| Concert Tour Name: | Up in Smoke Tour |
| Location: | North America |
| Type: | Continental |
| Start Date: | June 15, 2000 |
| End Date: | August 20, 2000 |
| Number Of Shows: | 44 |
The Up in Smoke Tour was a West Coast hip hop tour in 2000 which was headlined by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, also featuring artists and disc jockeys 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, DJ Crazy Toones, Six-Two, Ms. Toi, & DJ Jam.
The tour was originally called The Boyz in the Hood under the pretext of Dr. Dre's to-be-released collaborative album 2001.[1] In September 1999, Snoop Dogg stated that he, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Xzibit, Warren G and Nate Dogg would form the line-up.[2] 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 of the former members 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.[3] Come May, the tour was officially known as the Up In Smoke Tour,[4] 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."[5]
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 and Snoop Dogg would be the final set with collaborations including the N.W.A reunion taking place during this segment. MC 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.".[6] Also, surprise guests were promised during various shows.[7]
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.[8] A year later Snoop confirmed that the tour is still in the works.[9]
The tour's itinerary included the following cities:[7]
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2000 | Coors Amphitheatre | ||
| June 16, 2000 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | ||
| June 18, 2000 | |||
| June 19, 2000 | San Jose Arena | ||
| June 21, 2000 | ARCO Arena | ||
| June 23, 2000 | Seattle | Memorial Stadium | |
| June 24, 2000 | Rose Garden | ||
| June 26, 2000 | Idaho Center | ||
| June 30, 2000 | Conseco Fieldhouse | ||
| July 1, 2000 | Value City Arena | ||
| July 2, 2000 | Gund Arena | ||
| July 4, 2000 | Molson Amphitheatre | ||
| July 6, 2000 | Joe Louis Arena | ||
| July 7, 2000 | The Palace of Auburn Hills | ||
| July 8, 2000 | Allstate Arena | ||
| July 9, 2000 | Bradley Center | ||
| July 10, 2000 | Target Center | ||
| July 13, 2000 | Blue Cross Arena | ||
| July 14, 2000 | Pepsi Arena | ||
| July 15, 2000 | Continental Airlines Arena | ||
| July 16, 2000 | Coors Light Amphitheatre | ||
| July 18, 2000 | First Union Spectrum | ||
| July 19, 2000 | Nassau Coliseum | ||
| July 20, 2000 | |||
| July 21, 2000 | |||
| July 22, 2000 | Hartford Civic Center | ||
| July 25, 2000 | HSBC Arena | ||
| July 26, 2000 | Pittsburgh | Mellon Arena | |
| July 27, 2000 | Washington, D.C. | MCI Center | |
| July 28, 2000 [10] | Baltimore Arena | ||
| July 29, 2000 CANCELLED | Charlotte Coliseum | ||
| August 1, 2000 | National Car Rental Center | ||
| August 2, 2000 | Ice Palace | ||
| August 4, 2000 | Lakewood Amphitheatre | ||
| August 5, 2000 | New Orleans Arena | ||
| August 6, 2000 | Astrodome | ||
| August 7, 2000 | Smirnoff Music Centre | ||
| August 8, 2000 | Alamodome | ||
| August 10, 2000 | America West Arena | ||
| August 11, 2000 | Thomas & Mack Center | ||
| August 12, 2000 | Selland Arena | ||
| August 13, 2000 | San Jose Arena | ||
| August 15, 2000 | Tacoma Dome | ||
| August 16, 2000 | General Motors Place | ||
| August 18, 2000 | E Center | ||
| August 20, 2000 | Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre |
| The Up in Smoke Tour | |
| Type: | video |
| Artist: | Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Ice Cube |
| Cover: | The_Up_In_Smoke_Tour_cover.jpg |
| Released: | December 5, 2000 |
| Recorded: | July 20 + 21, 2000 at The Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Label: | Eagle Vision |
| Director: | Philip G. Atwell |
| Producer: | J. Kevin Swain |