Rock The Bells, presented by GUERILLA UNION since 2003, has established itself as a world-class hip-hop platform by hosting legendary performances by Rage Against the Machine, NAS, A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, Lauryn Hill, and Black Star (Talib Kweli and Mos Def). This year’s festivals will take place in San Bernardino, CA (8/20), Mountain View, CA (8/27), New York, NY (9/3), and Boston, MA (9/24).
Headliners
Festival lineup
- Black Moon
- Black Star
- Blu & Exile
- Childish Gambino
- Common performing 'Be"
- Curren$y
- Cypress Hill performing 'Black Sunday'
- DOOM
- Erykah Badu performing 'Baduizm'
- Evidence
- Fashawn
- Freddie Gibbs
- Immortal Technique
- Killah Priest performing 'Heavy Metal'
- Lauryn Hill performing 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill'
- Mac Miller
- Macklemore
- Masta Killah performing 'No Said Date'
- Mobb Deep performing 'The Infamous'
- Nas performing 'Illmatic'
- Raekwon & Ghostface Killah performing 'Only Built for Cuban Linx'
- Random Axe
- Roc Marciano
- Slaughterhouse
- The GZA performing 'Liquid Swords'
Festival News and Rumors
Insane Clown Posse Announce Otherworldly 2023 Edition of Gathering of the Juggalos
The festival promises such such attractions as "ICP's Alien Probe Adventure"
Bryan Kress May 22, 2023
Hopscotch 2023: Pavement, Denzel Curry, Japanese Breakfast Top Lineup
Alvvays, Digable Planets, Soccer Mommy, and more will also hit the Raleigh fest this September.
Abby Jones May 19, 2023
Live Nation Offering $99 All-In Festival Tickets During Festival Weekend
Governors Ball Roots Picnic, Sound on Sound, and more are participating in the discount.
Carys Anderson May 17, 2023
The National's Homecoming 2023 Lineup Led by Patti Smith, Pavement, & The Walkmen
Weyes Blood, Snail Mail, and Bartees Strange will also play the Cincinnati festival.
Eddie Fu May 17, 2023
Riot Fest's Killer 2023 Lineup Led by Foo Fighters, The Cure & The Postal Service
Carys Anderson May 16, 2023
Guns N' Roses, Billie Eilish, and P!NK to Headline Music Midtown's 2023 Lineup
P!NK, The 1975, Flume, Incubus, and Tove Lo are also set to play the Atlanta festival.
Scoop Harrison May 16, 2023