — what the islands call ohana, where no one is left behind — is the spirit that lifts up the families and neighbors the Foundation exists to serve.

And here's the heart of it: your night out is the mission. Every ticket, every shared meal, every dance beneath the red rock turns directly into hope for the people we serve. You're not just celebrating — you're carrying the story forward.

Come for the vibe. Stay for the purpose. Help us turn a day of loss into a day of hope.

The Experience

Curated moments, all day and into the night.

Lineup / Bands

The sound of the desert and the sea.

THE LINEUP — Red Rock Island Vibe | August 8, 2026

The sound of the night is taking shape.

Featured Artist

Jared Keo

Some things can’t be rushed.

Jared Keo hails from Hauula, on the windward Koolauloa coast of Oahu — the same stretch of island that has quietly produced generations of Hawaii’s musical soul. His own story began, improbably, on a football field in San Diego: in 1994, Keo and fellow Hawaii boy Christian Yrizarry arrived as freshmen at the University of San Diego, found each other among the handful of island players on the team, and discovered during late-night kanikapila sessions that their voices were made to blend. In 1997, Ho’onua was born.

What followed helped define an era. Ho’onua rose in the golden wave of the late 1990s — the pioneering generation of island reggae, alongside acts like Fiji and Three Plus — laying the foundation that later stars such as Rebel Souljahz would build upon. Their debut Feel Good Island Music (1998) sent song after song to #1 across Hawaii, and over three albums and nearly three decades of legacy, the hits kept coming: “Blue Light,” “When I Think About You,” “Feel Good Island Music,” “Passion Love.” The duo earned nods from both the Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards and the Grammys, carried the island sound from Guam to Las Vegas, and shared stages with reggae royalty — Shaggy, Steel Pulse, Aswad, Inner Circle, Maxi Priest. The name Ho’onua means “to give lavishly,” and Keo has spent a career doing exactly that.

Now comes the season he’s been quietly preparing for. Jared Keo steps forward on his own — a solo artist with new music, a new sound, and the depth that only time can produce. This isn’t reinvention. It’s what happens when a craft is left to mature: the melodies richer, the writing deeper, the voice unmistakably his. Everything that made the songs of Ho’onua timeless is still here — it’s simply come into its fullness.

The name you know. Like you’ve never heard him. Jared Keo’s solo era begins now, and it was worth every year of the wait.

Jared Keo — Island Vibes magazine cover

On the Decks

DJ Joe (Laie Style Music)

Every town has a heartbeat. In Laie, it plays through DJ Joe.

Born Joseph Peters and raised on the North Shore of Oahu, DJ Joe is a true son of Laie — a Laie Boy through and through, with Hawaiian and Tahitian roots that run deeper than any bassline. Diagnosed with hearing loss in both ears as a child, he did the unthinkable: he fell in love with sound. What others called a limitation, he turned into a calling — learning music not just with his ears, but with his whole spirit, surrounded by the gifted musicians and voices of his hometown.

That calling became Laie Style Music — the tagline stamped on every mix and the movement behind one of the most beloved DJ catalogs in the island music world. Alongside his partner DJizzo, DJ Joe has built a massive following on SoundCloud, spinning everything from island reggae, R&B, and hip hop to classic oldies — including legendary hour-long tributes to island greats like Fiji and J Boog.

But it’s his tribute mixes that reveal his heart. When members of his community pass on, DJ Joe serves his people the way only he can — crafting memorial playlists that capture the style, the personality, and the eternal message of every life honored. In Laie, his mixes don’t just play at the party. They carry the memory of the people.

From kava circles to concert stages, one thing has never changed: DJ Joe is fire every time he strikes a match. The music transcends — from the ancestors, through the turntables, straight to the soul.

#LaieStyleMusic

DJ Joe — Island Vibe magazine cover

Featured Artist

Norm (The Original Laie Boy)

Norman Thompson. Some artists chase a sound. Norman Thompson was born into one. Raised in rural Laie on Oahu’s North Shore — a town where Samoan and Hawaiian bloodlines braid together like the music itself — “Bruddah Norm” comes from generations of Polynesian musicians and composers. Before there were stages, there were backyard jams with a very large family, talent shows in Laie and Honolulu, and a voice that people stopped to listen to.

That voice built classics. “Hawaiian Born,” his love letter to his Polynesian family and Laie’s country lifestyle, became an island standard. “High School” turned into a graduation-day tradition across Hawaii. Across decades in the business, Norm has moved fluidly between island reggae, R&B, and country — a fusion he was doing before it had a name.

Now the original Laie boy is writing his next chapter: new music arriving October 2026, carrying the same family ties, island soul, and Samoan-Hawaiian pride that started it all. The name is Norm. The music never has been.

Norm — Island Vibe magazine cover

Featured Artist

Bonafide (Four Brothers • One Sound)

Straight from Montego Bay, Jamaica and now commanding stages from their home base in Las Vegas, Bonafide is authentic roots reggae carried in the blood — literally. The band is a true family unit: Jr. Rootz (vocals), Bass Wayne (bass/vocals), Ricky Dread (keyboards/vocals), and Mikey (lead guitar/vocals) — four biological brothers and one adopted brother, united by their Jamaican heritage and a lifelong devotion to music.

Their sound is unmistakable: heavy, rolling basslines, tight brotherly harmonies, and the smooth, soulful lead vocals of Jr. Rootz, blending traditional roots reggae with contemporary island grooves. It’s a formula that has earned them a devoted following across the West and beyond, a reputation as the number one reggae band in Las Vegas — often imitated, never duplicated — and encore-demanding crowds wherever they set up.

But Bonafide’s story runs deeper than the stage. Through their Across the Bridge Foundation, the band has supported humanitarian and community initiatives throughout Jamaica — helping families, students, and underserved communities before and after major natural disasters. Their latest single, “Island of Light,” honors the resilience of the Jamaican people in the wake of Hurricane Melissa — music as medicine, straight from the heart of the island.

More than entertainers, Bonafide are ambassadors — of good vibes, of family, of Jamaica itself. When Bonafide takes the stage at Red Rock Island Vibe, the bass hits, the dreads swing, and the whole crowd goes home to the islands.

Bonafide — Island Vibe magazine cover

Featured Artist

Alo-Key (Midwest Roots • Island Soul)

Some artists chase the islands. Alo-Key carries them with him. Born Alofaiga Key and rooted in the heart of Missouri, Alo-Key is living proof that island soul knows no coastline — a singer-songwriter whose blend of island reggae, R&B, and Samoan heart has made him one of the most talked-about voices rising in the island music scene today.

His signature song, “Uso Song” — beloved across the Pacific community for its chorus “Mo nai ou uso” (“for my brothers”) — is more than a hit. It’s a prayer of forgiveness and family, sung in Samoan, that has traveled from backyard jams to ukulele covers around the world. More than fifteen years after its release, it remains a staple at gatherings wherever island people come together, passed from generation to generation like the message it carries: family first, forgiveness always.

As part of the Midwest Movement, Alo-Key helped prove that the island sound could take root a thousand miles from any ocean — and now, with the island music scene hotter than it’s ever been, his name is trending right back to the front of the conversation. Smooth, soulful, and unmistakably genuine, Alo-Key doesn’t just perform island music. He is what island music sounds like when it’s carried by heart instead of geography.

Alo-Key — Island Vibe magazine cover

Supporting Acts

Local Super Star

Lindsay Clark

Article release coming soon.

Lindsay Clark

More supporting acts, hosts, and set times to be announced. Follow along as the lineup grows.

VIP Experience

Live the Island in VIP

Private cabanas & side-of-stage pool and hot tub access

Private VIP island cabana at Pecan Valley
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VIP Island Cabana

$2,500

What's Included

  • 10 guest tickets included
  • Private shaded cabana
  • Premium reserved seating
  • Pupus & finger foods included
  • $250 bar tab with 10 Beer Garden wristbands
  • Dedicated beverage service
  • Prime concert viewing with private VIP-only pool
  • Premium massage by Human Touch
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VIP Access

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What's Included

  • Access to all VIP-only areas
  • All Day Water Park Pass
  • Stage-side pool & hot tub
  • Prime concert viewing closest to the stage
  • Beer Garden access
  • Premium amenities & dedicated VIP service
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1,200+

Expected Attendance

5

State Draw

1st

Inaugural Annual Event

Tell My Story Challenge Foundation

The Mission

The Heart Behind the Night

TellMyStory Challenge Foundation was born from one father's journey through unimaginable loss — and his choice to transform pain into purpose. Through the power of storytelling, it breaks the silence around mental health, reaching everyone who has ever felt broken, overwhelmed, or alone in the dark, and reminding them their story matters.

Red Rock Island Vibe fuels that mission. The same ohana spirit that gathers us beneath the red rock — where no one is left behind — drives this work forward. Every ticket, every dance on August 8, 2026 keeps the stories alive and the hope moving.

Show up. Be part of it.

Recognized Nonprofit · EIN 99-2314998

McCann Utu Sr. speaking at TellMyStory event

"Their lives will not be remembered solely by how they died. They will be remembered by how their story inspires others to live."

— McCann Utu Sr., Founder

TellMyStory Challenge Foundation flyer

Getting There

How to Find Pecan Valley

Tucked into the red rock just outside Hurricane, Utah — 25 minutes from St. George and a straight shot up I-15 from Las Vegas.

Venue Address

Pecan Valley Resort & Water Park
2431 S 5210 W, Hurricane, UT 84737

From St. George, UT

25 min

Closest major hub

From Las Vegas, NV

2 hr 15 min

Via I-15 North

From Salt Lake City, UT

4 hr 15 min

Via I-15 South

From Zion National Park

35 min

Flying In?

St. George Regional (SGU) — 30 minutes away. Harry Reid Intl. (LAS) in Las Vegas — 2 hr 15 min drive up I-15.

On-site parking is included with your ticket. Rideshare drop-off available at the main entrance.

August 8, 2026

Don't watch this one from a phone.

Tickets are limited. Pecan Valley Resort & Water Park, Hurricane, Utah.