ATMOSPHERE’S GOD LOVES UGLY ALBUM TURNS 20, CELEBRATES WITH GODLOVESUGLY REPRISE: THE ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION

 Atmosphere hosting God Loves Ugly Anniversary Q&A on Instagram Live Saturday, June 11

Today, underground hip-hop titans Atmosphere revealed an exclusive merch drop, GodLovesUgly Reprise: The Anniversary Collection, in honor of the 20th birthday of their seminal third LP, God Loves Ugly. Rhymesayers Entertainment notably designed the collection with the help of Chris Gliebe (aka Devi), who was the orignal designer of the popular “Hardcore” logo. “We wanted to fuse two fan-favorites together and create a form of rebirth, so we tapped Chris Gliebe once more to re-imagine the God Loves Ugly title to be stylized like the popular “Hardcore” logo, and he didn’t disappoint!” says the team at Rhymesayers. GodLovesUgly Reprise: The Anniversary Collection is available for pre-order, with a number of limited items.

These items will sell out, peep the collection and pre-order here: atmospheresucks.com/collections/godlovesugly-reprise.

An added bonus, Slug of Atmosphere will host a special God Loves Ugly Anniversary Q&A on Instagram Live, Saturday June 11 at 12pm CT. Fans may log on here: https://www.instagram.com/atmosphere.

God Loves Ugly initially arrived on June 11, 2002. It notably bowed at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart, and sold 30,000 copies upon its release. The group went on to celebrate the record with a series of seven sold-out release parties in five major cities. It paved the way for the God Loves Ugly Tour, which saw them perform 64 shows over the course of 71 days throughout North America. Earning critical acclaim, AV Club wrote, “Slug proves yet again on God Loves Ugly that the bravest move a rapper can make is simply to be himself.” Indicative of the record’s sustained influence, Zeds Dead and Subtronics served up an official remix of the title track “GodLovesUgly” in 2020, and it has impressively cracked over 9 million Spotify streams and counting.

Relive God Loves Ugly by streaming/downloading HERE.

In addition, Atmosphere will hit the road this summer hitting the stage at Summerfest in Milwaukee WI on June 25, leading into their co-headline Sunshine & Summer Nights Tour with California-based reggae-influenced alternative rock band Iration. The tour kicks off on Friday July 8 in Las Vegas, NV at Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, rolls through major markets coast-to-coast, and concludes on Friday August 26 in Irvine, CA at FivePoint Amphitheatre. Support comes from the founding member of Living Legends, rapper and producer The Grouch, with DJ Fresh. Along the way, they’ll make festival stops at Bayfest in San Diego, CA, Reggae Rise Up in Maryland, Reggae On the Way in Tacoma WA, and Terptown Throwdown in Spencer MA. Atmosphere finishes summer 2022 by headlining Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison CO, August 28.

Click HERE for tickets and tour information, full list of tour/festival dates below.

ATMOSPHERE TOUR DATES

Friday, May 27                Monterey, CA @ California Roots Festival –
Saturday, June 25           Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest (headlining) –
Friday, July 8                   Las Vegas, NV @ Downtown Las Vegas Events Center*
Saturday, July 9              San Diego, CA @ San Diego Bayfest +
Sunday, July 10               Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee Theatre*
Tuesday, July 12              Flagstaff, AZ @ Fort Tuthill Park – Pepsi Amphitheater*
Wednesday, July 13        Albuquerque, NM @ Downtown Albuquerque*
Friday, July 15                  Dallas, TX @ The Factory in Deep Ellum*
Saturday, July 16              Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater*
Sunday, July 17                Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete Street Pavilion*
Tuesday, July 19               Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern*
Thursday, July 21             Saint Augustine, FL @ The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre*
Friday, July 22                   Boca Raton, FL @ Sunset Cove Amphitheater*
Saturday, July 23              St. Petersburg, FL @ Spa Beach Park*
Sunday, July 24                 Cocoa, FL @ Cocoa Riverfront Park*
Tuesday, July 26                Asheville, NC @ Salvage Station*
Thursday, July 28               Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater*
Friday, July 29              Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre*
Saturday, July 30                Baltimore, MD @ Reggae Rise Up – Maryland +
Sunday, July 31                  Portsmouth, VA @ Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion*
Tuesday, August 2              Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall*
Thursday, August 4             Portland, ME @ Thompson’s Point*
Friday, August 5                  Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony Summerstage*
Saturday, August 6             New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17*
Thursday, August 11           Casper, WY @ The Gaslight Social*
Friday, August 12                Billings, MT @ ZooMontana*
Saturday, August 13            Spokane, WA @ Pavilion at Riverfront*
Sunday, August 14              Bonner, MT @ KettleHouse Amphitheater *
Wednesday, August 17       Boise, ID @ Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden *
Thursday, August 18           Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater*
Saturday, August 20            Spencer, MA @ Terptown Throwdown (headlining)*
Sunday August 21               Tacoma, WA @ Reggae On the Way +
Wednesday, August 24        Fresno, CA @ Rotary Amphitheater at Woodward Park*
Thursday, August 25            Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl*
Friday, August 26                 Irvine, CA @ FivePoint Amphitheatre*
Sunday, August 28               Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre ^
Friday, October 7                  Las Vegas, NV @ Reggae On the Way +

–  Festival Performance
^ Atmosphere Headlining Tour Date
+ Festival “Performance w/ Atmosphere + Iration
*  Co-Heading Tour Date w/ Iration “Sunshine & Summer Nights”