One of the left coasts’ finest, Dilated Peoples, are back on the road. The underground superstars will kick off their 12 city tour in San Francisco on March 5th. The tour entitled, “Scratch Tour 2002,” will further promote their incredible sophomore opus “Expansion Team.” There is no word yet as to who will open up for them but there will apparently be a few special guests, namely Afrika Bambaataa and Z-Trip. Here are the tour dates and venues.

March 5, 2002: The Fillmore, San Francisco CA

March 6, 2002: The Palace, Los Angeles CA

March 7, 2002: House of Blues, Anaheim CA

March 8, 2002 Cajun House, Phoenix AZ

March 11, 2002: Ogden Theatre, Denver CO

March 13, 2002: House of Blues, Chicago IL

March 14, 2002: St. Andrews Hall, Detroit MI

March 15, 2002: 9:30 Club (Late Show), Washington DC

March 16, 2002: Electric Factory, Philadelphia PA

March 18, 2002: Irving Plaza, New York NY

March 19, 2002: Avalon, Boston MA

March 22, 2002: Earthlink Live, Atlanta GA