{"id":25070,"date":"2017-04-12T17:30:01","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T21:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=25070"},"modified":"2017-05-27T21:46:17","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T01:46:17","slug":"method-man-redman-headline-toronto-festival-beer-friday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=25070","title":{"rendered":"Method Man &#038; Redman to headline Toronto&#8217;s Festival of Beer Friday night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25071\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/fc076ef7-c79a-4924-b7af-51dc9f3b85b6.jpg?resize=800%2C419\" alt=\"Toronto's Festival of Beer\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/fc076ef7-c79a-4924-b7af-51dc9f3b85b6.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/fc076ef7-c79a-4924-b7af-51dc9f3b85b6.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/fc076ef7-c79a-4924-b7af-51dc9f3b85b6.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/fc076ef7-c79a-4924-b7af-51dc9f3b85b6.jpg?resize=390%2C205&amp;ssl=1 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>The iconic hip-hop duo and founding members of rap super groups Wu-Tang Clan and Def Squad,\u00a0Method Man\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Redman<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>will make their return to Toronto this summer at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001W1vpzLFH1mhHC2qhOkxLU8uVK8eD0eRhtCuhvvhoqMhZy1pOwv2a5m5VcUTGnckC835ErTTk6CSRRSwl8ZNUtc3ROHOM5ArjvunldB39jVXRt26gzLhYSMLkDPH5Cr47ZWmMm_Vyb6PXRALElklLSYyUa1-mS6pLhE_shoe2Qv0U50bx30CBI1g8XaxCk7KugmaNmlhW5NqtDF6Y5JfH5HkP3xfbUpWmFszNViYYCrUyqc2uIXpQH1ThOk-N75BuPdyJcy1hTdVIPOtE-gn6f0XZl1YyhrKxkt3gHh25nz5Rrjms1F4cJ9phxGAHG4MS1K69YkC9ZDE_4MjT4dL7oBp46WNZZz232QzoqVYLMXQaK-uvkSvBNvkNgnYeaNtP2DycJGfFH5VbTKGOeFRAaP5011Rgd-HbhBaxTYl7EL8TNXO4wdPMOg==&amp;c=zx0iz6ydLTX5A1rxVPH_J0APSPUivqat97h49ycCVeHXinAwATpW2g==&amp;ch=IMrwOzTG-2Thnsmn3O3vyDH3bgYzEcuCW9t9gSb26jEzt4WPs3BsZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">Toronto&#8217;s Festival of Beer<\/a>, with a supporting performance by Canadian hip-hop pioneer\u00a0Saukrates. On\u00a0Friday, July 28th, both Method Man and Redman otherwise known as Funk Doctor Spock and Johnny Blaze will headline the\u00a0Bandshell Stage, Exhibition Place, with\u00a0Saukrates on the opening night of the\u00a0summer beer festival.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;What an iconic lineup of hip-hop heavyweights opening Toronto&#8217;s Festival of Beer, 2017!&#8221;<\/em> said Les Murray, President of Toronto&#8217;s Festival of Beer, <em>&#8220;It&#8217;s been so long since Method Man, Redman, and Saukrates have played in Toronto. This is going to be epic!&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WCYy8jpp7R8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Method Man and Redman last performed in Toronto in June, 2013. Fans will get the chance to relive the nostalgic sounds of RockWilder to close out the opening night of the event. Additionally, Saukrates who is a fellow member of Gilla House collective with Redman will make his return to the stage since his tour in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Method Man, Redman, and Saukrates are the latest additions to the 2017 edition of Toronto&#8217;s Festival of Beer and will share the Bandshell Stage during the weekend of July 28 to 30 with the likes of Canadian rockers\u00a0Sloan, East-Cost coast folk rocker\u00a0Alan Doyle &amp;The Beautiful Gypsies, along with country music acts\u00a0David James,\u00a0Eric Ethridge, and\u00a0Dani Strong. The remaining supporting acts for the festival will be announced in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for Toronto&#8217;s Festival of Beer presented by the Beer Store are going fast so consumers are encouraged to buy early. Currently, Hoptimized and VIP tickets are\u00a0sold out for Saturday (July 29), with very few General Admission tickets left for that day.\u00a0Tickets can be purchased online at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001W1vpzLFH1mhHC2qhOkxLU8uVK8eD0eRhtCuhvvhoqMhZy1pOwv2a5m5VcUTGnckC835ErTTk6CSRRSwl8ZNUtc3ROHOM5ArjvunldB39jVXRt26gzLhYSMLkDPH5Cr47ZWmMm_Vyb6PXRALElklLSYyUa1-mS6pLhE_shoe2Qv0U50bx30CBI1g8XaxCk7KugmaNmlhW5NqtDF6Y5JfH5HkP3xfbUpWmFszNViYYCrUyqc2uIXpQH1ThOk-N75BuPdyJcy1hTdVIPOtE-gn6f0XZl1YyhrKxkt3gHh25nz5Rrjms1F4cJ9phxGAHG4MS1K69YkC9ZDE_4MjT4dL7oBp46WNZZz232QzoqVYLMXQaK-uvkSvBNvkNgnYeaNtP2DycJGfFH5VbTKGOeFRAaP5011Rgd-HbhBaxTYl7EL8TNXO4wdPMOg==&amp;c=zx0iz6ydLTX5A1rxVPH_J0APSPUivqat97h49ycCVeHXinAwATpW2g==&amp;ch=IMrwOzTG-2Thnsmn3O3vyDH3bgYzEcuCW9t9gSb26jEzt4WPs3BsZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">beerfestival.ca<\/a>. Toronto&#8217;s Festival of Beer presented by the Beer Store is a 19+ event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The iconic hip-hop duo and founding members of rap super groups Wu-Tang Clan and Def Squad,\u00a0Method Man\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Redman\u00a0will make their return to Toronto this summer at\u00a0Toronto&#8217;s <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=25070\" title=\"Method Man &#038; Redman to headline Toronto&#8217;s Festival of Beer Friday night\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25071,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4713,25,28,36],"tags":[6132,6131,6133,5890],"class_list":["post-25070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hip-hop","category-live","category-music","category-toronto","tag-methodman","tag-redman","tag-saukrates","tag-torontos-festival-of-beer"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/fc076ef7-c79a-4924-b7af-51dc9f3b85b6.jpg?fit=800%2C419&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-6wm","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24412,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=24412","url_meta":{"origin":25070,"position":0},"title":"Sloan to headline Toronto&#8217;s Festival of Beer 2017","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"February 16, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Toronto's Festival of Beer is back on\u00a0July 28-30, 2017\u00a0at\u00a0Bandshell Park, Exhibition Place. 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