A Tribe Called Quest & Snoop Dogg added to & performing albums @ Rock the Bells, Lauryn Hill & more confirmed too
by BBG
A Tribe Called Quest at Knit (more by Benjamin Lozovsky)
With these new additions, Rock The Bells 2010 has upped the ante on an already great festival:
JUST ADDED TO THE EPIC ROCK THE BELLS LINEUP:
SNOOP DOGG performing Doggystyle
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST performing Midnight Marauders
DJ PREMIER performing a Tribute to Gang Starr
& VERY SPECIAL GUEST: MS. LAURYN HILL
Say what you will about live hip hop, but A Tribe Called Quest has tons of energy live… and Midnight Marauders in it’s entirety! No word on whether Consequence (who wasn’t officially a member at the time of the LP), Jarobi (who was somewhat inactive by that point), or Large Professor/Trugoy/Busta Rhymes/Raphael Saadiq (who all guested on the LP) will be on hand.
Los Angeles is the only date so far that will NOT get Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle treatment, which also means a no-go to the classic Chronic era crew who will appear at the other dates with Snoop. That includes Warren G, Tha Dogg Pound, Lady of Rage and RBX, but oddly no Nate Dogg?
No word on what kind of set Hill will have (acoustic probably?) or exactly what “a unique tribute to Gang Starr” means, but hopefully the latter will be more than just the man spinning (poorly, I might add) his classics whilst shouting over them (like he did at Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival 2009). Fingers crossed for Jeru The Damaja, Group Home, Nice & Smooth, and the extended Gang Starr fam.
Tickets go on presale for the LA and NYC dates on Friday (6/11) from 10AM to 10PM via Ticketfly, the presale code is CLASSIC. Tickets go on regular sale the next day at 10AM.
Dates and confirmed lineup and ticket info by date is below, along with a few videos….
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Los Angeles, CA
Saturday August 21, 2010
NOS Events Center
Featuring:
A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Clan, Slick Rick, Rakim, KRS-One, Street Sweeper Social Club, Murs & 9th Wonder, Wiz Khalifa, Clipse, Immortal Technique, Brother Ali, Jedi Mind Tricks, Supernatural, DJ Muggs with Ill Bill, DJ Rocky Rock
Very Special Guest
Ms. Lauryn Hill
Pre-Sale Friday June 11 @10am
On-Sale Saturday June 12 @10am
Tickets available @Ticketfly.com.
San Francisco, CA
Sunday August 22, 2010
Shoreline Amphiheatre
Featuring:
Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Clan, Slick Rick, Rakim, KRS-One, Street Sweeper Social Club, Murs & 9th Wonder, Wiz Khalifa, Clipse, Immortal Technique, Brother Ali, Jedi Mind Tricks, Supernatural, DJ Muggs with Ill Bill, DJ Rocky Rock
Pre-Sale Friday June 18 @10am
On-Sale Saturday June 19 @10am
Tickets available @Ticketfly.com.
New York, NY
Saturday August 28, 2010
South Island Field | Governers Island
Featuring:
Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Clan, Slick Rick, Rakim, KRS-One, Street Sweeper Social Club, Murs & 9th Wonder, Wiz Khalifa, Clipse, Immortal Technique, Brother Ali, Jedi Mind Tricks, Supernatural, DJ Muggs with Ill Bill, DJ Rocky Rock
Very Special Guest
Ms. Lauryn Hill
Pre-Sale Friday June 11 @10am
On-Sale Saturday June 12 @10am
Tickets available @Ticketfly.com.
Washington, DC
Sunday August 29, 2010
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Featuring:
Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Clan, Slick Rick, Rakim, KRS-One, Street Sweeper Social Club, Murs & 9th Wonder, Wiz Khalifa, Clipse, Immortal Technique, Brother Ali, Jedi Mind Tricks, Supernatural, DJ Muggs with Ill Bill, DJ Rocky Rock
Very Special Guest
Ms. Lauryn Hill
Pre-Sale Friday June 18 @10am
On-Sale Saturday June 19 @10am
Tickets available @Ticketfly.com.
A Tribe Called Quest – Electric Relaxation
Snoop Dogg – Gin & Juice (Uncensored)
Gang Starr ft. Nice & Smooth – DWYCK (Uncut)
Lauryn Hill – “Lost Ones”/”Everything is Everything” LIVE at the VMAs
Jeru The Damaja – Come Clean
