For those of you out there looking for something a bit different than the rock-heavy festivals this summer, look no further than the hip-hop-centric Rock The Bells series. Now in its ninth year, the traveling tour is currently scheduled to hit three cities – with multi-night stands at the NOS Events Center in San Bernadino, Calif. (8/18 – 19), the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, Calif. (8/25 – 26) and the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey (9/1 -2). This year’s fest will hosted by RZA and will feature a diverse selection of old and new school acts, (Nas, Atmosphere, Deltron 3030, Immortal Technique, J. Cole, Kid Cudi, Naughty by Nature, Salt-n-Pepa, Yelawolf, Slick Rick, Murs and Tyga), and will include full album sets from a reunited Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, who will perform E 1999 Eternal, as well as Redman and Method Man who will tackle Blackout. Tickets for all three installments of Rock The Bells are on sale now.
If an all-day hip-hop festival isn’t your thing, then maybe you’ll be interested in hitting one of these recently announced tours…
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For those of you out there looking for something a bit different than the rock-heavy festivals this summer, look no further than the hip-hop-centric Rock The Bells series. Now in its eight year, the traveling tour is currently scheduled to hit four cities this year – two on the East Coast and two on the West – and will feature a diverse selection of old and new school acts, as well as full album sets from Lauryn Hill performing The Miseducation Of…, Nas performing Illmatic, Cypress Hill performing Black Sunday and more. In addition to the four-date festival tour, organizers will also bring a scaled-down club tour this summer, with artists and dates to be announced.
If you’re not into a full day of hip-hop, then maybe you’ll be interested in hitting one of these recently announced tours…
For those of you out there looking for something a bit different than the rock-heavy festivals this summer, look no further than the hip hop-centric Rock The Bells series. Now in its seventh year, the traveling tour is currently scheduled to hit four cities this year – two on the East Coast and two on the West – and features a diverse selection of old and new school acts from the Wu-Tang Clan and KRS-One to Brother Ali and Jedi Mind Tricks.
For the first time in the event’s history the headliners will perform their most influential albums in their entirety, and we’ll see Wu-Tang tackling 36 Chambers, Rakim doing Paid In Full, Slick Rick doing The Great Adventures Of… and KRS-One taking the mic for Criminal Minded. There have also been heavily circulating rumors that both Lauryn Hill and A Tribe Called Quest will be joining the bill to perform classic albums, to fill the TBD slots.
If you’re not into a full day of live hip hop, than maybe you’ll be interested in hitting one of these recently announced tours…
Finally, the String Cheese Incident will play host to their very own festival at Hornings Hideout in North Plains, OR to take place on July 29 – August 1. The band, who will headline each night, have recently announced the initial lineup of bands that will join them over the course of the weekend.
The four day fest will kick off on Thursday with sets from the SCIde Projects – Kyle Hollingsworth Band, CB3 w/ Michael Kang, Emmitt-Nershi Band and EOTO, while the rest of the weekend will feature sets from the likes of The Travelin’ McCourys, Toubab Krewe, Bill Frisell with Steve Moore & Rudy Royston, Col. Bruce Hampton, Beats Antique and the Soul Rebels Brass Band.
After catching one of three concerts on the incredibly scenic and serene – for New York City at least – Governor’s Island last summer, I was sure there would be a full slate of Highline Ballroom-produced concerts on the isle this summer. Well, as of now only one concert has been scheduled for 172-acre island located only a half a mile from Battery Park. The Dark Star Orchestra will return to The Beach at Governor’s Island on July 11 along with Keller Williams and Pete Francis (of Dispatch) and Barefoot Truth.
Tickets are currently available for this show and from the looks of the recently redesigned Governor’s Island Concert Series page there should be more shows announced soon. In other NYC-area venue news, Live Nation has announced the opening of The Bay Stage – a 5,000 capacity general admission venue adjacent to Jones Beach. Watch out SummerStage.
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Finally, Jeff told you about the Rock The Bells tour a few weeks back, so we wanted to let you know that the producers of the event have added a few additional tour dates to the schedule for the touring festival. Also, Busta Rhymes, GZA and The Knux have been added to the lineup.
We don’t get a chance to talk too much hip hop around these parts, but in our relentless effort to keep you up to date on the summer concert season, we bring you the news of the lineup announcement for the sixth annual Rock The Bells tour. The all-day traveling fest, which will hit ten cities, is set to feature an impressive roster of acts including the likes of Nas & Damien “Jr. Gong” Marley, The Roots, Common, K’NAAN and Reflection Eternal.
If you’re not into an all day hip hop festival, than maybe you’ll want to hit one of these recently announced tours…
Finally, Eddie Vedder will head out for a slew of solo dates on the East Coast and in the southern part of the US. The 14 date run will find the Pearl Jam front man setting up shop at a variety of theaters for multi-night stands in Albany, Philly, Baltimore, Nashville, Memphis, Atlanta and Hawaii.
