Gathering of the Juggalos 2002

Gathering of the Juggalos 2002
Promotional poster
DateJuly 19–21, 2002 (2002-07-19 – 2002-07-21)
VenuePeoria Civic Center
LocationsPeoria, Illinois, United States
Previous event
2001
Next event
2003
Attendance8,000+
Organized byPsychopathic Records
Websitejuggalogathering.com

The 2002 Gathering of the Juggalos (also known as The Gathering or GOTJ)[1] was a music festival organized by Psychopathic Records, a record label owned by the Detroit-based horrorcore hip-hop duo, the Insane Clown Posse. The festival took place from July 19 to July 21, 2002 at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois.[2]

Background

The Gathering of the Juggalos was created in 1999 when Rob Bruce, also known by his stagename "Jumpsteady", organized an event for all Juggalos, a concept long talked about by Insane Clown Posse. The first Gathering took place in Novi, Michigan at the Novi Expo Center on July 21–22, 2000, with roughly 2,000 fans in attendance.[3][4] The festival featured concert performances, autograph sessions, seminars, wrestling hosted by Juggalo Championshxt Wrestling (JCW), tattooing, a haunted house, video games, contests, an ICP memorabilia museum and more.[3] The second Gathering took place from July 13–15, 2001 at the Seagate Convention Centre in Toledo, Ohio. The event was controversially ended when the Toledo Police Department cut the Insane Clown Posse's concert at the festival short on July 15, 2001 which resulted in a riot.[5][6][7][8]

Performer lineup

The lineup for the 2002 Gathering of the Juggalos consisted of several notable names including Psychopathic Records-signed artists Twiztid, Zug Izland, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Anybody Killa, and Esham, the Dallas, Texas-based rock band Ghoultown, nu metal rock band Primer 55, and supergroups Dark Lotus and Psychopathic Rydas. The festival was headlined by the Insane Clown Posse.[9] The Canadian rock band Kittie was scheduled to perform at the festival, but they had cancelled their concert due to scheduling conflicts.[9]

Carver Arena main stage

Friday (July 19) Saturday (July 20) Sunday (July 21)

Professional wrestling production

Gathering of the Juggalos
PromotionJuggalo Championshxt Wrestling
DateJuly 20–21, 2002
CityPeoria, Illinois
VenuePeoria Civic Center
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Storylines

JCW's Gathering of the Juggalos events featured professional wrestling matches that involves different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[10] Storylines were produced on Juggalo Championshxt Wrestling's various events.

Professional wrestling results

Night 1 - July 20, 2002
No.Results[11]Stipulations
1Breyer Wellington (c) vs. Chris Candido ended in a drawSingles match for the JCW Heavyweight Championship
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
Night 2 - July 21, 2001
No.Results[12]Stipulations
1Shaggy 2 Dope won a battle royalBattle royal for the vacant JCW Heavyweight Championship
2Breyer Wellington defeated Shaggy 2 Dope (c)Singles match for the JCW Heavyweight Championship
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Aftermath

On the Saturday of the festival, a riot had broken out between 1,000 attendees and the Peoria Police Department after officers had arrested a woman in the exhibit hall for baring her breasts, which resulted in tear gas, rubber bullets, and pepper spray being released into the crowd. Psychopathic Records representatives Rob Bruce and Alex Abbiss negotiated with the police and the festival continued 30 minutes after the riot. Eight people in total were arrested during the event and 19 ordiance violations were handed out to the festival.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ Neely, Anthony; Marone, Vittorio (2014). "From fan to fam: The bonding 'counters' in the Juggalo culture" (PDF). Communication and Culture Online. 5 (1): 252–266. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.
  2. ↑ Moll, David (July 18, 2002). "Juggalos just wanna have fun". Peoria Journal Star.
  3. 1 2 Bruce, Joseph; Hobey Echlin (2003). "Hatchet Rising". In Nathan Fostey (ed.). ICP: Behind the Paint (2nd ed.). Royal Oak, Michigan: Psychopathic Records. pp. 470–496. ISBN 0-9741846-0-8.
  4. ↑ Adam Graham (2000-06-15). "Insane Clown Posse Fans Rush Stage At Convention". MTV. Archived from the original on 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  5. ↑ "Gathering of the Juggalos 2001". Archived from the original on April 10, 2001.
  6. ↑ Brian Hiatt (2001-07-16). "ICP's Juggalos Riot, Punch Police Horse, Cut Clowns' Set Short At Fan Convention". MTV. Archived from the original on 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  7. ↑ "Toledo Cops Stop Insane Clown Posse Show". Billboard. 2001-07-17.
  8. ↑ Joe D'Angelo (2001-06-14). "ICP's Juggalo Gathering Promises Faygo Armageddon, Juggalette Bride". MTV. Archived from the original on 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  9. 1 2 "Gathering of the Juggalos – 2002". Psychopathic Records. 2 June 2002. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  10. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  11. ↑ "JCW Gathering Of The Juggalos 2002 - Tag 1". Cagematch.
  12. ↑ "JCW Gathering Of The Juggalos 2002 - Tag 2". Cagematch.
  13. ↑ Haney, Dave (July 23, 2002). "Juggalos hit the road". Peoria Journal Star.
  14. ↑ Joe D'Angelo (2002-10-04). "Insane Clown Posse Find Light (And Hotties, Homies, Faygo) At End Of Tunnel". MTV. Archived from the original on 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
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