Published: Wednesday - April 18, 2007
Words by Jay Casteel
X-Clan (Photo: Suburban Noize Records)
The legendary X-Clan has announced that they will hit the road with the Insane Clown Posse on Thursday (April 26) for "The Tempest" tour, which will feature Twiztid.
The tour brings together three of the underground's most popular acts. It is slated to kick-off April 26 in Grand Rapids, MI and stretch through June 8th in Fargo.
"This tour is a perfect proof that real hip-hop reaches all barriers. ICP and X-Clan would have been the furthest thing from anybody's mind as a tour combination," says X-Clan front man Brotha J. "I am excited to make history with one of the wildest crews in the game. I've seen some of the Juggalos at our previous tours, and now we are stepping into their house as a guest of ICP. We are looking forward to tearing it down."
X-Clan will be touring in support of their recently released Return From Mecca album, which finds the group re-introducing their ancestral wisdom, culture and a signature lyrical style.
The album features a vast array of collaborators include Damian Marley, Jurassic 5's Chali 2NA, KRS-One, Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach, RBX, Abstract Rude, YZ, DJ Quik, DJ Khalil, Jake One and Bean One, among others.
"I think the fans will be excited to see a different side of X-Clan. We are planning an exciting show for this specific sub-culture of hip-hop," explains Brotha J. "We understand ICP's crowd enjoys freedom of speech to the fullest, and that is what X-Clan has always been about. A lot of the icon groups in hip-hop have done this tour before -- Ice Cube, Bone Thugs, Tech N9ne, and Kottonmouth Kings -- so we are honored to travel that same path. We appreciate ICP's invitation to be the special guest on their tour, and it's gonna be dope."
The tour announcement comes on the heels of X-Clan's back-to-back sold out tours supporting Public Enemy, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley and Jurassic 5. The band's highly conscious hip-hop has won them a barrage of critical acclaim from MTV, The Source, Scratch, Murder Dog and prompted Spin magazine to proclaim, "Brother J's voice remains a forceful instrument."
Confirmed dates are as follows, according to a spokesperson for the group:
04/26 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Orbit Room 04/27 - Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre 04/28 - Chicago, IL @ Congress Theater 04/29 - Maplewood, MN @ Myth 05/01 - West Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom 05/02 - Sauget, IL @ Pop's 05/03 - Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion 05/04 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium 05/05 - Magna, UT @ The Great Saltair 05/08 - Spokane, WA @ Big Easy 05/09 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater 05/11 - Chico, CA @ Senator Theater 05/12 - Sparks, NV @ New Oasis 05/13 - Las Vegas, NV @ Fort Cheyenne Casino 05/14 - Anaheim, CA @ Grove Of Anaheim 05/15 - Anaheim, CA @ Grove Of Anaheim 05/16 - Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee Theatre 05/18 - Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom 05/19 - Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom 05/21 - Saint Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing 05/22 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade 05/23 - Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall / The Casbah 05/25 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory 05/26 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium 05/27 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium 05/29 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa 05/30 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar 05/31 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom 06/02 - Louisville, KY @ Expo Five 06/04 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre 06/05 - Sioux Falls, SD @ Sioux Empire Fairgrounds 06/08 - Fargo, ND @ Playmaker's Entertainment Complex
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