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Rock The Bells Wiki Information
This article is about the hip-hop festival, for the LL Cool J song see Rock the Bells (song)
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Rock The Bells
is an annual hip hop festival that originally took place in Southern California only, but has since toured throughout the world. The concert features a lineup of high-profile alternative hip hop acts, often headlined by a more mainstream artist. The first festival was held in 2004, featuring a re-united Wu-Tang Clan, who performed 4 months before Ol' Dirty Bastard's death.
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ROCK THE BELLS TICKETS
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2004 Festival
Date
| City
| Venue
| Lineup
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July 17
| San Bernardino, California
| National Orange Show
| Wu-Tang Clan, Redman, Dilated Peoples, Sage Francis, Supernatural, Chali 2na & DJ Nu-Mark of Jurassic 5, Eyedea & Abilities, Fantastik 4our.
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2004 Festival #2
Date
| City
| Venue
| Lineup
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November 13
| Anaheim, California
| Anaheim Stadium Parking Lot
| A Tribe Called Quest, Xzibit, Cypress Hill, Jurassic 5 – Special Guest, Jaylib, Little Brother, Supernatural, The CMA, Crown City Rockers, Self Scientific.
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2005 Festival
Date
| City
| Venue
| Lineup
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July 30
| San Bernardino, California
| National Orange Show
| Nas, KRS-One – Special Guest, Redman, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah (Cuban Linx),Hieroglyphics,
Living Legends, Sage Francis, DJ Q-bert, Guru from Gang Starr, Cut Chemist from Jurassic 5, DJ Muggs from Cypress Hill, Non Phixion, Supernatural, The Visionaries.
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2006 Festival
Date
| City
| Venue
| Lineup
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August 5
| San Bernardino, California
| National Orange Show
| Wu-Tang Clan, Lauryn Hill- Special Guest, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Redman, De la Soul, Dilated Peoples, Living Legends, Aesop Rock w/Rob Sonic & DJ Big Whiz, Immortal Technique, Del tha Funky Homosapien, B-Real from Cypress Hill, The Visionaries, Self Scientific, Murs 3:16, Planet Asia, Dirty Heads w/ DJ Rocky Rock, Supernatural.
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August 6
| Concord, California
| Sleep Train Pavilion
| Wu-Tang Clan, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Redman, De la Soul, Del tha Funky Homosapien, Living Legends, Immortal Technique, Murs 3:16, Zion-I, Supernatural, The Visionaries, Planet Asia, Dirty Heads w/ DJ Rocky Rock.
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2006 Club Tour
The concept was taken from the original, highly successful annual West-Coast hip-hop festival and transformed into a full-fledged world tour.
Date
| City
| Venue
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November 21
| Washington, DC
| 9:30 Club
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November 22
| Myrtle Beach, SC
| House of Blues
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November 24
| Greensboro, NC
| The N Club
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November 25
| Hartford, CT
| Webster
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November 26
| Allentown, PA
| Crocodile Rock Café
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November 28
| New York, NY
| BB Kings
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November 30
| Boston, MA
| Avalon
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December 1
| Providence, RI
| Lupos Heartbreak Hotel
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December 2
| Buffalo, NY
| Buffalo Ballroom
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December 3
| Burlington, VT
| Higher Ground
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December 6
| Chicago, IL
| House of Blues
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December 8
| Park City, UT
| Harry O
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December 9
| Denver, CO
| Ogden Theatre
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December 12
| Vancouver, BC
| Plush Nightclub
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December 13
| Seattle, WA
| The Showbox
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December 14
| Portland, OR
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December 15
| Sacramento, CA
| Empire
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December 16
| San Francisco, CA
| Mezzanine
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December 20
| Los Angeles, CA
| House of Blues
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December 21
| San Diego, CA
| House of Blues
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December 22
| Anaheim, CA
| House of Blues
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Lineup
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Redman, Raekwon, Keith Murray, Supernatural, EPMD, Ghostface Killah, Pharoahe Monch, Smif-N-Wessun, Dirty Heads, DJ Kool.
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2007 Festival Series
Rock the Bells 2007 had 3 major venues scheduled; July 28 th and July 29 th in New York, August 11 th in San Bernardino, and August 18 th in San Francisco. These select shows were headlined by a reunited Rage Against the Machine, and co-headlined by Wu-Tang Clan. The artists appearing in the shows appeared in rotating slots over the two-show weekend in New York, and selected performances for the remaining duration of the 20 shows, which were head-lined by the Wu-Tang Clan. Five cities also had a second stage called the Paid Dues Independent Hip Hop Stage. Rage Against the Machine was the festival's first non-hip hop act to be featured, though the band combines elements of hip hop with rock music.
Date
| City
| Venue
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July 26
| Mansfield, MA
| Tweeter Center
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July 28
| New York, NY
| Randall's Island*^
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July 29
| New York, NY
| Randall's Island*^
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August 2
| Atlanta, GA
| Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre
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August 3
| Charlotte, NC
| Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
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August 4
| Miami, FL
| Bayfront Park Amphitheatre
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August 7
| Dallas, TX
| Smirnoff Music Center
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August 8
| Houston, TX
| Reliant Park
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August 11
| San Bernardino, CA
| Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen*^
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August 12
| San Diego, CA
| Coors Amphitheatre (parking lot)^
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August 18
| San Francisco, CA
| McCovey Cove (parking lot)*^
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August 21
| Salt Lake City, UT
| USANA Amphitheater
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August 22
| Denver, CO
| Red Rocks Amphitheatre
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August 25
| Minneapolis, MN
| The Myth
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August 26
| Chicago, IL
| Charter One Pavilion
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August 29
| Chicago, IL
| Charter One Pavilion
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September 1
| Honolulu, HI
| Blaisdell Arena
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Lineup
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Main Stage: Rage Against the Machine*, Wu-Tang Clan, Cypress Hill,
The Roots, Public Enemy, Erykah Badu, Rakim, Mos Def,
Talib Kweli, Nas, Black Star ( Mos Def and Talib Kweli), EPMD, Pharoahe Monch, Immortal Technique, Jedi Mind Tricks, David Banner, Supernatural, Rahzel, Murs 3:16.
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Paid Dues Independent Hip Hop Stage^: MF DOOM, Living Legends, Felt, Sage Francis, Murs 3:16, Brother Ali, Cage, Mr. Lif, The Grouch & Eligh, Hangar 18, Blueprint, Lucky I Am, The Coup, Blackalicious, Ice Water Inc., Sen Dog from Cypress Hill, Hieroglyphics.
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2008 Festival Series
2008 also marks the first year that ROCK THE BELLS will go global with four stops in Europe and one in Japan. Highlights of the series include a first time date in Toronto, plus a return to the Glen Helen Pavilion in San Bernardino, CA where last year’s show sold out with a capacity crowd of 45,000 people.
Date
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| Venue
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July 19
| Chicago, IL
| First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
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July 20
| Toronto, ON
| Canada Arrow Hall
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July 26
| Boston, MA
| Comcast Center*
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July 27
| Columbia, MD
| Merriweather Post Pavilion*
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August 2
| Miami, FL
| Bicentennial Park
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August 3
| New York, NY
| Jones Beach Theater*
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August 9
| Devore, CA
| Glen Helen Pavilion*
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August 16
| Mountain View, CA
| Shoreline Amphitheatre
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August 23
| Denver, CO
| Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre*
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September 6
| George, WA
| Gorge Amphitheatre*
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Lineup
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Main Stage:A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde- Special Guests, Nas, Ghostface and Raekwon, MF Doom, Rakim, Mos Def, De La Soul, Method Man & Redman, Immortal Technique, Dead Prez, MURS, Blue Scholars, Sage Francis, Little Brother, Jedi Mind Tricks.
Bigbox Culture Club Stage*:Spank Rock/Amanda Blank, The Cool Kids, Kidz in the Hall, DJ Afrika Bambaataa, Flosstradamus, Wale, Santogold, Kid Sister, B.o.B., Tyga, Jay Electronica, Devlin & Darko, Ninjasonik, Blaqstarr, Pase Rock, Plastic Little, The Pack.
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2008 International Festival Series
Date
| City
| Venue
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October 31
| Prague, Czech Republic
| T-Moble Arena
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November 1
| Amsterdam, Netherlands
| Heineken Music Hall
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November 4
| Stockholm, Sweden
| Annexet
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November 5
| Helsinki, Finland
| Helsinki Ice Hall
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November 9
| London, UK
| Indigo2 @ The O2 Arena
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November 10
| Paris, France
| Zenith
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Lineup
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Nas, Mos Def, De la Soul, The Pharcyde, Supernatural & Scratch, Epmd.
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2009 International Festival Series
Date
| City
| Venue
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June 27th
| Chicago,IL
| First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
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June 28th
| Detroit, MI
| DTE Energy Music Theater
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July 5th
| Toronto, ON
| Molson Amphitheatre
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July 12th
| Washington, DC
| Merriweather Post Pavilion
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July 18th
| Boston, MA
| Comcast Center
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July 19th
| New York, NY
| Jones Beach Theater
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August 1st
| Burnaby, BC
| Deer Lake Park
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August 2nd
| Calgary, AB
| Shaw Millennium Park
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August 6th
| Denver, CO
| Red Rocks Amphitheatre
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August 8th
| San Bernardino, CA
| San Manuel Amphitheatre
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August 9th
| Mountain View, CA
| Shoreline Amphitheatre
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Lineup
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Wu-Tang Clan New York(Surprise Guest),Nas & Damian Marley,Ice Cube(San Bernardino), The Roots, Cypress Hill, EPMD, Busta Rhymes, Common, Big Boi, KRS-One, House of Pain & La Coka Nostra, Reflection Eternal, Tech N9ne, Mos Def (Toronto show only), K'naan, RZA, GZA, Raekwon, Sage Francis, M.O.P., Slaughterhouse, The Knux, Eyedea & Abilities, Necro, Slum Village, Evidence & The Alchemist, Chali 2na, Psycho Realm, Mystic Journeymen, Buckshot, Slick Rick San Bernadino (Surprise Guest) , Dragon Fli Empire (Calgary show only), Mickey Factz, B. Dolan, and Tabi Bonney, Hosted by KRS-One, Supernatural, MURS, Pete Rock, and a joint set from all artists that include renditions of well known 80's hits. Surprise Acts: DC: Skillz, AZ, Styles P, Pharoahe Monch Boston: Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun NY: Ice-T, Mobb Deep, The LOX, AZ, DJ Premier
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