Cypress Hill announces tour with Slightly Stoopd

Cypress Hill celebrated yesterday’s release of new album RISE UP with a special performance in front of a packed-house crowd at The Warfield in San Francisco. Those that couldn’t make it in shouldn’t worry; the legendary hip hop group has announced a summer tour with Slightly Stoopid that begins July 16 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, CA and will take them nationwide. They’ll play a string of North American dates before that, then head overseas for a tour of Europe. For ticket information, please visit
www.cypresshill.com

On Monday night, Cypress Hill (emcees B-Real and Sen Dog, DJ Julio G and percussionist Eric Bobo) were joined by Rage Against The Machine/Street Sweeper Social Club/The Nightwatchman guitarist TOM MORELLO, System Of A Down drummer John Dolmayan and Deftones bassist Sergio Vega for a special performance on the outdoor stage of the ABC-TV show “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” The all-star band tore through “Rise Up,” the album’s title track and first single, as well as classics such as “Insane In The Brain” and “Rock Superstar.” Yesterday, Cypress Hill also appeared on both Fuel TV’s “The Daily Habit” and CNN.

In August, Cypress Hill will join Dave Matthews Band, Jack Johnson and Phoenix as part of the Mile High Festival and Soundgarden, Green Day and Lady Gaga as part of Lollapalooza 2010.

RISE UP is Cypress Hill’s first new album in six years and features an all-star guest lineup, including Linkin Park vocalist Mike Shinoda,
System Of A Down guitarist/vocalist Daron Malakian, Everlast, Young De, Evidence, The Alchemist and comic legends Cheech & Chong.

Cypress Hill one of the most successful and influential hip-hop/rock groups in music history, with more than 20 million worldwide sales, an amazing string of chart-topping hits and an international fanbase whose members number in the millions. They’ve headlined Lollapalooza, been named “Best Rap Group” by Rolling Stone, collaborated with the likes of Pearl Jam and Sonic Youth, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart and have had their music licensed for a plethora of TV shows, commercials and films.

Tour dates are as follows:
(additional dates TBA)

Date City Venue
4/22 Scottsdale, AZ – Martini Ranch
5/11 Houston, TX – Warehouse
5/12 Dallas, TX – Palladium Ballroom
5/13 Austin, TX – Stubbs BBQ
5/15 San Antonio, TX – Scout Bar
5/16 Corpus Christi, TX – Brewster St. Ice House
5/18 Odessa, TX – Dos Amigos
5/19 El Paso, TX – Club 101
5/21 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
5/22 Las Vegas, NV – Mandalay Bay Beach Stage
6/1 Vienna, AUS – Gasometer
6/2 Prague, Czech Republic – O2 tomorrow
6/4 Neuchatel, SWI – Festi’neuch Festival
6/5 Nuremberg, GER – Rock Im Park Festival
6/6 Nurburg, GER – Rock Am Ring Festival
6/7 Berlin, GER – Columbiahalle
6/15 London, UK – Brixton Academy
6/16 Glasgow, UK – Academy
6/19 Seinajoki, FN – Provinssirock Festival
7/3 Zurich, SWI – Touch the Lake Festival
7/16 Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater *
7/17 Chula Vista, CA – Cricket Wireless Amphitheater *
7/21 Glen Allen, VA – Innsbrook Pavilion *
7/22 Boston, MA – Bank of America Pavilion *
7/23 Boston, MA – Bank of America Pavilion *
7/24 Danbury, CT – Ives Concert Park *
7/25 Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Outdoors *
7/28 Raleigh, NC – Boutique Amphitheater *
7/29 Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion *
7/30 Portsmouth, VA – nTelos Pavilion *
7/31 Philadelphia, PA – Penn’s Landing *
8/1 Buffalo, NY – Rocks the Harbor *
8/4 Detroit, MI – State Theater *
8/6 Columbus, OH – Promowest Pavilion *
8/8 Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
8/12 Kansas City, MO – Crossroads *
8/13 Omaha, NE – Anchor Inn *
8/14 Denver, CO – Mile High Music Fest
8/18 Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues *
8/19 Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle *
8/20 Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live *
8/21 W. Boca Raton, FL – Sunset Cove Amphitheater *
8/28 Leeds, UK – Leeds Festival
8/29 Reading, UK – Reading Festival
* = dates with Slightly Stoopid