Rock The Bells Cancels DC, New York Tour Stops Due To Poor Ticket Sales

What happened, y'all? It looks like Rock The Bells 10th Anniversary tour will not be stopping in Washington D.C. or New York City. I'd say that refunds were being sent out, but you probably didn't buy tickets anyway. At least that's what organizers Guerrilla Union are saying.

Via Radio:

"I'm really bummed. We were really excited, with it being the 10 year anniversary of the tour," [Guerilla Union head Chang Weisberg] sighed. "Something like this leaves everyone scratching their heads. You look at the line-up and it just doesn't make sense. I'm at a loss for words, really. I feel like I've let down so many people. The artists have been awesome and so supportive, but I'm crushed.

"There are a lot of high-profile hip-hop tours on the road right now, so maybe the market's saturated," he added, citing upcoming jaunts from Jay Z and Kanye West featuring Kendrick Lamar. "For hip-hop, this is the busiest season I've ever seen. I wish everybody well."

Weisberg isn't wrong. The lineup for Rock The Bells X was insane. A brief runthrough:

J. Cole, Wale, Pusha T, Action Bronson, Slick Rick, Riff Raff, Big Daddy Kane, Deltron 3030, Freddie Gibbs, Freeway, Girl Talk, KRS-One, Pretty Lights,   Rapsody & 9th Wonder, Doug E. Fresh, Sean Price, Smoke DZA, YG, Wu-Tang Clan, Black Hippy, Kid Cudi, Flatbush Zombies, E-40, Rakim,J5, Common, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Immortal Technique, Rakim, Earl Sweatshirt, Talib Kweli, Tyler, The Creator, Hopsin and, of course, hologram ODB and Eazy-E.

THAT WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH? Anyway, GU is refunding tickets and taking a $3M loss on the last two dates. If you need any more proof that New York's status as the hip-hop capital of the world is GD dead and buried, look no further than this.