Rock the Bells’ D.C. dates were canceled due to lack of ticket sales, says Guerilla Union founder Chang Weisberg.

Although Rock the Bells was canceled, Wu-Tang Clan will still perform at LivingSocial’s 918 F Street tomorrow night.

Two days before it was supposed to take place, the Rock the Bells festival has been canceled.

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Organizers say they are working with Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s family to ensure his “virtual” performance will go on.

Another year, and another “Rock The Bells” went off at Merriweather Post Pavilion over the weekend. The tour routinely puts some of hip-hop’s biggest names on the same bill, while also providing a platform for artists who are not as well known to expand their fanbases. This year’s D.C./Baltimore area stop included performances from Common, The Roots, Slaughterhouse, and Reflection Eternal, among others….

If there’s a singular take-away point from Sunday’s Rock the Bells show, it’s that hip-hop has built up enough cache over the years to warrant a day-long concert attended by folks ranging from their teens to those with gray hairs in their goatees, at near capacity levels. That’s impressive. Even more impressive might’ve been the main stage’s power lineup: Rakim, De La Soul, Mos Def, The Pharcyde, Nas, Method Man & Redman, Raekwon & Ghostface,…