JULY-AUGUST: ROCK THE BELLS ANNOUNCES LINEUP
Apr 9, 2007 2:58 PM
Rock the Bells has announced three dates for its traveling hip-hop show: Saturday, July 28 @ Randall's Island, New York, NY; Saturday, Aug. 11 @ NOS Events Center in San Bernadino, Calif.; and Saturday, Aug. 18 @McCovey Cove (South of AT&T Park) in San Francisco, Calif.
Artists confirmed for exclusive live performances on these three Rock the Bells summer shows include:
Rage Against the Machine
The Wu-Tang Clan
Nas*
Cypress Hill
The Roots
Mos Def
EPMD
MF Doom*
Pharoahe Monch
FELT *
Sage Francis
Hieroglyphics*
Immortal Technique
Living Legends*
Blackalicious*
The Coup*
Murs*
Jedi Mind Tricks
Brother Ali*
Cage*
Mr. Lif*
Grouch & Eligh*
Hangar 18*
Blueprint*
Lucky I AM*
(*Performing in select cities.)
Very special guests Public Enemy, who celebrate their monumental 20-year anniversary, will also perform. DJs on all dates are Mike Relm, C-Minus, Icy Ice and Rocky Rock. The Rock the Bells festivals will be hosted by Supernatural, Rahzel and Hi-Tek.
In addition to the New York and California dates, Rock the Bells will expand with 15 additional dates where the Wu-Tang Clan will be joined by Nas as the co-headliner. (Rage Against the Machine will appear at the three aforementioned dates only.) The tour will begin July 28 in New York City and wrap-up on the west coast in late August. The Paid Dues Independent Hip Hop Festival—which sold out the Orange Pavilion in San Bernardino—will also hit the road this summer on a 10-city run across the continent joining up with two Rock the Bells dates in New York City and San Bernardino. The cities and venues, final lineup for each date and ticket information will be announced in the coming weeks.
For more information, visit www.rockthebells.net.
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