I mentioned a few weeks ago that this show was coming to the UK well here’s the official details!!
The tour will hit the UK on 6th Nov at Birmingham Academy , the 9th Nov at London’s indigo2 and at Manchester’s Apollo on 12th November. The European tour will see Nas, Mos Def, Pharcyde, freestyle world champion Supernatural and Scratch return to the ROCK THE BELLS stage after appearing on all of this summer’s U.S. dates.
The festival will feature Nas’ exclusive European festival performances where he will play his classic tracks and songs from his new mega-hit album Untitled. Mos Def will also be performing new tracks from his highly anticipated new album The Ecstatic.
Rounding out the line-up for all dates is vocal turntablist Scratch, formerly of The Roots. Guerilla Union is excited to announce that SanDisk will continue to be the title sponsor of the festival series for the international run.
1Xtra the BBC’s digital Black Music station will be supporting Rock The Bells and will have exclusive interviews and live music from the UK leg of the tour tour. Stay listening to 1Xtra for more details or check online at bbc.co.uk/1xtra/events.
Guerilla Union’s ROCK THE BELLS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL SERIES POWERED BY SANDISK has established itself as a world-class hip-hop platform by hosting legendary performances by Rage Against the Machine, NAS, A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, Lauryn Hill, Blackstar (Talib Kweli and Mos Def), Hieroglyphics, Living Legends, De La Soul, Busta Rhymes, Cypress Hill and Jurassic 5 as well as reuniting Wu-Tang for their last performance with ODB in 2004. In 2007 it was the top-grossing hip-hop event in the United States.
LINE UP
ROCK THE BELLS 2008 UK FESTIVAL SERIES POWERED BY SAN DISK:
6TH NOV – BIRMINGHAM ACADEMY –
NAS, MOS DEF, PHARCYDE (ORIGINAL LINE UP), SUPERNATURAL, SCRATCH & LOCAL ACT
9th NOV – LONDON INDIGO2 (AT THE O2 GREENWICH) –
NAS, MOS DEF, SUPERNATURAL, SCRATCH & LOCAL ACT
12TH NOV – MANCHESTER APOLLO
NAS, MOS DEF, PHARCYDE (ORIGINAL LINE UP), SUPERNATURAL, SCRATCH & LOCAL ACT
For UK Ticket Information go to www.livenation.co.uk All Tickets subject to booking fee
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Seen the exact same lineup here US -Columbia, (near washington DC) at the end of July. Concert of a lifetime!! Make sure you pack your sarnies though..it’s 11 hours long!!!!