Raising Hell Tour

Summary

Run-DMC's headlining tour supporting their third LP Raising Hell brought Beastie Boys and LL Cool J along as openers — three Def Jam-adjacent acts on a single bill. The tour was overshadowed by violent incidents at the August Long Beach Arena date, which fed the moral panic narrative around hip-hop touring but did not derail the tour, which continued into the fall and helped Raising Hell become the first multi-platinum rap LP.