BLAZED & CONFUSED SUMMER’S MOST SMOKING TOUR: INAUGURAL OUTING FEATURES SOLD-OUT SHOWS, ONSTAGE COLLABORATIONS AND GUEST STARS

“BLAZED AND CONFUSED”

SUMMER’S MOST SMOKING TOUR:

INAUGURAL OUTING FEATURES
SOLD-OUT SHOWS,
ONSTAGE COLLABORATIONS
AND GUEST STARS

In its inaugural outing, the BLAZED AND CONFUSED TOUR–the summer’s most smoking tour with co-headliners Slightly Stoopid and Snoop Dogg–sold out shows across the country, upped the ante with surprise onstage collaborations and was hailed as a “five-hour groove-fest” by the Boston Herald.  Reggae, hip-hop and punk alchemists Slightly Stoopid and hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg were joined on the outdoor amphitheatre tour by Reggae’s favorite son Stephen Marley and Los Angeles rapper Mickey Avalon.  BLAZED AND CONFUSED more than made good on its promise to deliver an evening of musical adventure and a no-holds-barred good time for its audiences. 

The tour kicked off with a pair of sold-out shows in Southern California on July 11 and July 12–in Irvine and Santa Barbara, respectively–with additional sell-outs in Philadelphia, Denver, Boston, Atlanta, and Asbury Park, among others.  “The whole point of the Blazed and Confused Tour is to chill and have fun,” noted the ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER in its account of the Irvine show.

Onstage artist collaborations at various shows included a July 11 appearance from Warren G during Snoop Dogg’s Irvine, CA set and a July 22 Akon appearance with Snoop Dogg in Vancouver.  The tour culminated when Slightly Stoopid and Snoop Dogg performed together onstage in Philadelphia (8/7) and then when all the tour participants came out at the tour’s final stop in Boston (8/8).

“…the final show of Blazed and Confused 2009 ended not so much with a bang, but a flick of roughly 17,000 lighters…Last night’s five-hour groove-fest featured artists and DJs.”

       —BOSTONHERALD.COM, 8/9/09

“The whole point of the Blazed and Confused Tour is to chill and have fun…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.”

       —ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, 7/12/09

“It’s not every day that Santa Barbara gets a solid reggae and hip-hop show all in one, but Sunday afternoon’s predictably dank-smelling affair at the Bowl—with rapper Snoop Dogg, the reggae-pedigreed Stephen Marley, and punk-reggae rockers Slightly Stoopid—definitely was an exception…”

       —SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT, 7/14/09

“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.”

       —ARTISTDIRECT.COM, 7/12/09

“Ain't no party like a West Coast party cuz a West Coast party don't stop…That seemed to be the theme of the day when the Blazed and Confused Tour, featuring Snoop Dogg and Slightly Stoopid, hit the Gorge.”

       —BLOG.SEATTLEPI.COM, 7/19/09

“The tour stopped in Albuquerque for its fifth show, and it left the majority of the audience blazed, but not confused–just content listening to good music…The tour had a multitude of genres to offer…the unified mentality made for a concert that fans of many different genres could enjoy…”

       —DAILYLOBO.COM, 7/20/09 (New Mexico)

“A diverse crowd braved the heat last Sunday and converged in the Idaho Center Amphitheater to watch a show just as diverse…Featuring a conglomerate of quality entertainers, the Blazed and Confused tour seamlessly melded the smooth reggae sounds of Jamaica with the urban rap bumpings of California, providing a crowd-pleasing array of music made to make people move. From the early acts to the finale, the audience seemed to groove to the unique vibe the performers passionately created.”

       —ARGUS OBSERVER, 7/26/09 (Idaho)

“With bright sunshine and bright smiles floating around The City of Brotherly Love, absolutely perfect conditions ushered in the reggae/rock group Slightly Stoopid, and these San Diego natives were made to feel right at home for their Blazed and Confused tour stop…As a whole, the entire night consisted of rousing lyrics, well-executed guitar riffs, attention-grabbing percussion, and horns that perfectly blended into the background.”

      —EXAMINER.COM-LOS ANGELES, 8/8/09

“The combination of talents in the tour exemplified the increasing overlap of rap, reggae and rock. The mesh of genres is part a larger movement toward collaboration and innovation between mainstream artists of different backgrounds.”

       —THESUNCHRONICLE.COM, 8/13/09

“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.”

       —ASSOCIATED CONTENT.COM, 7/12/09

“The tour is carrying with it the godfather of rap himself, Snoop Dogg, the legendary Stephen Marley, as well as the reggae-punk infused band Slightly Stoopid, all as headliners. The diversity of the tour is topped of with the presence of Mickey Avalon as the opening act…If you didn't catch the tour you really missed out.”

       —RETRIEVERWEEKLY.COM, 8/13/09 (Columbia, MD)

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