Up in Smoke Tour

Up in Smoke Tour
American tour by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Eminem
Associated albums The Chronic 2001
The Marshall Mathers LP
Tha Last Meal
War & Peace, Vol. 2
Start date June 15, 2000
End date August 20, 2000
Number of shows 44

The Up in Smoke Tour was a West Coast hip hop tour in 2000 which was headlined by Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg, also featuring artists Ice Cube, Eminem, Proof, Nate Dogg, Kurupt, D12, MC Ren, Westside Connection, Mel-Man, Tha Eastsidaz, Doggy's Angels, Devin The Dude, Warren G, TQ, Truth Hurts, Xzibit, The D.O.C., Hittman, and Six-Two.

Background

The tour was originally called The Boyz in the Hood under the pretext of Dr. Dre's to-be-released collaborative album The Chronic 2000 (later renamed).[1] In September 1999, Snoop Dogg stated that he, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Xzibit, Warren G and Nate Dogg would form the line-up.[2] By April 2000, Ice Cube was on board as part of the tour, which was slated for a June 15 start in San Diego. MC Ren, one time MC of N.W.A, was expected to join the tour in order to have reunited version of N.W.A along with Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and Snoop Dogg.[3] Come May the tour was officially known as the Up In Smoke Tour,[4] and Dr. Dre was promising fans "It's gonna be incredible. We're gonna give everybody that's been buying our records a real show, something they've never seen before."[5]

By June, the month which the tour began in, plans were finalized with Kurupt joining the tour. It was decided that he would start the opening set which would be followed by Warren G and Xzibit, then Ice Cube would take the third spot whilst Eminem would take the fourth set. Dr. Dre would be the final set with collaborations including Snoop Dogg and the N.W.A reunion taking place during this segment. Ghostwriter and N.W.A affiliate The D.O.C. appeared on stage with Dre and Snoop Dogg on July 20, 2000 at The Centrum in Worcester, Massachusetts, when they performed the intro to "Let Me Ride" and "Still D.R.E.".[6] Also, surprise guests were promised during various shows.[7]

In October 2009, Aftermath Entertainment artist Bishop Lamont said to expect another Up in Smoke Tour when Dr. Dre's studio album, Detox is released. Expected to tour are: G-Unit, Eminem, Snoop Dogg and other Aftermath artists.

Tour dates

The tour's itinerary included the following cities:[7]

Date City Country Venue
June 15, 2000 Chula Vista United States Coors Amphitheatre
June 16, 2000 Anaheim Arrowhead Pond
June 18, 2000 Anaheim Arrowhead Pond
June 19, 2000 San Jose San Jose Arena
June 21, 2000 Sacramento ARCO Arena
June 24, 2000 Portland Rose Garden
June 26, 2000 Nampa Idaho Center
June 30, 2000 Indianapolis Conseco Fieldhouse
July 1, 2000 Columbus Schottenstein Center
July 2, 2000 Cleveland Gund Arena
July 3, 2000 Pittsburgh Mellon Arena
July 4, 2000 Toronto Canada Molson Amphitheatre
July 6, 2000 Detroit United States Joe Louis Arena
July 7, 2000 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
July 8, 2000 Rosemont Allstate Arena
July 9, 2000 Milwaukee Bradley Center
July 10, 2000 Minneapolis Target Center
July 13, 2000 Rochester Blue Cross Arena
July 14, 2000 Albany Pepsi Arena
July 15, 2000 East Rutherford Continental Airlines Arena
July 16, 2000 Scranton Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
July 18, 2000 Philadelphia First Union Spectrum
July 19, 2000 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum
July 20, 2000 Worcester The Centrum
July 21, 2000
July 22, 2000 Hartford Hartford Civic Center
July 25, 2000 Buffalo HSBC Arena
July 27, 2000 DC Verizon Center
July 29, 2000 Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum
August 1, 2000 Sunrise National Car Rental Center
August 2, 2000 Tampa Ice Palace
August 4, 2000 Atlanta Lakewood Amphitheatre
August 5, 2000 New Orleans New Orleans Arena
August 6, 2000 Houston Astrodome
August 7, 2000 Dallas Starplex Amphitheatre
August 8, 2000 San Antonio Alamodome
August 10, 2000 Phoenix America West Arena
August 11, 2000 Paradise Thomas & Mack Center
August 12, 2000 Fresno Selland Arena
August 13, 2000 San Jose San Jose Arena
August 15, 2000 Tacoma Tacoma Dome
August 16, 2000 Vancouver Canada General Motors Place
August 18, 2000 West Valley City United States E Center
August 20, 2000 Greenwood Village Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre

DVD release

The Up in Smoke Tour
Video by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Ice Cube
Released December 5, 2000
Recorded July 20, 2000 at The Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
Genre West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap
Label Eagle Vision
Director Philip G. Atwell
Producer J. Kevin Swain
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Ice Cube performance
  1. "Hello" (featuring MC Ren)
  2. "You Can Do It" (featuring Ms. Toi)
  3. "The Gutter Shit"
  4. "The Pledge (Insert) from Westside Connection"
  5. "Whoa! (Ice Cube Freestyle)"
  6. "Hoo-Bangin' (WSCG Style)"
  7. "Amerikka's Most Wanted"
  8. "The Nigga Ya Love to Hate"
  9. "Cube's Freestyle"
  10. "We Be Clubbin'"
Eminem/Proof performance
  1. "Kill You"
  2. "Dead Wrong" (Originally The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Eminem, this featured only Eminem's verse and the original chorus)
  3. "Under the Influence" (featuring D12)
  4. "Marshall Mathers"
  5. "Criminal"
  6. "The Real Slim Shady"
Dr. Dre/Snoop Dogg performance
  1. "Go Away - Snoop Dogg"
  2. "Light Speed"
  3. "Bitch Niggaz"
  4. "Wrong Idea"
  5. "The Next Episode" (Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg, Kurupt and Nate Dogg)
  6. "Who Am I (What's My Name)?" (Snoop Dogg)
  7. "Nuthin' but a "G" Thang" (Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg)
  8. "Bitch Please" (Snoop Dogg featuring Xzibit & Nate Dogg)
  9. "What's the Difference" (Dr. Dre featuring Xzibit and Eminem)
  10. "Forgot About Dre" (Dr. Dre featuring Eminem)
  11. "Boyz-N-The Hood - Eazy-E (Tribute)"
  12. "Still Not a Player - Big Pun (Tribute)"
  13. "One More Chance / Stay With Me (Remix) - The Notorious B.I.G. (Tribute)"
  14. "More Bounce to the Ounce - Roger Troutman (Tribute)"
  15. "Hail Mary - Makaveli (Tribute)"
  16. "California Love - 2Pac (Tribute)"
  17. "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted - 2Pac (Tribute)"
  18. "Housewife"
  19. "Let`s Get High"
  20. "Bust One an Ya - Devin The Dude"
  21. "Fuck You" (Dr. Dre f. Devin the Dude and Snoop Dogg)
  22. "Let Me Ride (Extended Version)" (Truth Hurts)
  23. "Still D.R.E." (Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg)

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[8] 7× Platinum 105,000^
France (SNEP)[9] 2× Platinum 40,000*
United States (RIAA)[10] 6× Platinum 600,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone


References

  1. ↑ Dr. Dre Almost Finished With "The Chronic 2000", Wants Snoop For First Single. MTV (14 December 1998). Accessed 24 January 2008
  2. ↑ David Basham (15 September 1999). Snoop Dogg Looks Forward To Chronic 2000 Tour With Dre, Eminem, Xzibit. MTV. Accessed 24 January 2008
  3. ↑ Dre, Eminem, Snoop, Cube Line Up Tour. MTV (21 April 2000). Accessed 24 January 2008
  4. ↑ David Basham (4 May 2000). Dre, Snoop, Ice Cube, Eminem To Go "Up In Smoke". MTV. Accessed 24 January 2008
  5. ↑ Dre, Eminem, Cube, Snoop Talk Tour. MTV (8 May 2000). Accessed 24 January 2008
  6. ↑ Syd Caesar. The Up in Smoke Tour. Rap Genius. Accessed 15 February 2013
  7. 1 2 Elon Johnson (14 June 2000). Dre & Em's "Up In Smoke" Tour Readies Launch. MTV. Accessed 24 January 2008
  8. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 DVDs". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  9. ↑ "French video certifications – Various – Up in Smoke Tour" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  10. ↑ "American video certifications – Various – Up in Smoke Tour". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Video Longform, then click SEARCH

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