The Chocolate City Invasion is a 4-night all-inclusive concert vacation headlined by Rare Essence, Backyard Band and L!ssen in Punta Cana Dominican Republic. This is the 7th annual Chocolate City Invasion hot off the heels of the Chocolate City Cruise this past July. This year will feature three nights of headlining live performances and three parties hosted by celebrity DJs at our host hotel, Be Live Punta Cana.

After you grab your Chocolate City Invasion package, all you need to do is get your passport, get to the airport and we will meet you upon arrival in Punta Cana. We’ll pick you up at the airport in one of our Chocolate City transfer shuttles and whisk you away to your Caribbean concert vacation. Be Live Punta Cana features a variety of restaurants, multiple bars and daily activities, all included in your package price. Each night our Chocolate City transfer shuttles will bring you directly to the venue.

Concerts take place at venues location directly at Be Live and in Punta Cana within a short shuttle ride. Daytime poolside celebrity DJs create the vibe at Be Live, and exciting optional adventures throughout Punta Cana including our Chocolate City Party Cruises with DJ’s cranking up music. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for you to join and party with your favorite Go Go bands and DJ’s. See you there!

Big G and The Backyard Band

THE BAD BOYS OF GO GO… (NO FURTHER EXPLANATION NEEDED)

Rare Essence

Affectionately known by their fans as “The Wickedest Band Alive”, Rare Essence grew from a relationship between four childhood friends: Quinten “Footz” Davidson, Andre “Whiteboy” Johnson, Michael “Funky Ned” Neal and John Jones. After school, the four young musicians would get together in each other’s basements and play top forty hits from such influential bands like Parliament/Funkadelic, Cameo, and Confunkshun. Eventually the band adapted more players and conformed to the go go sound that started in 1976. It was at that time that the band called on the assistance of Quinten’s mother, Annie Mack, who became the band’s first manager. Today, Rare Essence’s band is comprised of 12 musicians who play a range of instruments from the timbales to the bass guitar. The band is still going strong playing up to six nights a week, even playing two concerts in one night. Rare Essence credits their continued success to the enthusiastic interaction they have with their fans at each performance.

L!ssen

This longtime group’s stylized spelling of it name drops two clues about its sound: a fusion of R&B and rumbling percussion that’s as exciting as it is silky-smooth.

CELEBRITY DJs