Rock The Bells

:"This article is about the hip-hop festival, for the LL Cool J song see Rock the Bells (song)".infobox music festival
music_festival_name = Rock the Bells
location = United States
years_active= 2004 - Present
founders = Guerilla Union
dates = Mid to Late Summer
genre = Hip Hop music
website = [http://rockthebells.net Rock The Bells - Official Website]

"Rock The Bells" is an annual hip hop festival that took place in California, until just recently when it was announced that the festival will travel to multiple locations.

The first festival was held in 2004, and featured a re-united Wu-Tang Clan, who performed 4 months before Ol' Dirty Bastard's death. A documentary about the birth of the festival and the Wu Tang Clan was made in 2006 under the name "Rock the Bells" which featured performances and behind-the-scenes footage of the event's near-disaster. [ [http://www.justpressplay.net/movies/rock-the-bells/review/ JustPressPlay.net Review] ] Over the years, the festival has become a paramount event, uniting hip-hop and R&B acts on a platform not seen before, and reuniting legendary acts like A Tribe Called Quest in 2004 and Rage Against the Machine in 2007.

"Bands listed in reverse order of night's performance."

Rock the Bells 2004 Festival

Saturday, July 17th
Nos Events Center, San Bernardino, CA

Wu-Tang Clan
Redman
Dilated Peoples
Sage Francis
Supernatural
Chali 2na & DJ Nu-Mark of Jurassic 5
Eyedea & Abilities
Fantastik 4our

Rock the Bells 2004 Festival #2

Saturday, November 13th
Anaheim Stadium Parking Lot, Anaheim ,CA

A Tribe Called Quest
Xzibit
Cypress Hill
Jurassic 5 - Special Guest
Jaylib
Little Brother
Supernatural
The CMA
Crown City Rockers
Self Scientific
The Pharcyde

Rock the Bells 2005 Festival

Saturday, July 30th
Nos Events Center, San Bernardino, CA

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

Rock the Bells 2006 Festival

Saturday, August 5th
Nos Events Center, San Bernardino, CA

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

Planet Asia
Dirty Heads w/ DJ Rocky Rock
Supernatural----

Sunday, August 6th
Sleep Train Pavilion, Concord, CA

Wu-Tang Clan
Mos Def
Talib Kweli
Redman
De la Soul
Del tha Funky Homosapien
Living Legends
Immortal Technique

Zion-I
Supernatural
The Visionaries
Planet Asia
Dirty Heads w/ DJ Rocky Rock

Rock the Bells 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.
11/21 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
11/22 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
11/24 - Greensboro, NC @ The N Club
11/25 - Hartford, CT @ Webster
11/26 - Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock Café
11/28 - New York, NY @ BB Kings
11/30 - Boston, MA @ Avalon
12/01 - Providence, RI @ Lupos Heartbreak Hotel
12/02 - Buffalo, NY @ Buffalo Ballroom
12/03 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
12/06 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
12/08 - Park City, UT @ Harry O
12/09 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
12/12 - Vancouver, BC @ Plush Nightclub
12/13 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
12/14 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
12/15 - Sacramento, CA @ Empire
12/16 - San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine
12/20 - Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
12/21 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
12/22 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues

Redman
Raekwon
Keith Murray
Supernatural
EPMD
Ghostface Killah
Pharoahe Monch
Smif-N-Wessun
Dirty Heads
DJ Kool

Rock the Bells 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.

Thu 7/26 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center

Sat 7/28 New York, NY Randall's Island

Main Stage

Rage Against the Machine
Wu-Tang Clan
Cypress Hill
The Roots
Public Enemy
Black Star ( Mos Def and Talib Kweli )
EPMD
Pharoahe Monch
Immortal Technique
Jedi Mind Tricks
David Banner
Supernatural, Rahzel

Paid Dues Independent Hip Hop Stage

MF DOOM
Living Legends
Felt
Sage Francis
Brother Ali
Cage
Mr. Lif
The Grouch & Eligh
Hangar 18
Blueprint
Lucky I Am

Sun 7/29 New York, NY Randall's Island

Main Stage

Rage Against the Machine
Wu-Tang Clan
Cypress Hill
Public Enemy
Erykah Badu
Rakim
Mos Def
Talib Kweli
Pharoahe Monch
Immortal Technique
Boot Camp Clik
Jedi Mind Tricks
David Banner
Supernatural, Rahzel

Paid Dues Independent Hip Hop Stage

Living Legends
Felt
Sage Francis
Brother Ali
Cage
Mr. Lif
The Grouch & Eligh
Hangar 18
Blueprint
Lucky I Am

Thu 8/2 Atlanta, GA Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre
Fri 8/3 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Sat 8/4 Miami, FL Bayfront Park Amphitheatre
Tue 8/7 Dallas, TX Smirnoff Music Center
Wed 8/8 Houston, TX Reliant Park

Sat 8/11 San Bernardino, CA Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen

Main Stage

Rage Against the Machine
Wu-Tang Clan
Cypress Hill
The Roots
Nas
Public Enemy
Mos Def

Talib Kweli
EPMD
Pharoahe Monch
Immortal Technique
Jedi Mind Tricks
Supernatural, Rahzel

Paid Dues Independent Hip Hop Stage #1

MF DOOM
Sage Francis
Brother Ali
The Coup
Blueprint
Lucky I Am
Ice Water Inc.

Paid Dues Independent Hip Hop Stage #2

Living Legends
Felt
Cage
Mr. Lif
The Grouch & Eligh
Sen Dog from Cypress Hill
Hangar 18

Sun 8/12 San Diego, CA Coors Amphitheatre (parking lot)

Sat 8/18 San Francisco, CA McCovey Cove (parking lot)

Main Stage

Rage Against the Machine
Wu-Tang Clan
Cypress Hill
Mos Def
Talib Kweli
EPMD
Pharoahe Monch
Immortal Technique
Jedi Mind Tricks

Paid Dues Independent Hip Hop Stage

Hieroglyphics
Blackalicious
The Coup

Sage Francis
Sen Dog from Cypress Hill
Ice Water Inc.
Hangar 18
Blueprint
Lucky I Am

Tue 8/21 Salt Lake City, UT
Wed 8/22 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Sat 8/25 Minneapolis, MN TBD
Sun 8/26 Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion
Wed 8/29 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
Thu 8/30 Toronto, Ontario
Sat 9/1 Honolulu, HI Blaisdell Arena

Rock the Bells 2008 International 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.

Saturday – July 19th – Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sunday – July 20th – Toronto, ON, - Canada Arrow Hall
Saturday – July 26th – Boston, MA - Comcast Center*
Sunday – July 27th – Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion*
Saturday – August 2nd – Miami, FL - Bicentennial Park
Sunday – August 3rd – New York, NY - Jones Beach Theater*
Saturday – August 9th – Devore, CA - Glen Helen Pavilion*
Saturday – August 16th – San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre*
Saturday – August 23rd – Denver, CO – Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre*
Saturday - September 6th - George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre*

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
The Pack
Dirty Heads

HOSTED BY: B-Real, Supernatural & Scratch, DJ Green Lantern, Black Violin

References

External links

* [http://rockthebells.net Rock The Bells - Official Website]
* [http://guerillaunion.com Guerilla Union - Official Website]
* [http://guerillaunion.com/paiddues/ Paid Dues - Official Website]
* [http://www.iamhiphop.com/rockthebells/ Exclusive Footage of the Tour - Official Website]