Photos by Ashley Queen

Before midnight, right after Tech N9ne’s suprise set, a guy behind me screamed “I’m loving this shit!!!” I don’t know if he was drunk or not, but I can’t blame him for not being able to contain himself. In a matter of 2 hours, fans were treated to surprise performances by Nas, Damien Marley, Raekwon, Murs,  Supernatural and Psycho Realm with a suprise appearance from B-Real and Fatlip on the tables. These artists along with Common, Reflection Eternnal, Big Boi, The Roots, RZA and Slum Village (T3, Elzhi, AND Baatin!) will be gracing the stage at this year’s Rock The Bells Festival. This year’s tour will kick off on June 27 and run on consecutive weekends in 10 cities (Toronto, Washington D.C., Boston, New York, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami and Vancouver) through August 9. The inauguration at the Key Club Sunset set the bar and expections high for what to expect this year. All present talent agreed that they are looking forward to sharing the stage with each other this summer. “Its a blessing to share the stage with these brothers,” Supernatural shared. Everyone will be practicing their own rituals in order to bring the heat on stage. Murs confided that he wears the same Vans and hoodie all tour, Sick Jacken of Psycho Realm only needs a bottle of whiskey and clean underwear to keep him happy and Raekwon just smokes a blunt and is “good to go.” From the energy & anticipation generated from the performances and press conference this summer is going to get a lot hotter with Rock the Bells. Relive the experience when you