Rock The Bells Festival arrives Aug 6th in Queens, NY
LL Cool J has unveiled the Rock the Bells Festival for Saturday, August 6th in the rapper’s hometown of Queens, New York. The single day festival will feature live performances, interactive experiences, art exhibits, food, fashion and much more as it celebrates hip hop culture.
LL Cool J featuring DJ Z-Trip, Ice Cube, Rick Ross, Lil’ Kim, The Diplomats ft. Cam’ron, Jim Jones & Juelz Santana, Fat Joe & Remy Ma, Jadakiss, Scarface, Trina, N.O.R.E, Digable Planets, and more to be announced, will perform live at the Forest Hills Stadium in Queens for the special one-night-only event. Each performer and artist was hand-picked for their undeniable talents and culture-defining career contributions to the culture. Hip Hop pioneer Roxanne Shanté will host the star-studded event with music by DJ Mister Cee & DJ Scratch.
The event marks the first live concert experience from Rock The Bells, the globally celebrated hip hop platform founded by LL Cool J. This brings fans a fully immersive festival moment as they experience LL’s personal love letter to hip hop through the lens of music, art, fashion, culture, food, and much more. LL Cool J and Shanté announced the news on SiriusXM’s Rock The Bells Radio on channel 43 this morning (Mon, Apr 4th), including personal phone calls he made to the artists, offering a deeper look at what fans can expect on August 6th.
Registration for pre-sale tickets are underway at rockthebellsfestival.com, with general admission tickets to be released, Friday, April 8th at 10 am ET. Fans can also enjoy a luxurious festival experience with one of several VIP ticket package offerings which includes access to private balcony and floor sections of the venue, an exclusive VIP lounge, and limited edition festival apparel. For every ticket sale, Rock The Bells will donate partial proceeds to the Universal Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx whose mission is to celebrate and preserve the people, artifacts, and stories that echo from 1973 to the present.
The festival also kicks off a week of live events, activations, and programming moments to celebrate the anniversary of hip hop in the city that launched a movement and changed the world. For fans not in attendance, they can tune in to LL Cool J’s Rock The Bells Radio on SiriusXM for exclusive live coverage from the festival.
