It’s got all the potential to be a massive clusterfuck of hasbeens and assorted hangers-on trading on past glories to make some cold cash money hasn’t it? A tour where two members of The Pharcyde (who, along with fellow rappers Imani and Booty Brown and producer J-Swift assured their place in hip-hop history with their glorious jazz-hip-hop psychedelia of their 1992 debut Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde) perform every track of the album live, in its entirety. If that’s what your thinking though – put it from your mind. I caught this show when it hit town back in February for the winter tour and it was easily one of the best live hip hop shows I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen a few. If you want proof I’m not making it up, check the live footage of the Bristol O2 Academy show that opens the tour trailer vid below. The whole place is jumping, Slimkid Tre and Fatlip have got the party bumping (with former producer J-Swift and homie L.A. Jay filling in for Imani and Bootie Brown), Bristol’s most prolific gigger, Big Jeff, is down the front and everything’s right with the world. Summer tour dates below vid. If it’s got as much steez as the winter tour – I can’t recommend it enough. More details at bizarreridelive.com…
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde Live – European summer tour 2013
20.06.13 Lille
21.06.13 Vienna
22.06.13 Hannover
23.06.13 Den Haag
24.06.13 Frankfurt
25.06.13 Erlangen
26.06.13 Heidelberg
27.06.13 Glastonbury
28.06.13 London
29.06.13 Manchester
30.06.13 Glasgow
01.07.13 Liverpool
02.07.13 Paris
03.07.13 Venedig
04.07.13 München
05.07.13 Münster
06.07.13 Rotterdam
07.07.13 Dublin
08.07.13 Brighton