Cypress Hill, Morcheeba Join Bulgaria's Elevation Music Festival

US hip hop group Cypress Hill will have their first gig in Bulgaria at the 2011 Elevation music festival. Photo by EPA/BGNES

The American hip hop ground Cypress Hill and British trip hop and RnB band Morcheeba will participate in the new Bulgarian pop and rock music festival Elevation, the organizers announced.

The two bands will join already confirmed Jamiroquai, 30 Seconds to Mars, Hurts, Stereo MCs, Delinquent Habits, Parov Stelar, Dog Eat Dog, Gentleman and the Evolution, and Cyanna.

The Bulgarian bands that will take part in the festival are Ostava, Tri O Five, Monyx, Sepuko 6 and Odd Crew, as well as the Djs from Metropolis, DJ Marten, DJ Rawland and TV and radio host Krasimir Moskov.

Cypress Hill will have their first concert in Bulgaria. They will performs their greatest hits "Hits from the Bong", "Rock Superstar", "Tequila Sunrise", "Insane in the Membrane", as well as songs from their latest album "Rise Up".

Morcheeba had their first gig in Bulgaria on June 20, 2010 as part of the summer music festival ParkLive.

Names of international DJs that will be included in the line up of Elevation 2011 are yet to be announced.

The festival will hold its first edition June 24-25, 2011 near the town of Razlog at the outskirts of Rila and Pirin mountains in Southwestern Bulgaria. 

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