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Rock The Bells Lineup Announced, Tour Begins July 19

Posted by Jay Yee, Apr 23, 05:37 PM EST

Old School veterans (A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Mos Def) and new school, urban acts (Flosstradamus, Kid Sister, The Cool Kids) join up for another Rock The Bells summer spectacular. The tour begins July 19th in Chicago with additional dates in the UK and Japan TBA.

"Our thought is that we always want to put together a well-rounded bill that represents a lot of different facets of live hip-hop," says founder and organizer Chang Weisberg.

Lineup
A Tribe Called Quest
Nas
Mos Def
De La Soul
Rakim
Method Man & Redman
Raekwon & Ghostface (Cuban Linx)
Immortal Technique
Dead Prez
Murs
Kidz In The Hall,
Spank Rock
Santogold
Kid Sister
Wale
Flosstradamus
Jay Electronica
The Cool Kids
with hosts B-Real of Cypress Hill and Supernatural

Confirmed Tour Dates
7/19 Chicago, IL
7/20 Toronto, ON
7/26 Boston, MA
7/27 New York, NY
8/2 Miami, FL
8/3 Philadelphia, PA
8/9 Los Angeles, CA
8/16 San Francisco, CA
8/23 Denver, CO
8/30 Vancouver, BC


MONDAY \| MAY 12, 2008	Rock The Bells Lineup Announced, Tour Begins July 19 Posted by Jay Yee, Apr 23, 05:37 PM EST Old School veterans (A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Mos Def) and new school, urban acts (Flosstradamus, Kid Sister, The Cool Kids) join up for another Rock The Bells summer spectacular. The tour begins July 19th in Chicago with additional dates in the UK and Japan TBA. "Our thought is that we always want to put together a well-rounded bill that represents a lot of different facets of live hip-hop," says founder and organizer Chang Weisberg. Lineup A Tribe Called Quest Nas Mos Def De La Soul Rakim Method Man & Redman Raekwon & Ghostface (Cuban Linx) Immortal Technique Dead Prez Murs Kidz In The Hall, Spank Rock Santogold Kid Sister Wale Flosstradamus Jay Electronica The Cool Kids with hosts B-Real of Cypress Hill and Supernatural Confirmed Tour Dates 7/19 Chicago, IL 7/20 Toronto, ON 7/26 Boston, MA 7/27 New York, NY 8/2 Miami, FL 8/3 Philadelphia, PA 8/9 Los Angeles, CA 8/16 San Francisco, CA 8/23 Denver, CO 8/30 Vancouver, BC return to listing	recent posts Win Tickets to See Duffy Live at The Apollo Theater (5/12), NYC Super-talented singer-songwriter Duffy hails from which of the following countries? Win Power Douglas's Pentecostal Fangbread Tunde Adebimpe features on 3 of the tracks from Pentecostal Fangbread. Which band is Tunde in? Win Genji Siraisi's Surviving Freedom: Uncensored Remixes & Naughty Bits Genji Siraisi is the drummer for which seminal NYC Acid Jazz and Giant Step affiliated band that formed in the mid 1990's?