Rock The Bells: Nationwide

he annual West Coast Hip-Hop festival known as Rock the Bells will be setting out on a North American tour this winter. The tour will kick off November 21st in Washington D.C. and will continue to 20 major cities in the US and Canada over the next month. The shows will be set in smaller venues than what the Rock the Bells festival is used to, guessing around 1500 attendees.

Redman will be giving fans a sneak peak, (FINALLY) of his new album Red Gone Wild, due out in March, also Wu-Tang Clan member Rakewon, Keith Murray and Erick Sermon will be on hand for some of the tour. DJ Kool will also be the guest DJ for most of the tour.

Chang Weisberg, founder and organizer of Rock the Bells said, "The tour is a way to establish Rock the Bells in other markets that have not enjoyed the full festival experience. Rock the Bells started out he very same way in LA with a multiple club dates and grew into something larger because it had integrity ", adding, "We hope that by bringing quality hip-hop shows to these other markets, eventually it will set the stage for something better. We want to expose new music, a new perspective, awareness, and a fresh mindset. That's what conscious hip-hop is about. That's what Rock the Bells hopes to provide."

The tour dates are as follows:

DATE		CITY, STATE	VENUE
Tue	11/21	Washington, DC	9:30 Club
Wed	11/22	Myrtle Beach, SC	House of Blues
*Fri	11/24	Greensboro, NC	The N Club
Sat	11/25	Hartford, CT	Webster
Sun	11/26	Allentown, PA	Crocodile Rock Caf
Tue	11/28	New York, NY	BB Kings
Thu	11/30	Boston, MA	Avalon
Fri	12/1	Providence, RI	Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
Sat	12/2	Buffalo, NY	Buffalo Ballroom
Sun	12/3	Burlington, VT	Higher Ground
*Tue	12/5	TBD	TBD
Wed	12/6	Chicago, IL	House of Blues
Fri	12/8	Park City, UT	Harry O's
Sat	12/9	Denver, CO	Ogden Theatre
Sun	12/10	TBD	TBD
*Tue	12/12	Vancouver, BC	Plush Nightclub
Wed	12/13	Seattle, WA	The Showbox
Thu	12/14	Portland, OR	Roseland Theater
Fri	12/15	Sacramento, CA	Empire
Sat	12/16	San Francisco, CA	Mezzanine
*Sun	12/17	Oakland, CA	Sweets Ballroom
Wed	12/20	Los Angeles, CA	House of Blues
Thu	12/21	San Diego, CA	House of Blues
Fri	12/22	Anaheim, CA	House of Blues