The 2004 Gathering of the Juggalos (also known as The Gathering or GOTJ) 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 15 to July 18, 2004 at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park (also referred to as Crystal Forest) in Garrettsville, Ohio. 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 2122, 2000, with roughly 2,000 fans in attendance. 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. 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.
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.
The 2003 Gathering was held at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park in Garrettsville, Ohio, marking the first time that the festival was held at an outdoor venue.
Performer lineup The lineup for the 2004 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, rap-rock band Kottonmouth Kings, horrorcore rap-rock band Wolfpac, US DMC champion DJ Swamp, Strange Music co-owner Tech N9ne, Grammy Award-winning rappers Vanilla Ice and Kurupt, multi-time Grammy Award-winning rap rock group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony who reunited after a several month hiatus, Wu-Tang Clan co-founder Ol Dirty Bastard, and the supergroups Dark Lotus and Psychopathic Rydas. The festival was headlined by the Insane Clown Posse. Main stage Thursday (July 15) Friday (July 16) Saturday (July 17) Sunday (July 18)Bone Thugs-N-HarmonyWolfpac Jumpsteady Anybody Killa Dark Lotus DJ SwampZug Izland Esham Kurupt Blaze Ya Dead HomieTech N9ne Vanilla Ice Ol Dirty Bastard Psychopathic Rydas Insane Clown Posse
Professional wrestling production
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. Storylines were produced on Juggalo Championshxt Wrestling's various events.
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