{"id":986,"date":"2023-02-12T01:33:40","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T09:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/in420\/afroman-is-returning-to-the-okanagan\/"},"modified":"2023-02-12T10:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T18:30:00","slug":"afroman-is-returning-to-the-okanagan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/in420\/news\/986\/afroman-is-returning-to-the-okanagan\/","title":{"rendered":"Afroman is returning to the Okanagan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> American rapper Afroman has booked a show in Kelowna, marking his second Okanagan performance in under a year.<\/p>\n<p> Anybody who was tuned into pop culture in the year 2000 is probably familiar with his hit single <em>Because I Got High<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p> %%Video1%%<\/p>\n<p> Last October, Afroman &ndash;&nbsp;whose real name is Joseph Edgar Foreman &ndash;&nbsp;was <a href=\"https:\/\/infotel.ca\/in420\/american-rapper-afroman-making-appearance-at-vernon-nightclub\/it93189\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in Vernon for his &lsquo;Cannabis&rsquo; tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> On April 18 he&rsquo;ll be at Gotham in Kelowna. Vernon rapper Robbie G, who opened for Afroman in Vernon, will be part of the Kelowna show as well.<\/p>\n<p> Early bird tickets cost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/afroman-live-in-kelowna-april-18th-at-gotham-nightclub-tickets-537831778327\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$39.55 through EventBright.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%\" \/>\n<p> <span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">To contact a reporter for this story, <a href=\"mailto:dwalton@infonews.ca\">email Dan Walton<\/a>&nbsp;or call 250-488-3065 or <a href=\"mailto:news@infonews.ca\">email the editor<\/a>. You can also submit <a href=\"mailto:tips@infonews.ca\">photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom<\/a>&nbsp;and be entered to win a monthly prize draw.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. 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