Blazed & Confused Tour

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Blazed & Confused Tour
Tour by Stephen Marley
Associated album Mind Control
Start dateJuly 10, 2009
End dateAugust 8, 2009
Legs1
No. of shows20 in North America
20 Total

Blazed & Confused Tour was the name of the 2009 summer tour of Stephen Marley along with co-headliners Snoop Dogg and Reggae-influenced rockers Slightly Stoopid as they first headlining run of US amphitheaters. Mickey Avalon is the latest act to join.

Stephen Marley (musician) Jamaican American musician

Stephen Robert Nesta "Raggamuffin" Marley is a Jamaican-American musician who is the son of Bob Marley and his wife Rita Marley. Stephen is an eight-time Grammy Award winner, three times as a solo artist, twice as a producer of younger brother Damian Marley's 'Halfway Tree' and 'Welcome to Jamrock' albums, and a further three times as a member of Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers.

Snoop Dogg American rapper

Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., known professionally as Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, media personality, entrepreneur, and actor. His music career began in 1992 when he was discovered by Dr. Dre and featured on Dre's solo debut, "Deep Cover", and then on Dre's solo debut album, The Chronic. He has since sold over 23 million albums in the United States and 35 million albums worldwide.

Slightly Stoopid American band

Slightly Stoopid is an American band based in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Diego, California, who describe their music as "a fusion of folk, rock, reggae and blues with hip-hop, funk, metal and punk." As a band, they have released thirteen albums, with their ninth studio album entitled Everyday Life, Everyday People on July 13, 2018. The band was originally signed by Bradley Nowell from the band Sublime to his label Skunk Records while still in high school.

Contents

Opening acts

North America Continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, and to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea.

Mickey Avalon musician

Mickey Avalon is an American rapper from Hollywood, California. His debut self-titled solo album was released Nov. 7, 2006 on Interscope/Shoot to Kill Records in association with MySpace Records. Frequent topics of Avalon's songs are his experiences with substance abuse and prostitution.

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
July 10, 2009 Primm United States Star of the Desert Arena
July 11, 2009 Irvine Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 12, 2009 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Bowl
July 14, 2009 Albuquerque Journal Pavilion
July 15, 2009 Morisson Red Rocks Amphitheatre
July 17, 2009 Portland Memorial Coliseum
July 18, 2009 George The Gorge Amphitheatre
July 19, 2009 Nampa Idaho Center Amphitheater
July 20, 2009 West Valley City USANA Amphitheatre
July 22, 2009 Vancouver Canada Pacific Coliseum
July 24, 2009 Mountain View United States Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 25, 2009 Chula Vista Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
July 30, 2009 Atlanta Masquerade Music Park
July 31, 2009 St. Petersburg Vinoy Park
August 1, 2009 Miami Bicentennial Park
August 2, 2009 St. Augustine St. Augustine Amphitheatre
August 5, 2009 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 6, 2009 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center
August 7, 2009 Philadelphia Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing
August 8, 2009 Mansfield Comcast Center

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