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EPMD, Ghostface join Rock the Bells
By Jim Welte - MP3.com
November 21, 2006 at 01:02:00 PM | more stories by this author

Pharoahe Monch, Smif-N-Wessun, and Dirty Heads join lineup for 20-city tour that features Raekwon, Redman, and Supernatural.

An already heavyweight hip-hop tour just got quite a bit heavier.

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The Rock the Bells tour, an offshoot of the popular West Coast hip-hop event, said today that it has added EPMD, Ghostface Killah, Pharoahe Monch, Smif-N-Wessun, and Dirty Heads to a lineup that already included Ghostface's Wu-Tang mate Raekwon, in addition to Redman and Supernatural.

The tour, set to hit 24 cities in a month, will serve as a preview of sorts for new material from Raekwon, Redman, Ghostface, and Pharoahe Monch, all of whom have new records on the way. Raekwon's Only Built for Cuban Linx II is in the works, while Redman's Red Gone Wild is slated for a March 2007 release. Ghostface's More Fish hits stores December 12 on Def Jam, while Pharoahe's Desire comes out November 28.

The new additions won't be playing all dates. Smif-N-Wessum will be playing on all dates, while Ghostface will perform at nine of the 24 shows. EPMD will be performing at the Toronto show. California reggae-rap act Dirty Heads will join the tour December 8 in Park City, Utah. See below for details.

The tour kicks off tonight at 9:30 Club in Washington, DC, and finishes up December 22 at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California. Keith Murray has been dropped from the bill.

Rock the Bells tour dates:


11/21 - Washington, DC (9:30 Club)

11/22 - Myrtle Beach, SC (House of Blues)

11/24 - Greensboro, NC (The N Club)

11/25 - Hartford, CT (Webster)

11/26 - Allentown, PA (Crocodile Rock Cafe)

11/28 - New York (BB Kings)

11/30 - Boston (Avalon) *

12/1 - Providence, RI (Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel) *

12/2 - Buffalo, NY (Buffalo Ballroom) *

12/3 - Burlington, VT (Higher Ground)

12/5 - Toronto (Kool Haus with EPMD)

12/6 - Chicago (House of Blues) *

12/8 - Park City, UT (Harry O's) [Dirty Heads join tour]

12/9 - Denver (Ogden Theatre)

12/12 - Vancouver, BC (Plush Nightclub)

12/13 - Seattle (The Showbox) *

12/14 - Portland, OR (Roseland Theater) *

12/15 - San Jose, CA (Avalon with Pharoahe Monche)

12/16 - San Francisco (Mezzanine with Pharoahe Monche) *

12/17 - Las Vegas (Sweets Ballroom with Pharoahe Monche)*

12/20 - Los Angeles (House of Blues with Pharoahe Monche)*

12/21 - San Diego (House of Blues)

12/22 - Anaheim, CA (House of Blues)

* - with Ghostface Killah

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