DATE: JULY 16, 2009
FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/BARI LIEBERMAN
SUMMER’S MOST SMOKING TOUR KICKS OFF WITH
TWO SOLD-OUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SHOWS
TOUR TEAMS
SLIGHTLY STOOPID,
SNOOP DOGG, STEPHEN MARLEY
AND MICKEY AVALON
FOR CROSS-COUNTRY SUMMER TREK
Here’s some initial critical feedback for the BLAZED AND CONFUSED TOUR:
The ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER (7-12-09) reported “how packed the place was once Snoop Dogg took the stage. The venue felt like an outdoor nightclub circa 1994 throughout much of the Long Beach native’s set, with fans on their feet, jumping, bouncing and waving their hands in the air…” Co-headliners Slightly Stoopid served as “a nice bridge between different genres on this outing, packed with plenty of energy, complete with stage diving and a few hits of seemingly ubiquitous weed. Their hip-hop version of ‘Leaving on a Jet Plane’ was a crowd favorite and one of their freshest selections; ‘This Joint’ was also strong”; they are “a band that has found its niche and knows how to keep fans happy, was clearly the big draw of the night.”
In another review of the Irvine show, ARTISTDIRECT.COM said, “On the Irvine stop of The Blazed and Confused Tour at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Snoop rocked the house with a kinetic energy that was the perfect middle ground between Run DMC and James Brown…The Blazed and Confused tour was rounded out by Mickey Avalon's sexed-up club pop, Stephen Marley's funky modern reggae and ended with Slightly Stoopid's hoppin' SoCal punk. Everyone had their moments to shine, and Snoop unified all of it in one powerful set.”
Elsewhere, online magazine ASSOCIATED CONTENT.COM (7-13-09) praised the show saying, “If you are looking for a new music tour with an attitude and an emphasis on good times, hit the Blazed and Confused Tour this summer.”
More details re the tour can be found at www.slightlystoopid.com and www.snoopdogg.com. Also, check out this video collaboration about the tour: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/b2edfbb18f/snoop-dogg-s-closet.
The in-progress BLAZED and CONFUSED dates are as follows:
DATE | CITY | VENUE | |
Fri | 7/17 | Portland, OR | Memorial Coliseum |
Sat | 7/18 | George, WA | The Gorge Amphitheatre |
Sun | 7/19 | Boise, ID | Idaho Center Amphitheater |
Mon | 7/20 | Salt Lake City, UT | USANA Amphitheatre |
Wed | 7/22 | Vancouver, BC | Pacific Coliseum |
Fri | 7/24 | Mountain View, CA | Shoreline Amphitheatre |
Sat | 7/25 | San Diego, CA | Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre |
Thu | 7/30 | Atlanta, GA | Masquerade Music Park |
Fri | 7/31 | Tampa, FL | USF Sundome |
*Sat | 8/1 | Orlando, FL | Hard Rock Live |
+Sat | 8/1 | Hollywood, FL | Club Opium |
^Sun | 8/2 | Saint Augustine, FL | St. Augustine Amphitheatre |
+Sun | 8/2 | Orlando, FL | Firestone |
Wed | 8/5 | Columbia, MD | Merriweather Post Pavilion |
Thu | 8/6 | Asbury Park, NJ | Stone Pony Summer Stage |
Fri | 8/7 | Philadelphia, PA | Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing |
Sat | 8/8 | Boston, MA | Comcast Center |
*Indicates Slightly Stoopid and Stephen Marley only
+Indicates Snoop Dogg only
^Indicates Slightly Stoopid, Stephen Marley, and Mickey Avalon
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BLAZED AND CONFUSED: SUMMER’S MOST SMOKING TOUR KICKS OFF WITH TWO SOLD-OUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SHOWS; TOUR TEAMS SLIGHTLY STOOPID, SNOOP DOGG, STEPHEN MARLEY AND MICKEY AVALON FOR CROSS-COUNTRY SUMMER TREK