back2basics- Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 I posted this a few days ago, not sure if everybody saw it. Looks bloody good, i am certainly looking foward to DT playing Chicago._______________________________________________________________________________________Paul Oakenfold, Mix Master Mike, Carl Craig among other artists to join electronic music tour. The world's top tier of electronic music artists — including the Crystal Method, Paul Oakenfold, Danny Tenaglia, Armand Van Helden, BT and Roni Size — will gather in August for a 10-city North American tour called Mekka. The outing, which kicks off August 4 in Montreal and wraps up September 2 in Los Angeles, will celebrate the launch of Mekka, a global entertainment company focused on the promotion and development of electronic music culture, according to the tour's publicist. Acts from various genres of electronic music will be represented, from hip-hop to techno to drum'n'bass to trance. Deep Dish, LTJ Bukem, Mix Master Mike, Sandra Collins and Junior Sanchez are among Mekka's other top names. Several hip-hop acts will be announced later this month.Mekka will include a rare live set by Detroit techno legend Carl Craig. BT, the Crystal Method, the New Deal and Ãœberzone will also be performing live. Working the many turntables on the tour will be DJs Jimmy Van M, Derrick Carter, DJ Rap, Doc Martin, Dave Ralph, Stacey Pullen, Christopher Lawrence, Dieselboy, Mark Farina, DJ Craze, DJ Dan, Terry Mullan, Bad Boy Bill, Misstress Barbara, Andy C, DJ Hype, Grooverider and Mr. C.Halo and Hipp-E of the Chicago DJ collective H-Foundation, who will also be spinning at Mekka, and Sanchez will mix separate CD compilations in conjunction with the tour. Release dates have not been announced. The tour will be the summer's third major tour featuring electronic music. Moby, Oakenfold, Carl Cox, the Orb, Timo Maas and others will be part of the Area: One tour on July 11 in Atlanta (see "Area: One Festival's Details Come Into Focus"), while Perry Farrell's Jubilee festival, headlined by Jane's Addiction, is also expected to feature top DJs and producers (see "Jane's Addiction Touring In August"). Details for that tour have not been released, though publicists for several electronic music stars, including Size, have said they have been invited to join the outing. Mekka will be held in outdoor venues, such as large fields and fairgrounds. Venues will be announced at a later date. The artists will perform on multiple stages and in tents. Mekka, the company, will specialize in artist management, wireless applications, magazine publishing and music distribution and publishing.Mekka Tour dates, according to the tour's publicist: 8/4 - Montreal, QC 8/5 - Toronto, ON 8/8 - Dallas, TX 8/10 - Jacksonville, FL 8/11 - Miami, FL 8/18 - New York, NY 8/25 - Chicago, IL 8/30 - Seattle, WA 9/1 - San Francisco, CA 9/2 - Los Angeles, CA------------------I want to go out blazing..not fade away.Trust in the currency of relationships, it's hard to earn but easy to loose - back2basics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa_boy Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 oh yes we discussed this and the usual suspects (mosst of the discerning members of the board) are soooooooooooooooooo there------------------Where did my liver go?....................... boa_boy@yahoo.com YIM boa_boy AIM boaboyOZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echostar Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 yeah id say its better than creamsfields...wheres it gonna be held?------------------ transcend 1. To pass beyond the limits of2. To be greater than, as in intensity or power; surpass3. To exist above and independent of (material experience or the universe) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitkatt Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 whoa!! that sounds even better that the Area One Fesitval. Details...pleeeease!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lextacy Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 If you could find out when and where tickets go on sale, that would be key...------------------ "what I want is what I've not got, but what I need is all around me" - DMB[This message has been edited by lextacy (edited 06-11-2001).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowchaser Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 holy shit!!!------------------I want to give you everything...I want to give you energy...I want to give a good thing... shadowchaser076@aol.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nefpratiti Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 wow!!!!!! aug 18th it is.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back2basics- Posted June 11 Author Report Share Posted June 11 They havent released details of where they will be held yet, shouldn't be long though.------------------I want to go out blazing..not fade away.Trust in the currency of relationships, it's hard to earn but easy to loose - back2basics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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