In July 2018, Jamaican reggae artist Jesse Royal—known for his conscious reggae with social lyrics on love, unity, and inequality on Lily of da Valley (2017)—performed at Summerjam Festival, one of Europe's largest reggae events launched in 1985 in Cologne, Germany, sharing the bill with Damian Marley and Protoje before 30,000 attendees at Fühlinger See. The hour-long performance, captured professionally for Rockpalast, WDR's legendary series, embodied his European tour climax, where reggae rhythms merged with emotive vocals and positive messages to evoke warm resonance under summer skies. Featuring tracks like "Always Be Around", "Modern Day Judas", and "Generation", this show highlighted his role as a modern roots reggae voice, turning the festival grounds into a realm of collective unity.