To a stage near you! So get yourself prepped. Cop your tickets, get your crew and head down to one of these spot dates to catch some of the dopest lyricist touring the Americas (and then some) right now. Hosted by KRS-One, ultimate freestyler Supernatural, Murs and Pete Rock, the festival series kickoffs June 27th in Chicago.

ROCK THE BELLS 2009 FESTIVAL SERIES SCHEDULE

Sat 6/27 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sun 6/28 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
Sun 7/5 Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheatre
Sun 7/12 Washington, DC Merriweather Post Pavilion
Sat 7/18 Boston, MA Comcast Center
Sun 7/19 New York, NY Jones Beach Amphitheatre
Sat 8/1 Vancouver, BC Deer Lake Park
Thu 8/6 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Sat 8/8 Los Angeles, CA San Manuel Amphitheatre
Sun 8/9 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre

The Artists confirmed for this summer’s ROCK THE BELLS 2009 FESTIVAL SERIES are Nas & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, The Roots, Common, Big Boi (Outkast), Ice Cube (in Los Angeles only), Busta Rhymes, House of Pain with all the original members featuring La Coka Nostra, Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli + Hi Tek), Tech N9ne, RZA (Wu-Tang), Raekwon (Cuban Linx II) Sage Francis, Slaughterhouse (Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Royce Da 5′9,” Crooked I), M.O.P., Chali 2na (Jurassic 5), Necro, Eyedea & Abilities, Evidence, Alchemist, Psycho Realm, Mystik Journeymen (Sunspot Jonz + Luckyiam), Mickey Factz, Tabi Bonney, Slum Village (T3, Baatin, Elzhi), Buckshot and K’NAAN. It’s going to be a heavy summer!