A betting man since his early teens, Marvin “Horseman” Pitterson likes the odds for his Stars R Us show which takes place November 26 at Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston.

It has been two years since the ‘vintage’ show was held at that venue, and Pitterson has a good feeling he is backing a winner.

“After COVID cool down we decided to get things together. We already had the artistes in mind so the only thing left to be done was confirmation,” he told the Jamaica Observer.

Several of the artistes who have made Stars R Us popular since it was first held in 2000 are on the comeback event. They include Leroy Sibbles, Ken Boothe, Big Youth, George Nooks, Derrick Morgan, and Johnny Clarke.

Gem Myers and special guest Wesrok complete the line-up.

The Jamaican entertainment scene shut down for almost two years due to COVID-19, which emerged in early 2020. Shows like Stars R Us, which caters to a mature audience, were hard-hit, seeing that seniors were most vulnerable to the pandemic.

With anxiety around the devastating plague no longer at fever pitch, Pitterson revealed that fans encouraged him to make a return.

“People start talking to me, asking about Stars R Us. They said they have not been to a show in a long time, especially a vintage show, and I agreed,” he said.

A former jockey, Pitterson has been the resident photographer at Caymanas Park for many years. But he also has a strong music link; his older brother is Karl Pitterson who was engineer for Bob Marley’s Kaya album and producer for Steel Pulse’s classic album, True Democracy.

He started Stars R Us during a rocksteady revival in Jamaica, a renaissance that started in the 1990s with the Heineken Startime event. Pitterson is confident of a strong turnout next month.

“Without a doubt, we definitely expect a good crowd,” he stated.