Rock The Bells 2013 - Pollstar News

Announcing a journey featuring two amphitheatres, a stadium and a racetrack, Rock The Bells will mark its 10^th anniversary with a mammoth lineup that includes Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Jurassic 5, Kid Cudi, Ol’ Dirty Bastard and Eazy-E. No, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you.

Photo: John Davisson

Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Empire Polo Field, Indio, Calif.

Presented by Guerilla Union, the 2013 edition of Rock The Bells will include “virtual” performances by Ol’ Dirty Bastard, who passed away in November 2004. N.W.A. member Eazy-E died in March 1995. Evidently organizers are planning something along the lines of the holographic Tupac Shakur performance at Coachella in 2012.

Those still among the living that are included on this year’s tour include Common, E-40 & Too Short, Kid Cudi, Rakim, Talib Kweli, Tech N9ne, Tyler, the Creator, Juicy J, Jhene Aiko and Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s Wu-Tang Clan.

Here’s the routing:

Sept. 7 – Devore, Calif., San Manuel Amphitheater
Sept. 8 – Devore, Calif., San Manuel Amphitheater
Sept. 14 – Mountain View, Calif., Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sept. 15 – Mountain View, Calif., Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sept. 28 – Washington, D.C., Festival Grounds @ RFK Stadium
Sept. 29 – Washington, D.C., Festival Grounds @ RFK Stadium
Oct. 4 – E. Rutherford, N.J, Meadowlands Racetrack
Oct. 5 – E. Rutherford, N.J, Meadowlands Racetrack

Common, E40 & Too Short, Jhene Aiko, Juicy J, Jurassic 5 and Tyler The Creator appear on select dates.

Presales for San Bernardino, Mountain View and E. Rutherford begin May 16, and RFK Stadium May 23. Onsales for San Bernardino, Mountain View and E. Rutherford begin May 18 and RFK Stadium May 25. Visit RockTheBells.net for more information.