Aug 18– Sep 16, 2012
USA (Various Locations)
Rock the Bells is an annual hip-hop festival that originally took place in Southern California only, but has since toured throughout the world. The concert features a line-up of high-profile alternative hip-hop artists, often headlined by a more mainstream artist.
This year's edition will take n San Bernardino, California (8/18-8/19), Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California (8/25-8/26) and PNC Bank Arts Center in Homdel, New Jersey (9/1-9/2).
| 2 Chainz | official |
| Ab-Soul | official |
| ASAP Rocky | official |
| Atmosphere | official |
| Big Daddy Kane | official |
| Bone Thug-N-Harmony performing E. 1999 Eternal | official |
| Deltron 3030 | official |
| DJ Lance Rock and Friends | official |
| DJ Quik | official |
| DMX [new!] | official |
| Dom Kennedy | official |
| E-40 & Too Short | official |
| Eligh | official |
| Fashawn | official |
| Ice Cube | official |
| Immortal Technique | official |
| J. Cole | official |
| Jadakiss [new!] | official |
| Jay Rock | official |
| Kendrick Lamar | official |
| Kid Cudi | official |
| Lupe Fiasco | official |
| Mac Miller | official |
| Method Man and Redman performing Blackout | official |
| Missy Elliott and Timbaland | official |
| Murs | official |
| Nas | official |
| Naughty By Nature | official |
| Prodigy | official |
| Pusha T [new!] | official |
| Salt-N-Peppa | official |
| Schoolboy Q | official |
| Slick Rick | official |
| The Hit Squad | official |
| Tyga | official |
| Watsky | official |
| Wiz Khalifa | official |
| Yelawolf | official |
| Zion I & Grouch | official |
No one is attending this festival yet