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Rock The Bells Tour
First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
Tinley Park, IL
6/27/2009
Live Photos

Schedule mishaps, sound problems, and a little rain could not crush the 2009 Rock The Bells crowd last Saturday.  The annual hip-hop festival kicked off this year’s tour by bringing over 20 artists to perform on two stages at the outdoors venue in Tinley Park, IL.  Alongside the 10 hours of musical mayhem was an array of visual artists, vendors, and food.  This year's line-up included performances by Busta Rhymes, Damien Marley and Nas, The Roots, Big Boi, The Knux, Tech9ne, K'naan, Reflection Eternal and many more. Check out the gallery here.

Busta Rhymes	Damien Marley

Highlights of the day included an impromptu rap contest hosted by Mickey Factz with contestants pulled from the crowd, free styling from KRS-One, Tech N9ne’s enthusiastic performance, and the late night duo of Damian Marley and Nas.  The performers held a running theme of encouraging those out there to believe in themselves, DIY, the positive impact of hip hop, and of course, putting on a good show... mission accomplished!

The Roots

The Rock The Bells Festival 2009 will make 11 stops including 3 Canadian performances:

Chicago, IL - Saturday June 27th
    First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre

Detroit, MI - Sunday June 28th
    DTE Energy Music Theatre

Toronto, ONT, CAN - Sunday July 5th
    Molson Amphitheatre

Washington, DC - Sunday July 12th
    Merriweather Post Pavilion

Boston, MA - Saturday July 18th
    Comcast Center

New York, NY - Sunday July 19th
    Jones Beach Theater

Vancouver, BC, CAN - Saturday August 1st
    Deer Lake Park

Calgary, AB, CAN - Sunday August 2nd
    Shaw Millennium Park

Denver, CO - Thursday August 6th
    Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Los Angeles, CA - Saturday August 8th
   San Manuel Amphitheatre

San Francisco, CA - Sunday August 9th
   Shoreline Amphitheatre