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class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" title="Hip hop music">Hip hop music</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dates</th><td class="infobox-data">Mid to Late Summer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">2004 – 2013<br /> 2023<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founders</th><td class="infobox-data">Guerilla Union</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://rockthebells.com">Rock The Bells – Official Website</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Rock the Bells</b> is an annual hip-hop festival that originally took place in <a href="/wiki/Southern_California" title="Southern California">Southern California</a> only, but has since toured throughout the world. The concert features a line-up of high-profile alternative hip-hop artists, often headlined by a more mainstream artist. The first festival was held in 2004, featuring a re-united <a href="/wiki/Wu-Tang_Clan" title="Wu-Tang Clan">Wu-Tang Clan</a>, who performed four months before <a href="/wiki/Ol%27_Dirty_Bastard" title="Ol' Dirty Bastard">Ol' Dirty Bastard</a>'s death. That festival is covered in depth by a 2006 documentary film also called <i>Rock the Bells</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Performances">Performances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rock_the_Bells&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Performances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>LL Cool J delivered a standout performance that was enhanced with the presence of The Roots as his backing band, and DJ Z-Trip on the turntables. His set included a special tribute to the late DMX with Meth, Red, and Black Thought rapping verses in the song '4,3,2,1'.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Queen Latifah</b> also delivered a memorable performance, reminding attendees of her lasting impact on the hip-hop culture. She performed classics like "Latifah's Had It Up 2 Here", "Just Another Day", and the theme song to her hit sitcom, Living Single. Special appearances from Rapsody, Remy M, MC Lyte, Yo-Yo, and Monie Love were also part of her set.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Rakim</b>, often termed as the God MC, graced the festival with his classic hits like "Don't Sweat The Technique" and "Paid In Full".<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other performances included legendary artists such as Slick Rick, Swizz Beatz, MC Lyte, The Cold Crush Brothers each contributing to the overall success of the festival.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Technical_Difficulties">Technical Difficulties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rock_the_Bells&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Technical Difficulties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The festival faced a few technical difficulties with the sound system that impacted performances and led to the cancellation of De La Soul's set.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cultural_Impact">Cultural Impact</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rock_the_Bells&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Cultural Impact"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Rock The Bells Festival 2023 was not only a musical celebration but also a cultural one, highlighting hip-hop's impact and its evolution over the past five decades. The festival proved to be a platform for fans to experience the essence of hip-hop through performances by some of the genre's most iconic figures.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Festivals">Festivals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rock_the_Bells&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Festivals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rock_the_Bells&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2023</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:150px;">Date </th> <th style="width:150px;">City </th> <th style="width:150px;">Country </th> <th style="width:150px;">Venue </th> <th>Lineup </th></tr> <tr> <td>July 17, 2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Bernardino,_California" title="San Bernardino, California">San Bernardino</a> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td>National Orange Show </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wu-Tang_Clan" title="Wu-Tang Clan">Wu-Tang Clan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Redman_(rapper)" title="Redman (rapper)">Redman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dilated_Peoples" title="Dilated Peoples">Dilated Peoples</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sage_Francis" title="Sage Francis">Sage Francis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Supernatural_(rapper)" title="Supernatural (rapper)">Supernatural</a>, <a href="/wiki/DJ_Nu-Mark" title="DJ Nu-Mark">DJ Nu-Mark</a> of <a href="/wiki/Jurassic_5" title="Jurassic 5">Jurassic 5</a>, Eyedea and Abilities, Fantastik 4our, DJ Mark Luv, DJ Icy Ice, DJ Abel. </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 13, 2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anaheim,_California" title="Anaheim, California">Anaheim</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anaheim_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Anaheim Stadium">Anaheim Stadium</a> Parking Lot </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Tribe_Called_Quest" title="A Tribe Called Quest">A Tribe Called Quest</a>, <a href="/wiki/Xzibit" title="Xzibit">Xzibit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cypress_Hill" title="Cypress Hill">Cypress Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jurassic_5" title="Jurassic 5">Jurassic 5</a> – Special Guest, <a href="/wiki/Little_Brother_(group)" title="Little Brother (group)">Little Brother</a>, The CMA, <a href="/wiki/Crown_City_Rockers" title="Crown City Rockers">Crown City Rockers</a>, Self Scientific, DJ Revolution, DJ Mark Luv, DJ Icy Ice. </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 30, 2005 </td> <td rowspan="2">San Bernardino </td> <td rowspan="2">National Orange Show </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nas" title="Nas">Nas</a>, <a href="/wiki/KRS-One" title="KRS-One">KRS-One</a> – Special Guest, <a href="/wiki/Redman_(rapper)" title="Redman (rapper)">Redman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Raekwon" title="Raekwon">Raekwon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ghostface_Killah" title="Ghostface Killah">Ghostface Killah</a> (<a href="/wiki/Only_Built_4_Cuban_Linx..." title="Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...">Cuban Linx</a>), <a href="/wiki/Living_Legends_(group)" title="Living Legends (group)">Living Legends</a>, <a href="/wiki/DJ_Qbert" title="DJ Qbert">DJ Qbert</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guru_(rapper)" title="Guru (rapper)">Guru</a> from <a href="/wiki/Gang_Starr" title="Gang Starr">Gang Starr</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cut_Chemist" title="Cut Chemist">Cut Chemist</a> from <a href="/wiki/Jurassic_5" title="Jurassic 5">Jurassic 5</a>, <a href="/wiki/DJ_Muggs" title="DJ Muggs">DJ Muggs</a> from <a href="/wiki/Cypress_Hill" title="Cypress Hill">Cypress Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Non_Phixion" title="Non Phixion">Non Phixion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Supernatural_(rapper)" title="Supernatural (rapper)">Supernatural</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Visionaries" class="mw-redirect" title="The Visionaries">The Visionaries</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oh_No_(musician)" title="Oh No (musician)">Oh No</a>, Med, <a href="/wiki/Percee_P" title="Percee P">Percee P</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 5, 2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wu-Tang_Clan" title="Wu-Tang Clan">Wu-Tang Clan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lauryn_Hill" title="Lauryn Hill">Lauryn Hill</a>- Special Guest, <a href="/wiki/Mos_Def" class="mw-redirect" title="Mos Def">Mos Def</a>, <a href="/wiki/Talib_Kweli" title="Talib Kweli">Talib Kweli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Redman_(rapper)" title="Redman (rapper)">Redman</a>, <a href="/wiki/De_La_Soul" title="De La Soul">De La Soul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dilated_Peoples" title="Dilated Peoples">Dilated Peoples</a>, <a href="/wiki/Living_Legends_(group)" title="Living Legends (group)">Living Legends</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aesop_Rock" title="Aesop Rock">Aesop Rock</a> w/<a href="/wiki/Rob_Sonic" title="Rob Sonic">Rob Sonic</a> & DJ Big Whiz, <a href="/wiki/Del_the_Funky_Homosapien" title="Del the Funky Homosapien">Del the Funky Homosapien</a>, <a href="/wiki/Immortal_Technique" title="Immortal Technique">Immortal Technique</a>, <a href="/wiki/B-Real" title="B-Real">B-Real</a> from <a href="/wiki/Cypress_Hill" title="Cypress Hill">Cypress Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Visionaries" class="mw-redirect" title="The Visionaries">The Visionaries</a>, <a href="/wiki/Murs_(rapper)" title="Murs (rapper)">Murs 3:16</a>, <a href="/wiki/Planet_Asia" title="Planet Asia">Planet Asia</a>, <a href="/wiki/UGK" title="UGK">UGK</a>, Dirty Heads w/ DJ Rocky Rock, <a href="/wiki/Supernatural_(rapper)" title="Supernatural (rapper)">Supernatural</a>. Surprise performances by Black Sheep, DJ Kool and Sen Dog (alongside B-Real). </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 6, 2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Concord,_California" title="Concord, California">Concord</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sleep_Train_Pavilion" class="mw-redirect" title="Sleep Train Pavilion">Sleep Train Pavilion</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wu-Tang_Clan" title="Wu-Tang Clan">Wu-Tang Clan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mos_Def" class="mw-redirect" title="Mos Def">Mos Def</a>, <a href="/wiki/Talib_Kweli" title="Talib Kweli">Talib Kweli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Redman_(rapper)" title="Redman (rapper)">Redman</a>, <a href="/wiki/De_La_Soul" title="De La Soul">De La Soul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Living_Legends_(group)" title="Living Legends (group)">Living Legends</a>, <a href="/wiki/Immortal_Technique" title="Immortal Technique">Immortal Technique</a>, <a href="/wiki/Murs_(rapper)" title="Murs (rapper)">Murs 3:16</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zion_I" title="Zion I">Zion I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Supernatural_(rapper)" title="Supernatural (rapper)">Supernatural</a>, <a href="/wiki/Planet_Asia" title="Planet Asia">Planet Asia</a>, Dirty Heads w/ DJ Rocky Rock. </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 5, 2023 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queens,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Queens, New York">Queens</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forest_Hills_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Forest Hills Stadium">Forest Hills</a> Stadium </td> <td><a href="/wiki/LL_Cool_J" title="LL Cool J">LL Cool J</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queen_Latifah" title="Queen Latifah">Queen Latifah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rakim" title="Rakim">Rakim</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slick_Rick" title="Slick Rick">Slick Rick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swizz_Beatz" title="Swizz Beatz">Swizz Beatz</a>, <a href="/wiki/MC_Lyte" title="MC Lyte">MC Lyte</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Cold_Crush_Brothers" title="The Cold Crush Brothers">The Cold Crush Brothers</a>, The Roots, DJ Z-Trip, Meth, Red, Black Thought, Rapsody, Remy M, Yo-Yo, Monie Love<sup id="cite_ref-12" 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festival and transformed into a full-fledged United States tour. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:150px;">Date </th> <th style="width:150px;">City </th> <th style="width:150px;">Country </th> <th style="width:250px;">Venue </th></tr> <tr> <td>November 21, 2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td rowspan="13"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td>9:30 Club </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 22, 2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Myrtle_Beach,_South_Carolina" title="Myrtle Beach, South Carolina">Myrtle Beach</a> </td> <td>House of Blues </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 24, 2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greensboro,_North_Carolina" title="Greensboro, North Carolina">Greensboro</a> </td> <td>The N Club </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 25, 2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hartford,_Connecticut" title="Hartford, Connecticut">Hartford</a> </td> <td>Webster </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 26, 2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allentown,_Pennsylvania" title="Allentown, Pennsylvania">Allentown</a> </td> <td>Crocodile Rock Café </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 28, 2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> </td> <td>BB Kings </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 30, 2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a> </td> <td>Avalon </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 1, 2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence</a> </td> <td>Lupos Heartbreak Hotel </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 2, 2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" title="Buffalo, New York">Buffalo</a> </td> <td>Buffalo Ballroom </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 3, 2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Burlington,_Vermont" title="Burlington, Vermont">Burlington</a> </td> <td>Higher Ground </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 6, 2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> </td> <td>House of Blues </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 8, 2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Park_City,_Utah" title="Park City, Utah">Park City</a> </td> <td>Harry O </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 9, 2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver" title="Denver">Denver</a> </td> <td>Ogden Theatre </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 12, 2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> </td> <td>Plush Nightclub </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 13, 2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a> </td> <td rowspan="7">United States </td> <td>The Showbox </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 14, 2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland</a> </td> <td>Roseland Theatre </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 15, 2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sacramento,_California" title="Sacramento, California">Sacramento</a> </td> <td>Empire </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 16, 2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a> </td> <td>Mezzanine </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 20, 2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> </td> <td>House of Blues </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 21, 2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego" title="San Diego">San Diego</a> </td> <td>House of Blues </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 22, 2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anaheim,_California" title="Anaheim, California">Anaheim</a> </td> <td>House of Blues </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Lineup </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Redman_(rapper)" title="Redman (rapper)">Redman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Raekwon" title="Raekwon">Raekwon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Keith_Murray_(rapper)" class="mw-redirect" title="Keith Murray (rapper)">Keith Murray</a>, <a href="/wiki/Supernatural_(rapper)" title="Supernatural (rapper)">Supernatural</a>, <a href="/wiki/EPMD" title="EPMD">EPMD</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ghostface_Killah" title="Ghostface Killah">Ghostface Killah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pharoahe_Monch" title="Pharoahe Monch">Pharoahe Monch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Smif-n-Wessun" class="mw-redirect" title="Smif-n-Wessun">Smif-n-Wessun</a>, Dirty Heads, <a href="/wiki/DJ_Kool" title="DJ Kool">DJ Kool</a>. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2007_Festival_Series">2007 Festival Series</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rock_the_Bells&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2007 Festival Series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wu_Tang_performing.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Wu_Tang_performing.jpg/300px-Wu_Tang_performing.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Wu_Tang_performing.jpg/450px-Wu_Tang_performing.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Wu_Tang_performing.jpg/600px-Wu_Tang_performing.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Wu-Tang Clan performing at the <a href="/wiki/Tweeter_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts">Tweeter Center</a> in Mansfield, Massachusetts on the opening night of the 2007 tour.</figcaption></figure> <p>Rock the Bells 2007 had 3 major venues scheduled; July 28 and July 29 in New York, August 11 in <a href="/wiki/San_Bernardino,_California" title="San Bernardino, California">San Bernardino</a>, and August 18 in San Francisco. These select shows were headlined by a reunited <a href="/wiki/Rage_Against_the_Machine" title="Rage Against the Machine">Rage Against the Machine</a>, and co-headlined by <a href="/wiki/Wu-Tang_Clan" title="Wu-Tang Clan">Wu-Tang Clan</a>. 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 <a href="/wiki/Wu-Tang_Clan" title="Wu-Tang Clan">Wu-Tang Clan</a>. Five cities also had a second stage called the <a href="/wiki/Paid_Dues" title="Paid Dues">Paid Dues</a> Independent Hip Hop Stage. <a href="/wiki/Rage_Against_the_Machine" title="Rage Against the Machine">Rage Against the Machine</a> was the festival's first non-hip hop act to be featured. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:150px;">Date </th> <th style="width:150px;">City </th> <th style="width:150px;">Country </th> <th style="width:250px;">Venue </th></tr> <tr> <td>July 26, 2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mansfield,_Massachusetts" title="Mansfield, Massachusetts">Mansfield</a> </td> <td rowspan="17"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td>Tweeter Center </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 28, 2007 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Randall's Island*^ </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 29, 2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 2, 2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a> </td> <td>Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 3, 2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a> </td> <td>Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 4, 2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bayfront_Park" title="Bayfront Park">Bayfront Park</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 7, 2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas" title="Dallas">Dallas</a> </td> <td>Smirnoff Music Center </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 8, 2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a> </td> <td>Reliant Park </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 11, 2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Bernardino,_California" title="San Bernardino, California">San Bernardino</a> </td> <td>Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen*^ </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 12, 2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego" title="San Diego">San Diego</a> </td> <td>Coors Amphitheatre (parking lot)^ </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 18, 2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a> </td> <td>McCovey Cove (parking lot)*^ </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 21, 2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City</a> </td> <td>USANA Amphitheater </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 22, 2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver" title="Denver">Denver</a> </td> <td>Red Rocks Amphitheatre </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 25, 2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a> </td> <td>The Myth </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 26, 2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> </td> <td>Charter One Pavilion </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 29, 2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clarkston,_Michigan" title="Clarkston, Michigan">Clarkston</a> </td> <td>DTE Energy </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 1, 2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honolulu" title="Honolulu">Honolulu</a> </td> <td>Blaisdell Arena </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Lineup </th></tr> <tr> <td>Main Stage: <a href="/wiki/Rage_Against_the_Machine" title="Rage Against the Machine">Rage Against the Machine</a>*, <a href="/wiki/Wu-Tang_Clan" title="Wu-Tang Clan">Wu-Tang Clan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cypress_Hill" title="Cypress Hill">Cypress Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Roots" title="The Roots">The Roots</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_Enemy_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Enemy (band)">Public Enemy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Erykah_Badu" title="Erykah Badu">Erykah Badu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rakim" title="Rakim">Rakim</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mos_Def" class="mw-redirect" title="Mos Def">Mos Def</a>, <a href="/wiki/Talib_Kweli" title="Talib Kweli">Talib Kweli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nas" title="Nas">Nas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Black_Star_(rap_duo)" title="Black Star (rap duo)">Black Star</a>* (<a href="/wiki/Mos_Def" class="mw-redirect" title="Mos Def">Mos Def</a> and <a href="/wiki/Talib_Kweli" title="Talib Kweli">Talib Kweli</a>), <a href="/wiki/EPMD" title="EPMD">EPMD</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pharoahe_Monch" title="Pharoahe Monch">Pharoahe Monch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Immortal_Technique" title="Immortal Technique">Immortal Technique</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jedi_Mind_Tricks" title="Jedi Mind Tricks">Jedi Mind Tricks</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Banner" title="David Banner">David Banner</a>, <a href="/wiki/UGK" title="UGK">UGK</a>, <a href="/wiki/Supernatural_(rapper)" title="Supernatural (rapper)">Supernatural</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rahzel" title="Rahzel">Rahzel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Murs_(rapper)" title="Murs (rapper)">Murs 3:16</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Paid_Dues" title="Paid Dues">Paid Dues</a> Independent Hip Hop Stage^: <a href="/wiki/MF_Doom" title="MF Doom">MF Doom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Living_Legends_(group)" title="Living Legends (group)">Living Legends</a>, <a href="/wiki/Felt_(hip_hop_group)" title="Felt (hip hop group)">Felt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sage_Francis" title="Sage Francis">Sage Francis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Murs_(rapper)" title="Murs (rapper)">Murs 3:16</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brother_Ali" title="Brother Ali">Brother Ali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cage_(rapper)" title="Cage (rapper)">Cage</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mr._Lif" title="Mr. Lif">Mr. Lif</a>, <a href="/wiki/Living_Legends_(group)" title="Living Legends (group)">Living Legends</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Grouch_(rapper)" title="The Grouch (rapper)">The Grouch</a> & <a href="/wiki/Eligh" title="Eligh">Eligh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hangar_18_(band)" title="Hangar 18 (band)">Hangar 18</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blueprint_(rapper)" title="Blueprint (rapper)">Blueprint</a>, Lucky I Am, <a href="/wiki/The_Coup" title="The Coup">The Coup</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blackalicious" title="Blackalicious">Blackalicious</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ice_Water_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Ice Water Inc.">Ice Water Inc.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sen_Dog" title="Sen Dog">Sen Dog</a> from <a href="/wiki/Cypress_Hill" title="Cypress Hill">Cypress Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hieroglyphics_(group)" title="Hieroglyphics (group)">Hieroglyphics</a>. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_York_City_Dates">New York City Dates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rock_the_Bells&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: New York City Dates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In July 2007, the Rock the Bells festival came to New York City, and this event became particularly noteworthy. Upon selling out the massive <a href="/wiki/Randall%27s_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Randall's Island">Randall's Island</a> venue very quickly, the one-day stop in NYC was expanded to two days, and a number of new and exclusive guests were added to the bills. The festival included the full <a href="/wiki/Paid_Dues" title="Paid Dues">Paid Dues</a> festival lineup performing on a second stage, reunited headliners <a href="/wiki/Rage_Against_the_Machine" title="Rage Against the Machine">Rage Against the Machine</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wu-Tang_Clan" title="Wu-Tang Clan">Wu-Tang Clan</a>, guest appearances during the show (including <a href="/wiki/Scott_Ian" title="Scott Ian">Scott Ian</a> performing <a href="/wiki/Bring_the_Noise" title="Bring the Noise">Bring the Noise</a> with <a href="/wiki/Public_Enemy_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Enemy (band)">Public Enemy</a>), a special performance of <a href="/wiki/Mos_Def_%26_Talib_Kweli_Are_Black_Star" title="Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star">Black Star</a> from <a href="/wiki/Mos_Def" class="mw-redirect" title="Mos Def">Mos Def</a> and <a href="/wiki/Talib_Kweli" title="Talib Kweli">Talib Kweli</a> and one of the near-final performances of noted hip-hop luminary <a href="/wiki/Pimp_C" title="Pimp C">Pimp C</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4">New York City </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">July 28, 2007 </th> <th colspan="2">July 29, 2007 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Guerilla Union Main Stage </th> <th>Paid Dues Independent Stage </th> <th>Guerilla Union Main Stage </th> <th>Paid Dues Independent Stage </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="center" width="250"> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Rage_Against_the_Machine" title="Rage Against the Machine">Rage Against the Machine</a></b> <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Wu-Tang_Clan" title="Wu-Tang Clan">Wu-Tang Clan</a></b> <br /><a href="/wiki/Public_Enemy_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Enemy (band)">Public Enemy</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Cypress_Hill" title="Cypress Hill">Cypress Hill</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/The_Roots" title="The Roots">The Roots</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Mos_Def_%26_Talib_Kweli_Are_Black_Star" title="Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star">Black Star</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/EPMD" title="EPMD">EPMD</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pharoahe_Monch" title="Pharoahe Monch">Pharoahe Monch</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/MF_Doom" title="MF Doom">Doom</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Immortal_Technique" title="Immortal Technique">Immortal Technique</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Jedi_Mind_Tricks" title="Jedi Mind Tricks">Jedi Mind Tricks</a> </p><p>Hosted by <a href="/wiki/Rahzel" title="Rahzel">Rahzel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Supernatural_(rapper)" title="Supernatural (rapper)">Supernatural</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hi-Tek" title="Hi-Tek">Hi-Tek</a> <br />and featuring <a href="/wiki/Mike_Relm" title="Mike Relm">Mike Relm</a>, Icy Ice, C-Minus, DJ Rocky Rock and DJ Mark Luv </p> </td> <td valign="top" align="center" width="200"> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Felt_(hip_hop_group)" title="Felt (hip hop group)">Felt</a></b> <br /><a href="/wiki/Living_Legends_(group)" title="Living Legends (group)">Living Legends</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Brother_Ali" title="Brother Ali">Brother Ali</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Sage_Francis" title="Sage Francis">Sage Francis</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Cage_(rapper)" title="Cage (rapper)">Cage</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Mr._Lif" title="Mr. Lif">Mr. Lif</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/The_Grouch_(rapper)" title="The Grouch (rapper)">Grouch</a> & <a href="/wiki/Eligh" title="Eligh">Eligh</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Hangar_18_(band)" title="Hangar 18 (band)">Hangar 18</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Blueprint_(rapper)" title="Blueprint (rapper)">Blueprint</a> <br />Lucky I Am </p> </td> <td valign="top" align="center" width="250"> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Rage_Against_the_Machine" title="Rage Against the Machine">Rage Against the Machine</a></b> <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Wu-Tang_Clan" title="Wu-Tang Clan">Wu-Tang Clan</a></b> <br /><a href="/wiki/Public_Enemy_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Enemy (band)">Public Enemy</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Cypress_Hill" title="Cypress Hill">Cypress Hill</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Erykah_Badu" title="Erykah Badu">Erykah Badu</a> (did not perform) <br /><a href="/wiki/Rakim" title="Rakim">Rakim</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Mos_Def" class="mw-redirect" title="Mos Def">Mos Def</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Talib_Kweli" title="Talib Kweli">Talib Kweli</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pharoahe_Monch" title="Pharoahe Monch">Pharoahe Monch</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Immortal_Technique" title="Immortal Technique">Immortal Technique</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Boot_Camp_Clik" title="Boot Camp Clik">Boot Camp Clik</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/UGK" title="UGK">UGK</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Jedi_Mind_Tricks" title="Jedi Mind Tricks">Jedi Mind Tricks</a> </p><p>Hosted by <a href="/wiki/Rahzel" title="Rahzel">Rahzel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Supernatural_(rapper)" title="Supernatural (rapper)">Supernatural</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hi-Tek" title="Hi-Tek">Hi-Tek</a> <br />and featuring <a href="/wiki/Mike_Relm" title="Mike Relm">Mike Relm</a>, C-Minus and DJ Rocky Rock </p> </td> <td valign="top" align="center" width="200"> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Felt_(hip_hop_group)" title="Felt (hip hop group)">Felt</a></b> <br /><a href="/wiki/Living_Legends_(group)" title="Living Legends (group)">Living Legends</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Brother_Ali" title="Brother Ali">Brother Ali</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Sage_Francis" title="Sage Francis">Sage Francis</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Cage_(rapper)" title="Cage (rapper)">Cage</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/MF_Doom" title="MF Doom">Doom</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Mr._Lif" title="Mr. Lif">Mr. Lif</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/The_Grouch_(rapper)" title="The Grouch (rapper)">Grouch</a> & <a href="/wiki/Eligh" title="Eligh">Eligh</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Hangar_18_(band)" title="Hangar 18 (band)">Hangar 18</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Blueprint_(rapper)" title="Blueprint (rapper)">Blueprint</a> <br />Lucky I Am </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2008_Festival_Series">2008 Festival Series</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rock_the_Bells&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2008 Festival Series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rakim_at_Rock_the_Bells.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Rakim_at_Rock_the_Bells.jpg/270px-Rakim_at_Rock_the_Bells.jpg" decoding="async" width="270" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Rakim_at_Rock_the_Bells.jpg/405px-Rakim_at_Rock_the_Bells.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Rakim_at_Rock_the_Bells.jpg/540px-Rakim_at_Rock_the_Bells.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1500" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Rakim" title="Rakim">Rakim</a> performing at <a href="/wiki/Merriweather_Post_Pavilion" title="Merriweather Post Pavilion">Merriweather Post Pavilion</a> in Maryland on July 27.</figcaption></figure> <p>2008 also marks the first year that Rock the Bells went 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 <a href="/wiki/San_Bernardino,_California" title="San Bernardino, California">San Bernardino</a> where last year's show sold out with a capacity crowd of 45,000 people. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:150px;">Date </th> <th style="width:150px;">City </th> <th style="width:150px;">Country </th> <th style="width:250px;">Venue </th></tr> <tr> <td>July 19, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tinley_Park,_Illinois" title="Tinley Park, Illinois">Tinley Park</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Midwest_Bank_Amphitheatre" class="mw-redirect" title="First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre">First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 20, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> </td> <td>Canada Arrow Hall </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 26, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mansfield,_Massachusetts" title="Mansfield, Massachusetts">Mansfield</a> </td> <td rowspan="8">United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Comcast_Center_(amphitheatre)" class="mw-redirect" title="Comcast Center (amphitheatre)">Comcast Center</a>* </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 27, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbia,_Maryland" title="Columbia, Maryland">Columbia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Merriweather_Post_Pavilion" title="Merriweather Post Pavilion">Merriweather Post Pavilion</a>* </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 2, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bayfront_Park" title="Bayfront Park">Bayfront Park</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 3, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wantagh,_New_York" title="Wantagh, New York">Wantagh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jones_Beach_Theater" title="Jones Beach Theater">Jones Beach Theater</a>* </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 9, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Bernardino,_California" title="San Bernardino, California">San Bernardino</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glen_Helen_Pavilion" class="mw-redirect" title="Glen Helen Pavilion">Glen Helen Pavilion</a>* </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 16, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mountain_View,_California" title="Mountain View, California">Mountain View</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shoreline_Amphitheatre" title="Shoreline Amphitheatre">Shoreline Amphitheatre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 23, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greenwood_Village,_Colorado" title="Greenwood Village, Colorado">Greenwood Village</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fiddler%27s_Green_Amphitheatre" title="Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre">Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre</a>* </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 6, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George,_Washington" title="George, Washington">George</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Gorge_Amphitheatre" title="The Gorge Amphitheatre">The Gorge Amphitheatre</a>* </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Lineup </th></tr> <tr> <td>Main Stage:<a href="/wiki/A_Tribe_Called_Quest" title="A Tribe Called Quest">A Tribe Called Quest</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Pharcyde" title="The Pharcyde">The Pharcyde</a>- Special Guests, <a href="/wiki/Nas" title="Nas">Nas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ghostface_Killah" title="Ghostface Killah">Ghostface</a> and <a href="/wiki/Raekwon" title="Raekwon">Raekwon</a>, <a href="/wiki/MF_Doom" title="MF Doom">MF Doom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rakim" title="Rakim">Rakim</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mos_Def" class="mw-redirect" title="Mos Def">Mos Def</a>, <a href="/wiki/Talib_Kweli" title="Talib Kweli">Talib Kweli</a>, <a href="/wiki/De_La_Soul" title="De La Soul">De La Soul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Method_Man_%26_Redman" title="Method Man & Redman">Method Man & Redman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Immortal_Technique" title="Immortal Technique">Immortal Technique</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dead_Prez" title="Dead Prez">Dead Prez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Murs_(rapper)" title="Murs (rapper)">Murs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blue_Scholars" title="Blue Scholars">Blue Scholars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sage_Francis" title="Sage Francis">Sage Francis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Little_Brother_(group)" title="Little Brother (group)">Little Brother</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jedi_Mind_Tricks" title="Jedi Mind Tricks">Jedi Mind Tricks</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bigbox Culture Club Stage*:<a href="/wiki/Spank_Rock" title="Spank Rock">Spank Rock</a>/<a href="/wiki/Amanda_Blank" title="Amanda Blank">Amanda Blank</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Cool_Kids" title="The Cool Kids">The Cool Kids</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kidz_in_the_Hall" title="Kidz in the Hall">Kidz in the Hall</a>, DJ <a href="/wiki/Afrika_Bambaataa" title="Afrika Bambaataa">Afrika Bambaataa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Flosstradamus" title="Flosstradamus">Flosstradamus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wale_(rapper)" title="Wale (rapper)">Wale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Santigold" title="Santigold">Santogold</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kid_Sister" title="Kid Sister">Kid Sister</a>, <a href="/wiki/B.o.B" title="B.o.B">B.o.B</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyga" title="Tyga">Tyga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jay_Electronica" title="Jay Electronica">Jay Electronica</a>, Devlin & Darko, Ninjasonik, <a href="/wiki/Blaqstarr" title="Blaqstarr">Blaqstarr</a>, Tyler Pase, <a href="/wiki/Plastic_Little_(band)" title="Plastic Little (band)">Plastic Little</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Pack_(group)" title="The Pack (group)">The Pack</a>. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2008_International_Festival_Series">2008 International Festival Series</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rock_the_Bells&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2008 International Festival Series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:150px;">Date </th> <th style="width:150px;">City </th> <th style="width:150px;">Country </th> <th style="width:250px;">Venue </th></tr> <tr> <td>October 31, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prague" title="Prague">Prague</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a> </td> <td>T-Mobile Arena </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 1, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amsterdam" title="Amsterdam">Amsterdam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> </td> <td>Heineken Music Hall </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 4, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stockholm" title="Stockholm">Stockholm</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> </td> <td>Annexet </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 5, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Helsinki" title="Helsinki">Helsinki</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a> </td> <td>Helsinki Ice Hall </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 9, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> </td> <td>Indigo2 @ The O2 Arena </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 10, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>Zenith </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Lineup </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nas" title="Nas">Nas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mos_Def" class="mw-redirect" title="Mos Def">Mos Def</a>, <a href="/wiki/De_La_Soul" title="De La Soul">De La Soul</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Pharcyde" title="The Pharcyde">The Pharcyde</a>, <a href="/wiki/Supernatural_(rapper)" title="Supernatural (rapper)">Supernatural</a> & <a href="/wiki/Scratch_(musician)" title="Scratch (musician)">Scratch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Epmd" class="mw-redirect" title="Epmd">Epmd</a>. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2009_International_Festival_Series">2009 International Festival Series</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rock_the_Bells&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2009 International Festival Series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:150px;">Date </th> <th style="width:150px;">City </th> <th style="width:150px;">Country </th> <th style="width:250px;">Venue </th></tr> <tr> <td>June 27, 2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tinley_Park,_Illinois" title="Tinley Park, Illinois">Tinley Park</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td>First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 28, 2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clarkston,_Michigan" title="Clarkston, Michigan">Clarkston</a> </td> <td>DTE Energy Music Theater </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 5, 2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> </td> <td>Molson Amphitheatre </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 12, 2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbia,_Maryland" title="Columbia, Maryland">Columbia</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">United States </td> <td>Merriweather Post Pavilion </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 18, 2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mansfield,_Massachusetts" title="Mansfield, Massachusetts">Mansfield</a> </td> <td>Comcast Center </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 19, 2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wantagh,_New_York" title="Wantagh, New York">Wantagh</a> </td> <td>Jones Beach Theater </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 1, 2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Burnaby" title="Burnaby">Burnaby</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Canada </td> <td>Deer Lake Park </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 2, 2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calgary" title="Calgary">Calgary</a> </td> <td>Shaw Millennium Park </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 6, 2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morrison,_Colorado" title="Morrison, Colorado">Morrison</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">United States </td> <td>Red Rocks Amphitheatre </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 8, 2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Bernardino,_California" title="San Bernardino, California">San Bernardino</a> </td> <td>San Manuel Amphitheatre </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 9, 2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mountain_View,_California" title="Mountain View, California">Mountain View</a> </td> <td>Shoreline Amphitheatre </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3">Rock the Bells '09 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Main Stage </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Paid_Dues" title="Paid Dues">Paid Dues</a> Independent Hip Hop Stage </th> <th>Surprise Acts </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="center" width="400"> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Nas" title="Nas">Nas</a> & <a href="/wiki/Damian_Marley" title="Damian Marley">Damian Marley</a></b> <br /><a href="/wiki/Wu-Tang_Clan" title="Wu-Tang Clan">Wu-Tang Clan</a> (New York City only) <br /><a href="/wiki/Cypress_Hill" title="Cypress Hill">Cypress Hill</a> (Calgary only) <br /><a href="/wiki/Mos_Def" class="mw-redirect" title="Mos Def">Mos Def</a> (Toronto only) <br /><a href="/wiki/Ice_Cube" title="Ice Cube">Ice Cube</a> (San Bernardino only) <br /><a href="/wiki/The_Roots" title="The Roots">The Roots</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Common_(rapper)" title="Common (rapper)">Common</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Busta_Rhymes" title="Busta Rhymes">Busta Rhymes</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Big_Boi" title="Big Boi">Big Boi</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/EPMD" title="EPMD">EPMD</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/House_of_Pain" title="House of Pain">House of Pain</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/La_Coka_Nostra" title="La Coka Nostra">La Coka Nostra</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Reflection_Eternal" title="Reflection Eternal">Reflection Eternal</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Tech_N9ne" title="Tech N9ne">Tech N9ne</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Dragon_Fli_Empire" title="Dragon Fli Empire">Dragon Fli Empire</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/K%27naan" title="K'naan">K'naan</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Raekwon" title="Raekwon">Raekwon</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Chali_2na" title="Chali 2na">Chali 2na</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/The_Knux" title="The Knux">The Knux</a> </p> </td> <td valign="top" align="center" width="350"> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Rza" class="mw-redirect" title="Rza">Rza</a></b> <br /><a href="/wiki/Gza" class="mw-redirect" title="Gza">Gza</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Slaughterhouse_(hip_hop_group)" class="mw-redirect" title="Slaughterhouse (hip hop group)">Slaughterhouse</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Slum_Village" title="Slum Village">Slum Village</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Evidence_(musician)" title="Evidence (musician)">Evidence</a> & <a href="/wiki/The_Alchemist_(musician)" title="The Alchemist (musician)">The Alchemist</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/M.O.P." title="M.O.P.">M.O.P.</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Psycho_Realm" title="Psycho Realm">Psycho Realm</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Buckshot_(rapper)" title="Buckshot (rapper)">Buckshot</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Necro_(rapper)" title="Necro (rapper)">Necro</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Sage_Francis" title="Sage Francis">Sage Francis</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Eyedea_%26_Abilities" title="Eyedea & Abilities">Eyedea & Abilities</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Tabi_Bonney" title="Tabi Bonney">Tabi Bonney</a> <br />Mystik Journeymen <br /><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Factz" title="Mickey Factz">Mickey Factz</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/B._Dolan" title="B. Dolan">B. Dolan</a> <br />Short Dawg <br />Hosted by <a href="/wiki/KRS-One" title="KRS-One">KRS-One</a>, <a href="/wiki/Supernatural_(rapper)" title="Supernatural (rapper)">Supernatural</a>, <a href="/wiki/Murs_(rapper)" title="Murs (rapper)">Murs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rock" title="Pete Rock">Pete Rock</a> </p> </td> <td valign="top" align="center" width="350"> <p><b>Washington, D.C.</b> <br /><a href="/wiki/Skillz_(rapper)" title="Skillz (rapper)">Skillz</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/AZ_(rapper)" title="AZ (rapper)">AZ</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Styles_P" title="Styles P">Styles P</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pharoahe_Monch" title="Pharoahe Monch">Pharoahe Monch</a> <br /><b>Boston</b> <br /><a href="/wiki/Krizz_Kaliko" title="Krizz Kaliko">Krizz Kaliko</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Kutt_Calhoun" title="Kutt Calhoun">Kutt Calhoun</a> <br /><b>New York City</b> <br /><a href="/wiki/Jadakiss" title="Jadakiss">Jadakiss</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Ice-T" title="Ice-T">Ice-T</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/The_Lox" title="The Lox">The Lox</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/DJ_Premier" title="DJ Premier">DJ Premier</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Styles_P" title="Styles P">Styles P</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Method_Man" title="Method Man">Method Man</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/U-God" title="U-God">U-God</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Gravediggaz" title="Gravediggaz">Gravediggaz</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2010_Festival_Series">2010 Festival Series</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rock_the_Bells&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2010 Festival Series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On the evening of May 24, 2010 Guerilla Union held the Rock the Bells Launch Party at Key Club in Hollywood, CA. The launch party featured surprise guest performances, and the official announcement of the 2010 season lineup. New to the festival this year is a "Classics" theme; the headlining acts will be performing the following classic hip-hop albums in their entirety: <a href="/wiki/A_Tribe_Called_Quest" title="A Tribe Called Quest">A Tribe Called Quest</a> performing <i><a href="/wiki/Midnight_Marauders" title="Midnight Marauders">Midnight Marauders</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a> (with <a href="/wiki/Warren_G" title="Warren G">Warren G</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tha_Dogg_Pound" title="Tha Dogg Pound">Tha Dogg Pound</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Lady_of_Rage" title="The Lady of Rage">The Lady of Rage</a> and <a href="/wiki/RBX" title="RBX">RBX</a>) performing <i><a href="/wiki/Doggystyle" title="Doggystyle">Doggystyle</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Wu-Tang_Clan" title="Wu-Tang Clan">Wu-Tang Clan</a> (entire group, with Boy Jones – first son of <a href="/wiki/Ol%27_Dirty_Bastard" title="Ol' Dirty Bastard">Ol' Dirty Bastard</a>) performing <i><a href="/wiki/Enter_the_Wu-Tang_(36_Chambers)" title="Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)">Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Rakim" title="Rakim">Rakim</a> performing <i><a href="/wiki/Paid_in_Full_(album)" title="Paid in Full (album)">Paid in Full</a>,</i> <a href="/wiki/KRS-One" title="KRS-One">KRS-One</a> performing <i><a href="/wiki/Criminal_Minded" title="Criminal Minded">Criminal Minded</a>,</i> <a href="/wiki/Slick_Rick" title="Slick Rick">Slick Rick</a> performing <i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Adventures_of_Slick_Rick" title="The Great Adventures of Slick Rick">The Great Adventures of Slick Rick</a></i>, and <a href="/wiki/DJ_Premier" title="DJ Premier">DJ Premier</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lauryn_Hill" title="Lauryn Hill">Lauryn Hill</a> as special guests. Unannounced guest appearances included <a href="/wiki/The_Madd_Rapper" class="mw-redirect" title="The Madd Rapper">The Madd Rapper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Large_Professor" title="Large Professor">Large Professor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Busta_Rhymes" title="Busta Rhymes">Busta Rhymes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Skyzoo" title="Skyzoo">Skyzoo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swizz_Beatz" title="Swizz Beatz">Swizz Beatz</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nas" title="Nas">Nas</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:150px;">Date </th> <th style="width:150px;">City </th> <th style="width:150px;">Country </th> <th style="width:250px;">Venue </th></tr> <tr> <td>August 21, 2010 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Bernardino,_California" title="San Bernardino, California">San Bernardino</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td>NOS Events Center </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 22, 2010 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mountain_View,_California" title="Mountain View, California">Mountain View</a> </td> <td>Shoreline Amphitheatre </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 28, 2010 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> </td> <td>Governor's Island </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 29, 2010 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbia,_Maryland" title="Columbia, Maryland">Columbia</a> </td> <td>Merriweather Post Pavilion </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2"><b>Rock the Bells</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Main Stage </th> <th>Second Stage </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="center" width="400"> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a></b> <br />with <a href="/wiki/Warren_G" title="Warren G">Warren G</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tha_Dogg_Pound" title="Tha Dogg Pound">Tha Dogg Pound</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Lady_of_Rage" title="The Lady of Rage">The Lady of Rage</a> and <a href="/wiki/RBX" title="RBX">RBX</a> <br /><b><a href="/wiki/A_Tribe_Called_Quest" title="A Tribe Called Quest">A Tribe Called Quest</a></b> <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Wu-Tang_Clan" title="Wu-Tang Clan">Wu-Tang Clan</a></b> <br />(with Boy Jones, <a href="/wiki/Ol%27_Dirty_Bastard" title="Ol' Dirty Bastard">ODB</a>'s first-born son) <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Lauryn_Hill" title="Lauryn Hill">Lauryn Hill</a></b> <br /><a href="/wiki/Rakim" title="Rakim">Rakim</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/KRS-One" title="KRS-One">KRS-One</a> <br />(with <a href="/wiki/Black_Moon_(group)" title="Black Moon (group)">Black Moon</a>) <br /><a href="/wiki/Slick_Rick" title="Slick Rick">Slick Rick</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/DJ_Premier" title="DJ Premier">DJ Premier</a> </p> </td> <td valign="top" align="center" width="350"> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Street_Sweeper_Social_Club" title="Street Sweeper Social Club">Street Sweeper Social Club</a></b> <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Murs_(rapper)" title="Murs (rapper)">Murs</a> & <a href="/wiki/9th_Wonder" title="9th Wonder">9th Wonder</a></b> <br /><a href="/wiki/Wiz_Khalifa" title="Wiz Khalifa">Wiz Khalifa</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Clipse" title="Clipse">Clipse</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Immortal_Technique" title="Immortal Technique">Immortal Technique</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Brother_Ali" title="Brother Ali">Brother Ali</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Jedi_Mind_Tricks" title="Jedi Mind Tricks">Jedi Mind Tricks</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Supernatural_(rapper)" title="Supernatural (rapper)">Supernatural</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/DJ_Muggs" title="DJ Muggs">DJ Muggs</a> with <a href="/wiki/Ill_Bill" title="Ill Bill">Ill Bill</a> <br />DJ Rocky Rock <br /><a href="/wiki/Big_Sean" title="Big Sean">Big Sean</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Yelawolf" title="Yelawolf">Yelawolf</a> <br />Hosted by <a href="/wiki/WQHT" title="WQHT">Peter Rosenberg</a>, D. Schwartz and <a href="/wiki/K-Salaam" title="K-Salaam">K-Salaam</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2011_Festival_Series">2011 Festival Series</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rock_the_Bells&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2011 Festival Series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On the evening of May 24, 2011 Guerilla Union once again held the Rock the Bells Launch Party. Rapper <a href="/wiki/Supernatural_(rapper)" title="Supernatural (rapper)">Supernatural</a> revealed the lineup for this year's edition of the festival. Keeping in the spirit of the 2010 artists, the more prolific acts on this year's festival will be performing a selection of "classic" albums in their entirety. These include Lauryn Hill's <i><a href="/wiki/The_Miseducation_of_Lauryn_Hill" title="The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill">The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill</a>,</i> Nas' <i><a href="/wiki/Illmatic" title="Illmatic">Illmatic</a>,</i> Erykah Badu's <i><a href="/wiki/Baduizm" title="Baduizm">Baduizm</a>,</i> Cypress Hill's <i><a href="/wiki/Black_Sunday_(Cypress_Hill_album)" title="Black Sunday (Cypress Hill album)">Black Sunday</a>,</i> Mos Def & Talib Kweli's <i><a href="/wiki/Mos_Def_%26_Talib_Kweli_Are_Black_Star" title="Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star">Black Star</a>,</i> Raekwon's <i><a href="/wiki/Only_Built_4_Cuban_Linx..." title="Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...">Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...</a>,</i> Mobb Deep's <i><a href="/wiki/The_Infamous" title="The Infamous">The Infamous</a>,</i> Gza's <i><a href="/wiki/Liquid_Swords" title="Liquid Swords">Liquid Swords</a>,</i> Souls of Mischief's <i><a href="/wiki/93_%27til_Infinity" title="93 'til Infinity">93 'til Infinity</a>,</i> Black Moon's <i><a href="/wiki/Enta_da_Stage" title="Enta da Stage">Enta da Stage</a></i> and Masta Killa's <a href="/wiki/No_Said_Date" title="No Said Date">No Said Date</a>. Additionally, <a href="/wiki/Currensy" title="Currensy">Currensy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mac_Miller" title="Mac Miller">Mac Miller</a> will be appearing exclusively on the west coast dates while Evidence will appear only on the East Coast. More recently, rapper Common has been added to three shows, performing his album <i><a href="/wiki/Be_(Common_album)" title="Be (Common album)">Be</a>.</i><sup id="cite_ref-Rock_the_Bells_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rock_the_Bells-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:150px;">Date </th> <th style="width:150px;">City </th> <th style="width:150px;">Country </th> <th style="width:250px;">Venue </th></tr> <tr> <td>August 20, 2011 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Bernardino,_California" title="San Bernardino, California">San Bernardino</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Manuel_Amphitheater" class="mw-redirect" title="San Manuel Amphitheater">San Manuel Amphitheater</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 27, 2011 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mountain_View,_California" title="Mountain View, California">Mountain View</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shoreline_Amphitheatre" title="Shoreline Amphitheatre">Shoreline Amphitheatre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 3, 2011 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> </td> <td>Governor's Island </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 24, 2011 (CANCELLED) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mansfield,_Massachusetts" title="Mansfield, Massachusetts">Mansfield</a> </td> <td>Comcast Center </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3"><b>Rock the Bells '11</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Rock the Bells Stage </th> <th>36 Chambers Stage </th> <th>Paid Dues Stage </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="center" width="400"> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Nas" title="Nas">Nas</a></b> <br />with <a href="/wiki/AZ_(rapper)" title="AZ (rapper)">AZ</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rock" title="Pete Rock">Pete Rock</a> and <a href="/wiki/DJ_Premier" title="DJ Premier">DJ Premier</a> <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Lauryn_Hill" title="Lauryn Hill">Ms. Lauryn Hill</a></b> <br /><a href="/wiki/Erykah_Badu" title="Erykah Badu">Erykah Badu</a>* <br /><a href="/wiki/Cypress_Hill" title="Cypress Hill">Cypress Hill</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Black_Star_(rap_duo)" title="Black Star (rap duo)">Black Star</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Common_(rapper)" title="Common (rapper)">Common</a>* <br /><a href="/wiki/Random_Axe" title="Random Axe">Random Axe</a>* <br />Hosted by Peter Rosenberg </p> </td> <td valign="top" align="center" width="350"> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Raekwon" title="Raekwon">Raekwon</a> + <a href="/wiki/Ghostface_Killah" title="Ghostface Killah">Ghostface Killah</a></b> <br /><a href="/wiki/Mobb_Deep" title="Mobb Deep">Mobb Deep</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Gza" class="mw-redirect" title="Gza">Genius/Gza</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Black_Moon_(group)" title="Black Moon (group)">Black Moon</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Mac_Miller" title="Mac Miller">Mac Miller</a>* <br /><a href="/wiki/Currensy" title="Currensy">Currensy</a>* <br /><a href="/wiki/Childish_Gambino" class="mw-redirect" title="Childish Gambino">Childish Gambino</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Masta_Killa" title="Masta Killa">Masta Killa</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Killah_Priest" title="Killah Priest">Killah Priest</a> <br />Hosted by the <a href="/wiki/Rza" class="mw-redirect" title="Rza">Rza</a>, <a href="/wiki/Supernatural_(rapper)" title="Supernatural (rapper)">Supernatural</a> and Boy Jones </p> </td> <td valign="top" align="center" width="350"> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Immortal_Technique" title="Immortal Technique">Immortal Technique</a></b> <br /><a href="/wiki/MF_DOOM" class="mw-redirect" title="MF DOOM">Doom</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Slaughterhouse_(hip_hop_group)" class="mw-redirect" title="Slaughterhouse (hip hop group)">Slaughterhouse</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Big_K.R.I.T." title="Big K.R.I.T.">Big K.R.I.T.</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Souls_of_Mischief" title="Souls of Mischief">Souls of Mischief</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Evidence_(musician)" title="Evidence (musician)">Evidence</a>* <br /><a href="/wiki/Blu_(rapper)" title="Blu (rapper)">Blu</a> + <a href="/wiki/Exile_(producer)" title="Exile (producer)">Exile</a> + <a href="/wiki/Fashawn" title="Fashawn">Fashawn</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Macklemore" title="Macklemore">Macklemore & Ryan Lewis</a>* <br /><a href="/wiki/Freddie_Gibbs" title="Freddie Gibbs">Freddie Gibbs</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Roc_Marciano" title="Roc Marciano">Roc Marciano</a> <br />Hosted by <a href="/wiki/Murs_(rapper)" title="Murs (rapper)">Murs</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>*Denotes that the artist will be appearing only in select cities</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2012_Festival_Series">2012 Festival Series</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rock_the_Bells&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 2012 Festival Series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From early May to June, Guerilla Union unveiled the full lineup for the latest Rock the Bells festival series.<sup id="cite_ref-Rock_the_Bells_2012_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rock_the_Bells_2012-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was also revealed that this year's festival will consist of three, two-day weekend events, with two shows on the west coast and one in the east. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3">Rock the Bells '12 </th></tr> <tr> <th>San Bernardino </th> <th>Mountain View </th> <th>Holmdel </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="center" width="400"> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Nas" title="Nas">Nas</a></b> <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Bone_Thugs-n-Harmony" title="Bone Thugs-n-Harmony">Bone Thugs-n-Harmony</a></b> <br /><a href="/wiki/Kid_Cudi" title="Kid Cudi">Kid Cudi</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Wiz_Khalifa" title="Wiz Khalifa">Wiz Khalifa</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole">J. Cole</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Atmosphere_(music_group)" title="Atmosphere (music group)">Atmosphere</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Common_(rapper)" title="Common (rapper)">Common</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Ice_Cube" title="Ice Cube">Ice Cube</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Method_Man_%26_Redman" title="Method Man & Redman">Method Man & Redman</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/DMX_(rapper)" class="mw-redirect" title="DMX (rapper)">DMX</a> + <a href="/wiki/Eve_(rapper)" title="Eve (rapper)">Eve</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Jadakiss" title="Jadakiss">Jadakiss</a> <br />Wu Block <br />(featuring <a href="/wiki/Raekwon" title="Raekwon">Raekwon</a> + <a href="/wiki/Ghostface_Killah" title="Ghostface Killah">Ghostface Killah</a> + <br /><a href="/wiki/Jadakiss" title="Jadakiss">Jadakiss</a> + <a href="/wiki/Sheek_Louch" title="Sheek Louch">Sheek Louch</a> + <a href="/wiki/Styles_P" title="Styles P">Styles P</a>) <br /><a href="/wiki/Dipset" class="mw-redirect" title="Dipset">Dipset</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Currensy" title="Currensy">Currensy</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Sean_Price" title="Sean Price">Sean Price</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Deltron_3030" title="Deltron 3030">Deltron 3030</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Hit_Squad" title="Hit Squad">Hit Squad</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/2_Chainz" title="2 Chainz">2 Chainz</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Tyga" title="Tyga">Tyga</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pusha_T" title="Pusha T">Pusha T</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Immortal_Technique" title="Immortal Technique">Immortal Technique</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/E-40" title="E-40">E-40</a> & <a href="/wiki/Too_Short" title="Too Short">Too Short</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/DJ_Quik" title="DJ Quik">DJ Quik</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Naughty_by_Nature" title="Naughty by Nature">Naughty by Nature</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Salt-N-Pepa" title="Salt-N-Pepa">Salt-N-Pepa</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Big_Daddy_Kane" title="Big Daddy Kane">Big Daddy Kane</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Lance_Robertson" title="Lance Robertson">Lance Robertson</a> & Friends <br /><a href="/wiki/Yelawolf" title="Yelawolf">Yelawolf</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Murs_(rapper)" title="Murs (rapper)">Murs</a> + <a href="/wiki/Fashawn" title="Fashawn">Fashawn</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Prodigy_(rapper)" title="Prodigy (rapper)">Prodigy</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Zion_I" title="Zion I">Zion I</a> + Grouch + <a href="/wiki/Eligh" title="Eligh">Eligh</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Schoolboy_Q" title="Schoolboy Q">Schoolboy Q</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Ab-Soul" title="Ab-Soul">Ab-Soul</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Future_(rapper)" title="Future (rapper)">Future</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Dom_Kennedy" title="Dom Kennedy">Dom Kennedy</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/YG_(rapper)" title="YG (rapper)">YG</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Watsky" class="mw-redirect" title="Watsky">Watsky</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Jay_Rock" title="Jay Rock">Jay Rock</a>* <br />Hosted by <a href="/wiki/Rza" class="mw-redirect" title="Rza">Rza</a> & <a href="/wiki/Supernatural_(rapper)" title="Supernatural (rapper)">MC Supernatural</a> </p> </td> <td valign="top" align="center" width="400"> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Nas" title="Nas">Nas</a></b> <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Bone_Thugs-n-Harmony" title="Bone Thugs-n-Harmony">Bone Thugs-n-Harmony</a></b> <br /><a href="/wiki/Kid_Cudi" title="Kid Cudi">Kid Cudi</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole">J. Cole</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/DMX_(rapper)" class="mw-redirect" title="DMX (rapper)">DMX</a> + <a href="/wiki/Eve_(rapper)" title="Eve (rapper)">Eve</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Mac_Miller" title="Mac Miller">Mac Miller</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Atmosphere_(music_group)" title="Atmosphere (music group)">Atmosphere</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Common_(rapper)" title="Common (rapper)">Common</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Ice_Cube" title="Ice Cube">Ice Cube</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Method_Man_%26_Redman" title="Method Man & Redman">Method Man & Redman</a> <br />Wu Block <br />(featuring <a href="/wiki/Raekwon" title="Raekwon">Raekwon</a> + <a href="/wiki/Ghostface_Killah" title="Ghostface Killah">Ghostface Killah</a> + <br /><a href="/wiki/Jadakiss" title="Jadakiss">Jadakiss</a> + <a href="/wiki/Sheek_Louch" title="Sheek Louch">Sheek Louch</a> + <a href="/wiki/Styles_P" title="Styles P">Styles P</a>) <br /><a href="/wiki/ASAP_Rocky" title="ASAP Rocky">ASAP Rocky</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Dipset" class="mw-redirect" title="Dipset">Dipset</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Deltron_3030" title="Deltron 3030">Deltron 3030</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Hit_Squad" title="Hit Squad">Hit Squad</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/2_Chainz" title="2 Chainz">2 Chainz</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Tyga" title="Tyga">Tyga</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pusha_T" title="Pusha T">Pusha T</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Immortal_Technique" title="Immortal Technique">Immortal Technique</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/DJ_Quik" title="DJ Quik">DJ Quik</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Mix_Master_Mike" title="Mix Master Mike">Mix Master Mike</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Naughty_by_Nature" title="Naughty by Nature">Naughty by Nature</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Salt-N-Pepa" title="Salt-N-Pepa">Salt-N-Pepa</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Big_Daddy_Kane" title="Big Daddy Kane">Big Daddy Kane</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Lance_Robertson" title="Lance Robertson">Lance Robertson</a> & Friends <br /><a href="/wiki/Yelawolf" title="Yelawolf">Yelawolf</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Murs_(rapper)" title="Murs (rapper)">Murs</a> + <a href="/wiki/Fashawn" title="Fashawn">Fashawn</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Slick_Rick" title="Slick Rick">Slick Rick</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Zion_I" title="Zion I">Zion I</a> + Grouch + <a href="/wiki/Eligh" title="Eligh">Eligh</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Schoolboy_Q" title="Schoolboy Q">Schoolboy Q</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Ab-Soul" title="Ab-Soul">Ab-Soul</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Dom_Kennedy" title="Dom Kennedy">Dom Kennedy</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Action_Bronson" title="Action Bronson">Action Bronson</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Watsky" class="mw-redirect" title="Watsky">Watsky</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Jay_Rock" title="Jay Rock">Jay Rock</a> <br />Hosted by <a href="/wiki/Rza" class="mw-redirect" title="Rza">Rza</a> & <a href="/wiki/Supernatural_(rapper)" title="Supernatural (rapper)">MC Supernatural</a> </p> </td> <td valign="top" align="center" width="400"> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Nas" title="Nas">Nas</a></b> <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Bone_Thugs-n-Harmony" title="Bone Thugs-n-Harmony">Bone Thugs-n-Harmony</a></b> <br /><a href="/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole">J. Cole</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Big_Sean" title="Big Sean">Big Sean</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Common_(rapper)" title="Common (rapper)">Common</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Ice_Cube" title="Ice Cube">Ice Cube</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Method_Man_%26_Redman" title="Method Man & Redman">Method Man & Redman</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/DMX_(rapper)" class="mw-redirect" title="DMX (rapper)">DMX</a> + <a href="/wiki/Eve_(rapper)" title="Eve (rapper)">Eve</a> + <a href="/wiki/Jadakiss" title="Jadakiss">Jadakiss</a> <br />Wu Block <br />(featuring <a href="/wiki/Raekwon" title="Raekwon">Raekwon</a> + <a href="/wiki/Ghostface_Killah" title="Ghostface Killah">Ghostface Killah</a> + <br /><a href="/wiki/Jadakiss" title="Jadakiss">Jadakiss</a> + <a href="/wiki/Sheek_Louch" title="Sheek Louch">Sheek Louch</a> + <a href="/wiki/Styles_P" title="Styles P">Styles P</a>) <br /><a href="/wiki/Dipset" class="mw-redirect" title="Dipset">Dipset</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Currensy" title="Currensy">Currensy</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Sean_Price" title="Sean Price">Sean Price</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Deltron_3030" title="Deltron 3030">Deltron 3030</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Hit_Squad" title="Hit Squad">Hit Squad</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/2_Chainz" title="2 Chainz">2 Chainz</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Tyga" title="Tyga">Tyga</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pusha_T" title="Pusha T">Pusha T</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Immortal_Technique" title="Immortal Technique">Immortal Technique</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/DJ_Quik" title="DJ Quik">DJ Quik</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Mix_Master_Mike" title="Mix Master Mike">Mix Master Mike</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Naughty_by_Nature" title="Naughty by Nature">Naughty by Nature</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Salt-N-Pepa" title="Salt-N-Pepa">Salt-N-Pepa</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Big_Daddy_Kane" title="Big Daddy Kane">Big Daddy Kane</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Lance_Robertson" title="Lance Robertson">Lance Robertson</a> & Friends <br /><a href="/wiki/Yelawolf" title="Yelawolf">Yelawolf</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Murs_(rapper)" title="Murs (rapper)">Murs</a> + <a href="/wiki/Fashawn" title="Fashawn">Fashawn</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Prodigy_(rapper)" title="Prodigy (rapper)">Prodigy</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/M.O.P." title="M.O.P.">M.O.P.</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Slick_Rick" title="Slick Rick">Slick Rick</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Zion_I" title="Zion I">Zion I</a> + Grouch + <a href="/wiki/Eligh" title="Eligh">Eligh</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Schoolboy_Q" title="Schoolboy Q">Schoolboy Q</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Ab-Soul" title="Ab-Soul">Ab-Soul</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Future_(rapper)" title="Future (rapper)">Future</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Dom_Kennedy" title="Dom Kennedy">Dom Kennedy</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Action_Bronson" title="Action Bronson">Action Bronson</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Watsky" class="mw-redirect" title="Watsky">Watsky</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Jay_Rock" title="Jay Rock">Jay Rock</a> <br />Hosted by <a href="/wiki/Rza" class="mw-redirect" title="Rza">Rza</a> & <a href="/wiki/Supernatural_(rapper)" title="Supernatural (rapper)">MC Supernatural</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2013_Festival_Series">2013 Festival Series</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rock_the_Bells&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 2013 Festival Series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On May 14, Guerilla Union held a launch party in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>. At that event they announced performances by <a href="/wiki/Black_Hippy" title="Black Hippy">Black Hippy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Big_K.R.I.T." title="Big K.R.I.T.">Big K.R.I.T.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brother_Ali" title="Brother Ali">Brother Ali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chase_%26_Status" title="Chase & Status">Chase & Status</a>, <a href="/wiki/Common_(rapper)" title="Common (rapper)">Common</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bone_Thugs-n-Harmony" title="Bone Thugs-n-Harmony">Bone Thugs-n-Harmony</a> (including a virtual performance by the late <a href="/wiki/Eazy-E" title="Eazy-E">Eazy-E</a>), <a href="/wiki/Currensy" title="Currensy">Currensy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Danny_Brown_(rapper)" class="mw-redirect" title="Danny Brown (rapper)">Danny Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dilated_Peoples" title="Dilated Peoples">Dilated Peoples</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dizzy_Wright" title="Dizzy Wright">Dizzy Wright</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dom_Kennedy" title="Dom Kennedy">Dom Kennedy</a>, <a href="/wiki/E-40" title="E-40">E-40</a>, <a href="/wiki/Earl_Sweatshirt" title="Earl Sweatshirt">Earl Sweatshirt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hit-Boy" title="Hit-Boy">Hit-Boy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hopsin" title="Hopsin">Hopsin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Immortal_Technique" title="Immortal Technique">Immortal Technique</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jhen%C3%A9_Aiko" title="Jhené Aiko">Jhené Aiko</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joey_Badass" title="Joey Badass">Joey Badass</a> and the Pro Era, <a href="/wiki/Juicy_J" title="Juicy J">Juicy J</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jurassic_5" title="Jurassic 5">Jurassic 5</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kid_Cudi" title="Kid Cudi">Kid Cudi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lecrae" title="Lecrae">Lecrae</a>, <a href="/wiki/Logic_(rapper)" title="Logic (rapper)">Logic</a>, Mimosa, <a href="/wiki/Rakim" title="Rakim">Rakim</a>, <a href="/wiki/Riff_Raff_(rapper)" title="Riff Raff (rapper)">Riff Raff</a>, <a href="/wiki/Snow_Tha_Product" title="Snow Tha Product">Snow Tha Product</a>, <a href="/wiki/Talib_Kweli" title="Talib Kweli">Talib Kweli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tech_N9ne" title="Tech N9ne">Tech N9ne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Too_Short" title="Too Short">Too Short</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyler,_The_Creator" class="mw-redirect" title="Tyler, The Creator">Tyler, The Creator</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wu-Tang_Clan" title="Wu-Tang Clan">Wu-Tang Clan</a> (including a virtual performance by the late <a href="/wiki/Ol%27_Dirty_Bastard" title="Ol' Dirty Bastard">Ol' Dirty Bastard</a>). Other performers added by the start of the festival included <a href="/wiki/ASAP_Mob" title="ASAP Mob">ASAP Mob</a>, <a href="/wiki/Girl_Talk_(musician)" title="Girl Talk (musician)">Girl Talk</a>, <a href="/wiki/J_Cole" class="mw-redirect" title="J Cole">J Cole</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jurassic_5" title="Jurassic 5">Jurassic 5</a>, <a href="/wiki/KRS-One" title="KRS-One">KRS-One</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deltron_3030" title="Deltron 3030">Deltron 3030</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slick_Rick" title="Slick Rick">Slick Rick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Doug_E._Fresh" title="Doug E. Fresh">Doug E. Fresh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chief_Keef" title="Chief Keef">Chief Keef</a>, and a New York only headline performance by <a href="/wiki/Pretty_Lights" title="Pretty Lights">Pretty Lights</a>. The 2013 series was hosted by <a href="/wiki/Murs_(rapper)" title="Murs (rapper)">Murs</a> and <a href="/wiki/WQHT" title="WQHT">Hot 97</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Peter_Rosenberg" title="Peter Rosenberg">Peter Rosenberg</a>. 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