What was the name of the 1978 peace concert headlined by Bob Marley?

Bob Marley headlined the 1978 One Love Peace Concert in Kingston, Jamaica.

Held on April 22, 1978, at Kingston’s National Stadium, the concert brought together leading Jamaican reggae performers during a period of severe political violence. Jamaica’s two major parties, the People’s National Party and the Jamaican Labour Party, were associated with opposing political factions, and organizers hoped music could help reduce the conflict.

The event became famous for a symbolic moment during Bob Marley and the Wailers’ performance of “Jamming.” Marley invited Prime Minister Michael Manley and opposition leader Edward Seaga onto the stage, where the political rivals joined hands above him. The gesture became one of the most enduring images in reggae history, even though the concert did not end Jamaica’s violence.

The One Love Peace Concert is often confused with Smile Jamaica, the 1976 concert at which Marley performed shortly after surviving an assassination attempt. It was also not Reggae Sunsplash, the reggae festival series that began in 1978.