Rock the Bells X 2013

[Spooks]

10th anniversary. September 2013. Who do you think will be on the bill this year?

My guess would be Rage Against the Machine, Wu-Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest, and Outkast

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[AnthonyMBeck]

that would be everyone i would want on the bill...

[Gribbz]

I'd be shocked if Outkast's reunion "tour" was with Rock the Bells...

[GDSD573]

Rage is over due for a few shows or a tour. Wu-Tang is kicking off a 36 Chamber anniversary tour. Outcast reunion is 2014 I would think they want their own tour and stage.

[BigBryan]

Immortal Technique

Wu-Tang is a no brainer. Eminem would be cool. He hasn't been a part of RTB before, but GU has made friends with Slaughterhouse and Yelawolf. He could be that new marquee name, but not command as high a price tag as a Jay-Z.

I'll be there as per usual.

[GnarVee]

J5!

[BigBryan]

J5!

Well, they are on a festival tour (opposed to a reunion tour of their own) and would make A LOT of sense for RTB, but they were just announced for OSL in San Francisco. SF/Bay area has been a constant date for RTB even though we've seen that festival change (decrease) the number of tour stops they do. How might that OSL (early Aug.) booking affect the Sept. RTB unannounced dates.

I sure hope RTB continues with the "tour" as small as it may be. In terms of Guerilla Union and the fests they do (Smokeout, Paid Dues, RTB) RTB is the "biggest/most important," but their others have seen success as one day destination festivals. I'd hate to see GU focus all their energy on a big one date festival for their big anniversary show.

Ill also throw out my NWA "theory" with Cube, Dre, Ren, Yella and Snoop in the Eazy E spot as an appropriate headliner.

[Spooks]

ROCK THE BELLS 2013 FESTIVAL SERIES
LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENT & LAUNCH PARTY
with SURPRISE LIVE PERFORMANCES
Tuesday, May 14
House of Blues Sunset Strip
Doors at 9PM
18+

[BigBryan]

Well Nas posted on his instagram that he's in LA. I'd be shocked if he's not on the lineup.

[PJandBompton]

Well Nas posted on his instagram that he's in LA. I'd be shocked if he's not on the lineup.

i mean he is involved in the business side of RTB

[BigBryan]

i mean he is involved in the business side of RTB

Would you mind elaborating on this a bit more. I'd heard/read similar things, but could never find anything more concrete evidence in my research. Is he involved in the business side similar to the way WU/GZA is? I don't even know what he does for them, but he's either performed, hosted, curated that 36 Chambers stage. Whats Nas doing on the business side for GU?

[BigBryan]

They're streaming the announcement/launch party on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/guerillaunion?v=HqF90-n-S6Q

[andrew86]

last years line up with danny brown is all i heard

[andrew86]

did they say chase and status?

[andrew86]

holograms?!!?

[gaypalmsprings]

holograms of Eazy-E and ODB

[BigBryan]

In alphabetical order;
BIG KRIT
BLACK HIPPY
BODEGA BAMZ
BONE THUGS N HARMONY
BROTHER ALI
CHASE AND STATUS
COMMON*
CURRENSY
DANNY BROWN
DILATED PEOPLES
DIZZY WRIGHT
DOM KENNEDY
E-40 & TOO SHORT*
EARL SWEATSHIRT
FLATBUSH ZOMBIES
HIT-BOY
HOPSIN
IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE
JHENE AIKO*
JUICY J*
JURASSIC 5*
KID CUDI
LECRAE
MIMOSA
PROF
RAKIM
SNOW THA PRODUCT
SUPERNATURAL
TALIB KWELI
TECH N9NE
TYLER THE CREATOR*
WU-TANG CLAN

SPECIAL GUESTS
ORIGINAL VIRTUAL PERFORMANCES BY OL' DIRTY BASTARD AND EAZY-E

HOSTED BY
PETER ROSENBERG & MURS 3:16


SAN BERNARDINO, CA
SAN MANUEL AMPHITHEATER
SEPTEMBER 7-8

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA
SHORELINE AMPHITHEATER
SEPTEMBER 14-15

WASHINGTON, DC
FESTIVAL GROUNDS @ RFK
SEPTEMBER 28-29

RUTHERFORD, NJ
MEADOWLANDS RACETRACK
OCTOBER 4-5

PRE-SALE TICKETS FOR SAN MANUEL, SHORELINE, AND NEW MEADOWLANDS RACETRACK
STARTS THURS. MAY 16TH @ 10AM - FRI. MAY 17TH 10PM

TICKETS FOR SAN MANUEL, SHORELINE, AND MEADOWLANDS ON-SALE SAT. MAY 18TH @ 10AM

PRE-SALE TICKETS FOR FESTIVAL GROUNDS AT RFK STADIUM
STARTS THURS. MAY 23RD @ 10AM - FRI. MAY 24TH 10PM

TICKETS FOR FESTIVAL GROUNDS AT RFK STADIUM ON-SALE SAT. MAY 25TH @ 10AM

[andrew86]

always wanted to see chase and status, weird that it will be at RTB

[gaypalmsprings]

So just like Coachella, no big headliners. They did mention Coachella a couple of times in the broadcast.

[andrew86]

will they have an EDM stage!?

[gaypalmsprings]

LINE-UP SUBJECT TO CHANGE | * DENOTES PERFORMING IN SELECT MARKETS

[deanlnds]

this is pretty bad...there are some great names on there, but for the 10th Rock the Bells, this is very disappointing...the hologram bullshit is the worse...that shit got old as soon as weekend 1 was over in 2012...i'll pass on this...I was really expecting something special...

[Phantasma Del Mar]

I for one welcome our new hologram overlords.

[Ardentbiscuit]

Hopefully they can just beam the holograms into my house and I won't have to go at all.

I'm sure they'll say something like I've heard before about how they don't believe in treating anniversaries as special, I get it, you can't book an awesome lineup and you need an excuse.

[BigBryan]

I've gone to RTB each year in the bay, but there's just nothing new and "inspiring" on here. The holograms don't do anything for me.

RTB used to make me go "OH DAMN! They got WU, Pharcyde, Deltron 3030, Lauryn, _________." Fill in the blank on any rare or special artist. Outside of J5 (who's already been announced for Outside Lands, not sure if they'll be at the bay show) I've seen, and paid a lot of money, to see almost all of those acts, AT Rock The Bells.

Seriously thinking of doing OSL instead of RTB this year, which is almost shocking for me to think.

[GuyInTucson]

Common
J5
Wu
Talib
Rakim


And a bunch of new garbage and several typical Rock The Bells throw away acts. The best part about this lineup is that it doesn't have Sage Francis.

Overall, this lineup sucks.

[Nealocus]

I've gone to RTB each year in the bay, but there's just nothing new and "inspiring" on here. The holograms don't do anything for me.

RTB used to make me go "OH DAMN! They got WU, Pharcyde, Deltron 3030, Lauryn, _________." Fill in the blank on any rare or special artist. Outside of J5 (who's already been announced for Outside Lands, not sure if they'll be at the bay show) I've seen, and paid a lot of money, to see almost all of those acts, AT Rock The Bells.

Seriously thinking of doing OSL instead of RTB this year, which is almost shocking for me to think.

Saw this post on their Facebook. Luckily we have an abundance of extra RTB and Paid Dues tickets at my work otherwise there's no way I would pay for this rehash of hip-hop. However if you didn't go to Coachella or OSL or Paid Dues then I guess it's pretty good.

[getbetter]

They spent on all their fucking money on these stupid visuals of old dirty bastard and easy-e

[chbludevil]

So is the rest of NWA gonna reunite with Holo-Eazy? What the fuck?

[BigBryan]

So is the rest of NWA gonna reunite with Holo-Eazy? What the fuck?

THAT would get me there.

They said Bone Thugs was going to do the performance with Eazy; which does make sense (if holograms make sense to you)