Gathering of the Juggalos 2003

Gathering of the Juggalos 2003
Promotional poster
DateJuly 17–20, 2003 (2003-07-17 – 2003-07-20)
VenueNelson Ledges Quarry Park
LocationsGarrettsville, Ohio, United States
Previous event
2002
Next event
2004
Organized byPsychopathic Records
Websitejuggalogathering.com

The 2003 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 17 to July 20, 2003 at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park (also referred to as Crystal Forest) in Garrettsville, Ohio. This was also the first time that the Gathering of the Juggalos was held outdoors.

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.[2][3] 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.[2] 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.[4][5][6][7]

During the 2002 Gathering of the Juggalos, a riot had broken out between 1,000 attendees and police that was caused by officers arresting a woman in the exhibit hall for baring her breasts. Tear gas, rubber bullets, and pepper spray were released into the crowd, however, representatitives from Psychopathic Records were able to negotiate with the police and the festival continued 30 minutes after the riot started.[8][9][10]

Performer lineup

The lineup for the 2003 Gathering of the Juggalos consisted of several notable names including Psychopathic Records-signed artists Twiztid, Zug Izland, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Jumpsteady, Anybody Killa, and Esham, the industrial metal band Dope, rap-rock band Kottonmouth Kings, Jamaican rapper Bushwick Bill, Grammy Award-winning rapper Vanilla Ice, and the supergroup Dark Lotus. The festival was headlined by the Insane Clown Posse.[11]

Main stage

Thursday (July 17) Friday (July 18) Saturday (July 19) Sunday (July 20)
  • V-Sinzter

Professional wrestling production

Gathering of the Juggalos
PromotionJuggalo Championshxt Wrestling
DateJuly 18–19, 2003
CityGarrettsville, Ohio
VenueNelson Ledges Quarry Park
Juggalo Championshxt Wrestling event chronology
← Previous
Volume 3		 Next →
Gathering of the Juggalos
Gathering of the Juggalos chronology
← Previous
2002		 Next →
2004

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.[12] Storylines were produced on Juggalo Championshxt Wrestling's various events.

Professional wrestling results

Night 1 - July 18, 2001
No.Results[13]Stipulations
1Breyer Wellington and Lenny Lane defeated Insane Clown Posse (Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J)Tag team match
Night 2 - July 19, 2001
No.Results[14]Stipulations
1Nosawa and The Insane Clown Posse (Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J) defeated Breyer Wellington, Lenny Lane, and Monty BrownSix man tag team match

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. 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Gathering of the Juggalos 2001". Archived from the original on April 10, 2001.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Toledo Cops Stop Insane Clown Posse Show". Billboard. 2001-07-17.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Haney, Dave (July 23, 2002). "Juggalos hit the road". Peoria Journal Star.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ Moll, David (July 18, 2002). "Juggalos just wanna have fun". Peoria Journal Star.
  11. ↑ "Gathering of the Juggalos 2003". Psychopathic Records. 11 June 2003. Archived from the original on 11 June 2003. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  12. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  13. ↑ "JCW Gathering Of The Juggalos 2003 - Tag 1". Cagematch.
  14. ↑ "JCW Gathering Of The Juggalos 2003 - Tag 2". Cagematch.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.