NASHVILLE |JULY 7, 2005
FR: ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/MSO, 818-380-0400 x223, agreenberg@msopr.com
ROCK THE BELLS VENTURES TO SAN FRANCISCO AUGUST 1
Featuring Busta Rhymes, Method Man and Redman, Cuban Linx (Ghostface & Raekwon),
Q-Bert, Guru (Gangstarr), dead prez, Supernatural, Zion I, Equipto and more
ROCK THE BELLS, one of the brightest hip-hop music festivals in the country, has announced an additional show in San Francisco, Sunday, August 1 following the already announced July 30 Los Angeles-area date at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino. Performers confirmed for the Bay Area installment are Busta Rhymes, Method Man and Redman, Cuban Linx (Ghostface & Raekwon), Q-Bert, Guru (Gangstarr), Dead Prez, Supernatural, Zion I, Equipto and more. The show will take place from 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm on Utah Street between 14th and 15th streets, SF Potrero Hill District (right outside of Club Mighty @ 119 Utah).
Spearheaded by festival founder and organizer Chang Weisberg of Guerilla Union, ROCK THE BELLS continues as an ambitious undertaking inspired by a lack of quality hip-hop events and tours in the concert industry today. Launched in 2003, ROCK THE BELLS is a genuine rite of passage for thousands of urban-minded music lovers from all over Southern California. Following in the colorful tradition and history of past hip-hop music festivals such as Smoking Grooves and the Cypress Hill Smoke Out, ROCK THE BELLS aims to become the ultimate hip-hop platform and premiere single-day music event in the country by uniting the biggest names involved with urban culture in a spectacular music environment that is exciting, safe and memorable.
Confirmed acts for the July 30 Los Angeles date are Nas (in a rare West Coast appearance), Redman, Ghostface & Raekwon (Cuban Linx), Hieroglyphics, Living Legends, Sage Francis, Q-Bert, Guru (Gang starr), Cut Chemist, Visionaries, Supernatural, DJ Muggs, Oh No, MED and Percee P, Non Phixion plus special guest hosts B-Real of Cypress Hill, RZA of Wu Tang Clan, and Mr. Choc of Power 106 and Beat Junkies. Other world-class acts that have participated in ROCK THE BELLS events include A Tribe Called Quest, Blackstarr (Talib Kweli and Mos Def), Cypress Hill, Jurassic 5 and, of course, the unforgettable Wu-Tang Clan headliner show in July 2004 featuring the last performance of the group with ODB. Whether it’s an emcee battle, turntable exhibition or b-boy circle, ROCK THE BELLS represents, respects and recognizes all aspects of the culture.
www.rockthebells.net www.guerillaunion.com
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For more information on ROCK THE BELLS, contact:
Alexandra Greenberg/MSO, 818-380-0400 x223, agreenberg@msopr.com
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