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09/25/00
Limp Bizkit, Eminem, Papa Roach, and Xzibit have tapped East Rutherford's Continental Airlines Arena as the launching pad for their "Anger Management Tour." Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst called in to MTV's "Total Request Live" on Monday to announce the first batch of dates for the outing, which kicks off on October 19.
While unveiling the dates, Durst also confirmed that Eminem, Papa Roach, and Xzibit are confirmed for the trek. DMX is expected to join up for select dates later in the tour.
Limp will use the outing to introduce fans to the new sounds on "Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water," and the band may be aided in that effort directly by tourmates Xzibit and DMX.
"We have a track on the record with me and Xzibit -- 'Lethal Made The Beat.' It's hot, man. It's West Coast," Durst told MTV News of his work with the rapper. "Then we have a track on the record that Swizz Beatz produced that's me, DMX, Method Man, and Redman, and it's hard, man. It's really East Coast. It has that vibe, and it's really an assault." [RealVideo]
If you want to see if Limp delivers those tracks live, here's where you can catch the "Anger Management Tour" with Eminem, Papa Roach, and Xzibit:
-08/04/00
There are roughly 4.7 million things that can go wrong at any given rock show.
Most are ironed out about a week or so into the tour, but on opening night, the band and the road crew are usually scrambling to put out as many fires as possible. Consequently, most bands don't offer the kind of unrestricted press access that yields warts-and-all coverage.
However, Limp Bizkit isn't like most bands.
When the band announced that controversial online music-sharing service Napster would sponsor its free "Back To Basics" tour, Limp immediately guaranteed that trek would come under scrutiny. When Limp then announced that it would give tickets away for free on a first-come, first-served basis, it seemed to up the potential mayhem factor even further.
Imagine MTV's surprise when the band then invited MTV News to come along for the launch of the tour, capturing every step (and misstep) along the way.
What follows is an inside look at the first date of Limp Bizkit's "Back To Basics" tour on July 11 at Detroit's State Theatre. You'll be on stage and backstage with frontman Fred Durst, guitarist Wes Borland, bassist Sam Rivers, drummer John Otto, and DJ Lethal as they tackle what could be the most intently watched show of their careers....