Eazy-E appears in hologram form on stage with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at Rock the Bells on Saturday, Sept. 7 at San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore. (David Bauman/Staff Photographer)
Glen Helen Regional Park, the site of the Us Festival and birthplace of Ozzfest made music history again on Saturday, Sept. 7 when Eazy-E appeared on the stage at Rock the Bells at San Manuel Amphitheater.
The return of Eazy-E happened on what would have been his 50th birthday, summoned by the music of his protégés Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and N.W.A. bandmate DJ Yella.
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Midway through Bone Thugs’ set, they welcomed DJ Yella onstage and in an instant, Eazy-E appeared in hologram form on the middle of the stage, flanked by his protégés. Cell phones lit up the crowd as people tried to capture the special moment.
A hologram of Eazy-E appears on stage with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at Rock the Bells at San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)
Eazy-E greeted the crowd before going into verses of N.W.A.’s “Straight Outta Compton” and his solo hit “Boyz-N-The Hood.” He also performed on Bone Thugs’ “Foe Tha Love of Money” before disappearing.
Beyond Eazy-E, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s set was well-received by the crowd. They first reunited at Rock the Bells a few years back and are currently celebrating their 20th anniversary.
They came out to the stage to the “We were getting high,” line from Oasis’ “Champagne Supernova,” which was playing repeatedly.
Highlights from the set included ” Days of Our Lives,” “East 1999” and set closer “The Crossroads.”