Up in Smoke Tour


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, Chilldrin of da Ghetto, Mel-Man, Tha Eastsidaz, Doggy's Angels, Devin The Dude, Warren G, Crucial Conflict, TQ, Truth Hurts, Xzibit, The D.O.C., Hittman, Six-Two, and Ms. Toi.

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. In September 1999, Snoop Dogg stated that he, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Xzibit, Warren G and Nate Dogg would form the line-up. 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. Come May, the tour was officially known as the Up In Smoke Tour, 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."
By June, the month which the tour began in, plans were finalised 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.". Also, surprise guests were promised during various shows.
In October 2009, Aftermath Entertainment artist Bishop Lamont said to expect another Up in Smoke Tour when Dr. Dre's studio album, Detox was released. Expected to tour were: G-Unit, Eminem, Snoop Dogg and other Aftermath artists. However, with the cancellation of Detox, another Up in Smoke Tour is unconfirmed. In 2015 Dr. Dre hinted to a European tour similar to the Up in Smoke Tour, wanting to call it the Beats & Rhymes tour. Potential guests for the tour, according to Dr. Dre, would be Kendrick Lamar, Eminem and Snoop Dogg. A year later Snoop confirmed that the tour is still in the works.

Tour dates

The tour's itinerary included the following cities:
DateCityCountryVenue
June 15, 2000Chula VistaUnited StatesCoors Amphitheatre
June 16, 2000AnaheimUnited StatesArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
June 18, 2000AnaheimUnited StatesArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
June 19, 2000San JoseUnited StatesSan Jose Arena
June 21, 2000SacramentoUnited StatesARCO Arena
June 24, 2000PortlandUnited StatesRose Garden
June 26, 2000NampaUnited StatesIdaho Center
June 30, 2000IndianapolisUnited StatesConseco Fieldhouse
July 1, 2000ColumbusUnited StatesValue City Arena
July 2, 2000ClevelandUnited StatesGund Arena
July 3, 2000PittsburghUnited StatesMellon Arena
July 4, 2000TorontoCanadaMolson Amphitheatre
July 6, 2000DetroitUnited StatesJoe Louis Arena
July 7, 2000Auburn HillsUnited StatesThe Palace of Auburn Hills
July 8, 2000RosemontUnited StatesAllstate Arena
July 9, 2000MilwaukeeUnited StatesBradley Center
July 10, 2000MinneapolisUnited StatesTarget Center
July 13, 2000RochesterUnited StatesBlue Cross Arena
July 14, 2000AlbanyUnited StatesPepsi Arena
July 15, 2000East RutherfordUnited StatesContinental Airlines Arena
July 16, 2000ScrantonUnited StatesCoors Light Amphitheatre
July 18, 2000PhiladelphiaUnited StatesFirst Union Spectrum
July 19, 2000UniondaleUnited StatesNassau Coliseum
July 20, 2000WorcesterUnited StatesWorcester's Centrum Centre
July 21, 2000WorcesterUnited StatesWorcester's Centrum Centre
July 22, 2000HartfordUnited StatesHartford Civic Center
July 25, 2000BuffaloUnited StatesHSBC Arena
July 27, 2000Washington, D.C.United StatesMCI Center
July 28, 2000BaltimoreUnited StatesBaltimore Arena
July 29, 2000CharlotteUnited StatesCharlotte Coliseum
August 1, 2000SunriseUnited StatesNational Car Rental Center
August 2, 2000TampaUnited StatesIce Palace
August 4, 2000AtlantaUnited StatesLakewood Amphitheatre
August 5, 2000New OrleansUnited StatesNew Orleans Arena
August 6, 2000HoustonUnited StatesAstrodome
August 7, 2000DallasUnited StatesSmirnoff Music Centre
August 8, 2000San AntonioUnited StatesAlamodome
August 10, 2000PhoenixUnited StatesAmerica West Arena
August 11, 2000ParadiseUnited StatesThomas & Mack Center
August 12, 2000FresnoUnited StatesSelland Arena
August 13, 2000San JoseUnited StatesSan Jose Arena
August 15, 2000TacomaUnited StatesTacoma Dome
August 16, 2000VancouverCanadaGeneral Motors Place
August 18, 2000West Valley CityUnited StatesE Center
August 20, 2000Greenwood VillageUnited StatesCoors Amphitheatre

DVD release

; Ice Cube performance
  1. "Hello"
  2. "You Can Do It"
  3. "The Gutter Shit"
  4. "The Pledge from Westside Connection"
  5. "Whoa! "
  6. "Hoo-Bangin' "
  7. "AmeriKKKa'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"
  3. "Under the Influence"
  4. "Marshall Mathers"
  5. "Criminal"
  6. "The Real Slim Shady"
; Dr. Dre/Snoop Dogg performance
  1. "The Next Episode"
  2. "Who Am I ?"
  3. "Nuthin' but a "G" Thang"
  4. "Bitch Please"
  5. "What's the Difference"
  6. "Forgot About Dre"
  7. "Boyz-N-The Hood – Eazy-E "
  8. "Still Not a Player – Big Pun "
  9. "One More Chance / Stay With Me – The Notorious B.I.G. "
  10. "More Bounce to the Ounce – Roger Troutman "
  11. "Hail Mary – Makaveli "
  12. "California Love – 2Pac "
  13. "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted – 2Pac "
  14. "Bust One Fa Ya – Devin The Dude"
  15. "Fuck You"
  16. "Let Me Ride "
  17. "Still D.R.E."

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