Up in Smoke Tour

Infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = Up in Smoke Tour


image_caption=
artist = Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Eminem with Proof and others.
locations = (see article)
type = American
album = 2001
start_date = 15 June, 2000
end_date = 20 August. 2000
number_of_shows = 44

The Up in Smoke Tour was a West Coast hip hop tour in 2000 featuring artist Ice Cube, Eminem with Proof, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg, Kurupt, D12, MC Ren, Westside Connection, Mel-Man, Tha Eastsidaz, Doggy's Angels, Devin The Dude, Warren G, TQ, Truth Hurts and Xzibit.

Background

The tour was originally called the "Chronic 2000 Tour" under the pretext of Dr. Dre's to-be-released collaborative album "The Chronic 2000" (later renamed), [ [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428281/19981214/dr_dre.jhtml Dr. Dre Almost Finished With "The Chronic 2000," Wants Snoop For First Single] . "MTV" (14 December, 1998). Accessed 24 January, 2008] with Snoop Dogg stating "Yeah, me, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Xzibit, Proof, Warren G, and Nate Dogg," in September 1999. [David Basham (15 September, 1999). [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428266/19990915/dr_dre.jhtml Snoop Dogg Looks Forward To Chronic 2000 Tour With Dre, Eminem, Xzibit] . "MTV". Accessed 24 January, 2008] By April 2000, Ice Cube was on board as part of the tour, which was slated for a June 15 start in San Diego. MC Ren, one time MC of N.W.A, was expected to join the tour in order to have reunited version of N.W.A along with Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and Snoop Dogg. [ [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428252/20000421/dr_dre.jhtml Dre, Eminem, Snoop, Cube Line Up Tour] . "MTV" (21 April, 2000). Accessed 24 January, 2008] Come May the tour was officially known as the "Up In Smoke Tour", [David Basham (4 May, 2000). [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428248/20000504/dr_dre.jhtml Dre, Snoop, Ice Cube, Eminem To Go "Up In Smoke"] . "MTV". Accessed 24 January, 2008] and Dr. Dre was promising fans "It's gonna be incredible. We're gonna give everybody that's been buying our records a real show, something they've never seen before." [ [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428246/20000508/dr_dre.jhtml Dre, Eminem, Cube, Snoop Talk Tour] . "MTV" (8 May, 2000). Accessed 24 January, 2008]

By June, the month which the tour began in, plans were finalized with Kurupt joining the tour. It was decided that he would start the opening set which would be followed by Warren G and Xzibit, then Ice Cube would take the third spot whilst Eminem would take the fourth set. Dr. Dre would be the final set with collaborations including Snoop Dogg and the N.W.A reunion taking place during this segment. Also, surprise guests were promised during various shows.Elon Johnson (14 June, 2000). [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428244/20000614/dr_dre.jhtml Dre & Em's "Up In Smoke" Tour Readies Launch] . "MTV". Accessed 24 January, 2008]

In June 2008., Aftermath Entertainment artist Bishop Lamont said to expect another Up In Smoke Tour when Dr. Dre's final studio album, Detox finally drops. Expected people to tour are: G-Unit, Eminem, Snoop Dogg and other Aftermath artists.

Locations

The tour's itinerary included the following cities:

* 6/15 - Chula Vista, CA @ Coors Amphitheatre
* 6/16 - Anaheim, CA @ Arrowhead Pond
* 6/18 - Anaheim, CA @ Arrowhead Pond
* 6/19 - San Jose, CA @ San Jose Arena
* 6/21 - Sacramento, CA @ ARCO Arena
* 6/24 - Portland, OR @ Rose Garden Arena
* 6/26 - Nampa, ID @ Idaho Center
* 6/30 - Indianapolis, IN @ Conseco Fieldhouse
* 7/1 - Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
* 7/2 - Cleveland, OH @ Gund Arena
* 7/3 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mellon Arena
* 7/4 - Toronto, ON @ Molson Amphitheatre
* 7/6 - Detroit, MI @ Joe Louis Arena
* 7/7 - Auburn Hills, MI @ Palace Of Auburn Hills
* 7/8 - Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena
* 7/9 - Milwaukee, WI @ Bradley Center
* 7/10 - Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
* 7/13 - Rochester, NY @ Blue Cross Arena
* 7/14 - Albany, NY @ Pepsi Arena
* 7/15 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Continental Airline Arena
* 7/16 - Scranton, PA @ Coors Light Amph. @ Montage Mountain
* 7/18 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Union Spectrum
* 7/19 - Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
* 7/20 - Worcester, MA @ The Centrum
* 7/21 - Worcester, MA @ The Centrum
* 7/22 - Hartford, CT @ Hartford Civic Center
* 7/25 - Buffalo, NY @ HSBC Arena
* 7/27 - Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Arena
* 7/29 - Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Coliseum
* 8/1 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ National Car Rental Center
* 8/2 - Tampa, FL @ Ice Palace
* 8/4 - Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre
* 8/5 - New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena
* 8/6 - Houston, TX @ Astrodome U.S.A.
* 8/7 - Dallas, TX @ Starplex Amphitheatre
* 8/8 - San Antonio, TX @ Alamodome
* 8/10 - Phoenix, AZ @ America West Arena
* 8/11 - Las Vegas, NV @ Thomas & Mack Center
* 8/12 - Fresno, CA @ Selland Arena
* 8/13 - San Jose, CA @ San Jose Arena
* 8/15 - Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome
* 8/16 - Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place
* 8/18 - West Valley, UT @ E Center
* 8/20 - Englewood, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amph.

DVD release

Infobox Film
name = Up In Smoke Tour
director = Philip G. Atwell
producer = J. Kevin Swain
writer =


narrator = Dr. Dre
starring = Dr. Dre Ice Cube Snoop Dogg Eminem and others
music = Various
cinematography =
editing =
distributor = Eagle Vision
released = start date|2000|12|02
runtime = 130 mins ( A 150 version is available)
country = United States
language = English
amg_id = 225801
imdb_id = 0278793

In addition to the tour itself, a DVD was released which highlighted the show in Worcester, Massachusetts. The following is a list of the featured songs included as video recordings on the DVD, as well as the performing artist and additional notes.

Reception

The tour was lauded as the "largest, most successful rap/hip-hop tour in history." [cite web
title = Up In Smoke Tour: Tour Info
url = http://www.dr-dre.com/info/upinsmoketour.php#info
accessdate = 2008-07-30]

References