Tickets to see Echo Minott at Mo’s Desert Clubhouse in Burleigh Heads are here. More Australian dates in story.

Echo Minott is bringing reggae royalty to Mo’s Desert Clubhouse on the Gold Coast for a night of non-stop dancing on November 9.

Supporting him will be local legends Blue Mountain, Sound System, Marky Power and Selector Vlad, for an afternoon of pure island vibes from 4pm.

The man-behind-the-name Noel Phillips has been instrumental in the Jamaican dancehall scene since the 80s.

He became a global household name overnight with monster hit “Lazy Body”, which topped reggae charts globally.

The Kingston-born sensation is bringing his four-stop Lazy Body Tour to Australia for the first time.

It all kicks off in the Yarra Valley, Victoria’s famous wine region, for Heavy Congress on November 1.

Heavy Congress is expected to be the biggest gathering of a Jamaican ‘sound system’ in the southern hemisphere.

Echo then performs in Moorabbin on Melbourne Cup Eve for the Dub Plate and Dinner Date, on November 3, set to be another massive DIY-sound system dance party.

In Sydney, fans can catch him at the Red Rattler Theatre on November 8.

Get your tickets to see Echo Minott on the Gold Coast here. This is an all-ages event, under 18s must be in the company of a responsible adult.

Echo Minnot Australian Tour Dates

Yarra Valley: Heavy Congress on November 1

Moorabbin: Dub Plate and Dinner Date on November 3

Sydney: Red Rattler Theatre on November 8

Burleigh Heads: Mo’s Desert Clubhouse on November 9

80s reggae master Echo Minott hasn’t stopped making music

Echo Minott is one of the cornerstones of modern Jamaican music.

He has been making music for decades, since the release of his 1980 debut album “Youthman Vibration” at just 17.

Recorded by legendary producer Prince Jammy, the song led to a whole album of versions on the same rhythm.

But it was his 1985 global mega-hit “Lazy Body” which saw Echo break out as an international star.

Echo became a sensation in the UK first, with his song “Man in Love”. And as he grew as a popular dancehall singer, he scored his first Jamaican No. 1 single, “Love Problems”.

In 1992, Echo moved to New York and immediately had a massive international number one reggae hit with “Murder Weapon”. The song rode a version of Shaggy’s “Oh Carolina” rhythm.

YouTube: 80s reggae mega-star Echo Minott.

“Mr Ruddy”, “Follow Me”, “Been Around The World”, “Whip Appeal” and “Artical Don”, ensured that Echo Minott remained a household name in the reggae scene for the rest of the 80s and into the 90s.

When the jungle explosion hit the UK in 1993/94, his song “Murder Weapon” was re-worked and became an enormous hit all over again.

Returning to Jamaica in 1994, Echo continued to release more dancehall hits such as “I Am Back”.

His most recent collaboration with Ikadub, “Dangerous Time“, was released in 2025. Have a listen here:

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