LOS ANGELES (Geffen Records) - MTV2 today announced it will set loose across
America with some of hip hop's hottest artists for the "MTV2 Sucker Free Concert Series presented by am Toyota Corolla." Giving fans an unforgettable, free live show right in their home town, the concert series will showcase artists featured regularly on MTV2's "Sucker Free Sundays" programming block. Performing on various dates of the concert series include Mike Jones, Juvenile,
Memphis Bleek, Young Gunz, Slim Thug, Trillville, Lil Scrappy,
Black Sheep, Da Backwudz, Young Jeezy, Doug E. Fresh,
Juelz Santana and others. Hosted by DJ Rob Dinero and FLX, the free concert series will kick off July 2nd at the BB King House of Blues in New York City. Additional stops include Los Angeles on July 9th, New Orleans on July 23rd and
Chicago on July 30th.
MTV2 will broadcast special editions of its popular "Sucker Free Sundays" programming block from the tour beginning at 12pm ET/ 9am PT on Sunday, July 10th and Sunday, July 17th. In addition, "MTV2 Hip Hop" will also broadcast special Sucker Free Concert Series editions airing each night at 6pm ET/ 3pm PT the week of July 11th.
Dates of the "MTV2 Sucker Free Concert Series presented by Toyota Corolla" include:
Saturday, July 2, 2005 - New York, NY
LOCATION: "BB King House of Blues"
PERFORMERS: Young Gunz, Lil Scrappy, Juelz Santana,
Memphis Bleek, Slim Thug, Da Backwudz, Doug E.
Fresh and
Black Sheep.
TICKETS AVAILABLE: BB
Kings (237 W. 42nd St.) and MTV Store (44th and Broadway) beginning Thursday, June 23rd at 11:00AM.
Saturday, July 9, 2005 - Los Angeles, CA
LOCATION: "House of Blues"
PERFORMERS: Mike Jones,
Memphis Bleek, Young Gunz, Young Jeezy, Slim Thug,
Trillville and
Black Sheep.
TICKETS AVAILABLE: House of Blues (9009 W. Sunset Blvd) and Virgin Megastore Los Angeles (8000 Sunset Blvd) starting Wednesday, June 29th at 10:00AM
Saturday, July 23rd - New Orleans, LA
LOCATION: "House of Blues"
PERFORMERS: Juvenile,
Memphis Bleek, Young Gunz, Young Jeezy,
Slim Thug and Da Backwudz.
TICKETS AVAILABLE: House of Blues (225 Decatur St.) and Virgin Megastore New Orleans (Jax Brewery, 620 Decatur St.) starting Wednesday, July 13th at 10:00 AM
Saturday, July 30th - Chicago, IL
LOCATION: "House of Blues"
PERFORMERS: Mike Jones,
Memphis Bleek, Young Gunz, Young Jeezy, Slim Thug,
Trillville and
Black Sheep.
TICKETS AVAILABLE: House of Blues (329 N. Dearborn St.) and Virgin Megastore
Chicago (540 N. Michigan Avenue) starting Wednesday, July 20th at 10:00 AM
*NOTE: The free tickets are available to fans 18 years of age and over. Limit 4 tickets per person.
MTV2 can be seen locally in New York City on Time Warner channel 128; Time Warner channel 99 in Los Angeles; Time Warner channel 72 in
Orange County California; Time Warner Channel 45 in South Bay California; Cox channel 71 in New Orleans; and Comcast channel 77 in Chicago.
Sponsors of the "MTV2 Sucker Free Concert Series" include Toyota Corolla and Coke Powerade.
For complete information on the "MTV2 Sucker Free Concert Series presented by Toyota Corolla," visit
www.MTV2.com.
Slim Thug's Official Website
www.slimthugthaboss.com