(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mike Lover performs at the Regge Rise Up Music Festival at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nick Loporchio plays bass for Iya Terra, as they perform at the Reggae Rise Up music Festival, at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jordan McNair and Halle Allsop from Salt Lake City, dance to the band Kash'd Out, at the Regge Rise Up Music Festival at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ajah Dori, from Salt Lake City dances to the music of Passafire, at the Regge Rise Up Music Festival at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Stephen Marley performs at the Reggae Rise Up music Festival, at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fans cheer as Rebelution plays at the Regge Rise Up Music Festival at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Eric Rachmany get the crowd going as he performs with Rebellion, at the Regge Rise Up Music Festival at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Reggae fans ding and dance along with the band The Green, at the Regge Rise Up Music Festival at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Matisyahu performs, at the Regge Rise Up Music Festival at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Howi Spangler plays guitar for Ballyhoo! At the Reggae Rise Up music Festival, at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Matisyahu performs at the Reggae Rise Up music Festival, at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Howi Spangler sings for Ballyhoo! At the Reggae Rise Up music Festival, at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Teri Lynsie and Joseph Cancilla Joseph Caitlin dance to the music of The Green, at the Regge Rise Up Music Festival at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jordan MdNair and Halle Allsop from Salt Lake City, dance to the band Kash'd Out, at the Regge Rise Up Music Festival at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Miles Doughty plays guitar as Slightly Stoopid performs, at the Regge Rise Up Music Festival at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nahko & medicine for the People perform at the Regge Rise Up Music Festival at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Caitlin Kanayan, from Lake Arrow head California, dances with her 4-year-old daughter Trudy on her shoulders, at the Regge Rise Up Music Festival at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kyle McDonald and Miles Doughty hold their microphone out so the crowd can sing along, as Slightly Stoopid performs, at the Regge Rise Up Music Festival at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Eric Rachmany gets the crowd going as Rebellion plays the main stage of the Regge Rise Up Music Festival at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Artist Jimmy Ovadia dances to the music as he paints a porrtait of Mike Love, which her started and finished in during hi 45 minute set, on the side of the stage during the Regge Rise Up Music Festival at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fans cheer as Iya Terra plays at the Regge Rise Up Music Festival at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nathan Feinstein sings and plays guitar for Iya Terra, as they perform at the Reggae Rise Up music Festival, at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fans cheer as Slighty Stoopid plays at the Regge Rise Up Music Festival at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Stephen Marley performs at the Reggae Rise Up music Festival, at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Brad Corrigan plays guitar for Dispatch, at the Reggae Rise Up music Festival, at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Stephen Marley performs at the Reggae Rise Up music Festival, at the Rivers Edge near Heber City, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019.
Reggae fans experienced more than 20 bands at the three-day Reggae Rise Up Music Festival at the Rivers Edge Campground in Heber City this weekend.
Rebelution, Collie Buddz, Nhako & Medicine For The People, Mike Love and Morgan Heritage hit the stage on Friday; Slightly Stoopid, Matisyahu, Iya Terra and Passafire performed on Saturday; and Dispatch, Stephen Marley, Xavier Rudd and Twiddle finished up the three-day festival Sunday evening.
Thousands of music fans took shuttles to the festival grounds or camped out to hear the music, which started at 12:45 p.m. each day and continued until 1:00 a.m. the next morning.
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Rick has been a staff photographer at The Tribune since 1984. Previous to The Tribune, he was photo editor at the Daily Universe Newspaper at BYU and worked at The Sun Advocate in Price, Utah.