Hip-hop duo Atmosphere capped off Iration’s “Sunshine & Summer Nights Tour” as the final performers at Rotary Amphitheater at Woodward Park on August 24, 2022. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Photo Essay: Reggae band Iration hosts concert at Woodward Park

By Manuel Hernandez

Aug 26, 2022

Iration, a reggae influenced, alternative rock band, hosted its “Sunshine & Summer Nights Tour” with hip-hop duo Atmosphere at Rotary Amphitheater at Woodward Park on Aug. 24, 2022. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Iration is touring in support of its latest full-length album “Coastin’,” which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart on June 2020. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Iration, a reggae and alternative rock band, consists of Micah Brown (left) as the guitarist and vocalist, Micah Pueschel (center-left) as the lead vocalist and guitarist, Adam Taylor (center-right) on bass, Cayson Peterson (right) on keyboard/synth and Joe Dickens on drums. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Micah Pueschel is the lead vocalist and guitarist for Iration, a reggae-influenced and alternative rock band. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

The horn section joined Iration on tour and humorously named their group “The Horny Boys.” (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Iration’s most recent album “Coastin’” debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart upon its June 2020 release. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Iration’s most recent album “Coastin’” debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart upon its June 2020 release. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Micah Pueschel, lead vocalist and guitarist for reggae and alternative rock band Iration, was born in Hawaii but formed the band in California. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Micah Brown is one of the guitarists and vocalists for Iration. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Adam Taylor plays bass for the reggae-rock band Iration. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Founding members of Iration Cayson Peterson (left) plays keyboard and synth and Adam Taylor (right) plays bass for the reggae influenced, alternative rock band. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Oakland rapper The Grouch (left) and Detroit hip-hop producer DJ Fresh (Right) followed up Passafire at the “Sunshine & Summer Nights Tour” with Atmosphere at Rotary Amphitheater at Woodward Park on August 24, 2022. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Iration consists of five members who are Hawaiian but started their group in California over 15 years ago. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Founding members of Iration Micah Brown (left) is the guitarist and vocalist and Micah Pueschel (right) is the lead vocalist and guitarist. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Oakland rapper The Grouch and reggae band Iration performs together at the “Sunshine & Summer Nights Tour” with hip-hop duo Atmosphere at Rotary Amphitheater at Woodward Park on August 24, 2022. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Reggae-influenced alternative rock band Iration and underground hip-hop titans Atmosphere have teamed up for a massive 30-date cross-country summer outing. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Oakland rapper The Grouch, who is also Hawaiian, returned to the stage to perform alongside Iration for his final appearance of the concert. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Hip-hop duo Atmosphere capped off Iration’s “Sunshine & Summer Nights Tour” as the final performers at
Rotary Amphitheater at Woodward Park on August 24, 2022. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Atmosphere, consisting of rapper Slug (left) and DJ Ant (right), is touring in support of their most recent album “WORD?,” which released on October 2021. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Atmosphere is also celebrating its 20th anniversary of its sophomore album “Lucy Ford” that released on February 1, 2001. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

The duo started out as Urban Atmosphere in 1996 and formed the group in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It consisted of Sean “Slug” Daley, Derek “D-Spawn” Turner and was later joined by Anthony “Ant” Davis. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Atmosphere’s most recent 2021 project “Word?” consists of 14 tracks with notable features from MF DOOM, Aesop Rock and Nikki Jean. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Atmosphere performed various songs like “Where the Road Forks” and “Puppets” during their performance at Woodward Park. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Sean Daley, rapper name Slug, was a founding member of the group and formed it while attending Washburn High School. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Slug has rapped and recorded records alongside various artists like KRS-ONE, Brother Ali, Aesop Rock, El-P and MF Doom. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Fans gather in the pit area of the amphitheater to watch Atmosphere finish the night as the final performers. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Iration’s “Sunshine & Summer Nights Tour” was hosted at the Rotary Amphitheater at Woodward Park, going from 4 to 8 p.m. on Aug. 24, 2022. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

A fan watches Atmosphere perform at the “Sunshine & Summer Nights Tour” was at the Rotary Amphitheater on Aug. 24, 2022. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Iration performed its Billboard hit songs like “Nose Dive,” “Falling” and “We Hail from the 808 State of Hawaii” at its “Sunshine & Summer Nights Tour” at the Rotary Amphitheater on August 24, 2022. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

The “Sunshine & Summer Nights Tour” was hosted at the Rotary Amphitheater at Woodward Park from 4 to 8 p.m. on Aug. 24, 2022. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

According to the “Sunshine & Summer Nights Tour” press release, Iration’s album “Coastin’” is a “record about being thankful for the moments that we have,” it said. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Ted Bowne (right) is the lead vocalist and guitarist for the reggae rock band Passafire. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Nick Kubley is the drummer for reggae rock band Passafire. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Passafire, a reggae and rock band, opens for the “Sunshine & Summer Nights Tour” at the Rotary Amphitheater on Aug. 24, 2022. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Passafire, the Georgia-based reggae and rock band, performs its songs like “Dimming Sky,” “Just Bid” and “Leave The Lights On” at the “Sunshine & Summer Nights Tour” at the Rotary Amphitheater on Aug. 24, 2022. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Detroit rapper DJ Fresh (left) and California rapper Sunspot Jonz (right) performs alongside headliner The Grouch on the “Sunshine & Summer Nights Tour” at the Rotary Amphitheater on Aug. 24, 2022. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

Rapper Sunspot Jonz, from the California-base hip-hip group Living Legends, made comments during his performance as a protest for women’s reproductive rights as well as the Black Lives Matters movement. (Manuel Hernandez/The Collegian)

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