Rock The Bells Lineup Revealed

04/08/09 2:54pm

by Craig Clark (CHARTattack)

Nas, The Roots and Common are among the artists who'll take the stage on this summer's Rock The Bells hip-hop tour.

KRS-One, Supernatural, Murs and Pete Rock will host the five-year-old, 10-city North American tour that will run from June 27 to Aug. 9. Specific dates and venues haven't been revealed, but bells will be rocked in Toronto, Vancouver, Chicago, Washington, Boston, New York, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Miami.

Tour promoters promise surprise performances, as well as more artists to be announced. Here are the confirmed Rock The Bells participants:

Nas and Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
The Roots
Common
Big Boi
KRS-One
House Of Pain featuring La Coka Nostra
Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek)
Tech N9ne
K'Naan
RZA
Raekwon
Sage Francis
M.O.P.
Slaughterhouse
Eyedea & Abilities
Necro
Slum Village
Evidence & Alchemist
Chali 2na
Psycho Realm
Mystic Journeymen
Buckshot
Mickey Factz
B. Dolan
Tabi Bonney