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 2007 Rock
The Bells Announces Hip-Hop's Official Summer
Festival Series
Wu-Tang
Clan, Nas, Cypress Hill, Ugk, Talib Kweli & More
Confirmed For 13 City-Tour
Guerilla
Union’s ROCK THE BELLS North
American festival series will kickoff July 26 in Mansfield,
MA and travel to 12 additional cities across the nation. As
previously announced, Wu-Tang Clan and Nas will headline
and be joined by Cypress Hill*, UGK*, Talib Kweli, Pharoahe
Monch, David Banner, Immortal Technique and Jedi Mind
Tricks for the five week-long hip-hop extravaganza, hosted
by freestyle legend Supernatural and Rahzel “The
Godfather of Noyze.” (*Indicates will appear on
selected dates.)
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Mos Def
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After
announcing our historic shows with Rage Against The Machine & Wu-Tang Clan headlining earlier
this year, we are overwhelmed with the enthusiasm of
fans who want ROCK THE BELLS brought to their cities. There
is no other hip hop music festival more vital to the
artists, community, and fans it serves than ROCK THE
BELLS, “says festival organizer Chang Weisberg. “We
want to build an annual event in all of these cities
to serve their musical communities and prove that quality
hip-hop is NOT dead. Actually, over 130,000 people have
already disproved the notion and bought their tickets. By
the end of the summer, over 200,000 fans will have voted
that quality lyricism and deft live performances are
still very much alive.”
The ROCK THE BELLS tour launches in support of a huge
resurgence of real hip-hop in popular culture with half
of the participating artists awaiting monumental album
releases: Pharoahe Monch’s Desire (in stores
June 26), Talib Kweli’s Eardrum (in stores
July 24), David Banner’s The Greatest Story
Ever Told, UGK’s first album in over five years
with the highly anticipated double disc self-titled Underground
Kingz (in stores August 7) and the Wu-Tang Clan’s
first album release in six years, 8 Diagrams (in
stores August).
The massive success of the Rage Against The Machine-headlined
August 11 date in Southern California will move from
the NOS Events Center to its new home 20 minutes north
to the Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen. The line-up will
stay intact and all tickets already purchased will be
honored at the event. Glen Helen is the perfect canvas
for the festival with its lush grass, flush restrooms,
ample parking and infrastructure, which will be transformed
into a Mecca of hip-hop. Seating in the orchestra
section will be removed to accommodate the general admission
crowd. A “Verses” area and Guerilla
Union Summit will be introduced at this show with its
open forums, guest speakers, live art installations and
some very special surprises.
The complete dates for the Guerilla Union presents Rock
The Bells North American Festival Series powered
by SanDisk and fueled by RockStar
Energy Drink are:
| DATE |
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CITY
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VENUE
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| Thu |
7/26
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Mansfield, MA
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Tweeter Center
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*Sat
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7/28
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New York, NY
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Randall's Island
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*Sun
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7/29
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New York, NY
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Randall's Island
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Thu
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8/2
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Atlanta, GA
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Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheater
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| Sat |
8/4
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Miami, FL
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Bayfront Park Amphitheater
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Tue
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8/7
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Dallas, TX
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Smirnoff Music Center
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| Wed |
8/8
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Houston, TX
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Reliant Park
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| *Sat |
8/11
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San Bernardino, CA
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Hyundai Pavillion at Glen Helen
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| Sun |
8/12
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San Diego, CA
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Coors Amphitheater (parking lot)
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| *Sat |
8/18
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San Francisco, CA
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McCovey Cove (parking lot)
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| Tue |
8/21
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Salt Lake City, UT |
TBD |
Wed
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8/22
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Denver, CO
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Red Rocks Amphitheatre
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Sat
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8/25 |
Minneapolis, MN
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TBD
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| Sun |
8/26
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Chicago, IL
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Charter One Pavilion
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| Wed |
8/29
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Detroit, MI
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DTE Energy Music Theatre
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Thu
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8/30
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Toronto, Ontario
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TBD |
* denotes festival dates with Rage Against the Machine.
 Weblink: www.rockthebells.net
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