Rage Against the Machine reunion tour

infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = Rage Against the Machine Reunion Tour
type=world


image_caption=RATM performing at the Big Day Out in 2008.
locations= North America, Europe, Asia, Australia
artist = Rage Against the Machine
start_date = April 29, 2007
end_date = September 3, 2008
number_of_legs = 3
number_of_shows = 38
last_tour = The Battle of Los Angeles Tour
(1999-2000)
this_tour = Reunion Tour
(2007-2008)
next_tour =

The Rage Against the Machine Reunion Tour is a 2007-2008 concert tour by Rage Against The Machine. It is one of the most anticipated reunion tours of all time, and is the first tour for the band since they broke up in 2000.

History

Rumors that Rage Against the Machine could reunite at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival were circulating in mid-January 2007, [cite web | last = Cohen | first = Jonathan | authorlink = Jonathan Cohen | title = Morello Goes Solo, Rage To Reunite? | work = Billboard | publisher = Billboard.com | date = January 19, 2007 | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003535273 | accessdate = 2007-01-21] and were confirmed on January 22. [cite web | last = Boucher | first = Geoff | title = Rage Against the Machine will reunite for Coachella | work = Los Angeles Times | publisher = LATimes.com | date = January 22, 2007 | url = http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-coachella22jan22,1,6747076.story?coll=la-headlines-entnews&ctrack=1&cset=true | accessdate = 2007-01-22] The band was confirmed to be headlining the final day of Coachella 2007. [cite web | last = Finn | first = Natalie | title = Rage On at Coachella | work = E! News | publisher = EOnline.com | date = January 22, 2007 | url =http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=66ffd892-90fe-44c0-8b4c-edab6e3990f3&entry=index | accessdate = 2007-01-24] The reunion was described by Morello as primarily being a vehicle to voice the band's opposition to the "right-wing purgatory" the United States has "slid into" under the George W. Bush administration since RATM's dissolution. [cite web | title = Rage Against the Machine discuss reunion | publisher = NME |date=February 2, 2007 | url = http://www.nme.com/news/rage-against-the-machine/26197 | accessdate = 2007-02-03]

On April 14, 2007, Morello and de la Rocha reunited onstage early to perform a brief acoustic set at a Coalition of Immokalee Workers rally in downtown Chicago. Morello described the event as "very exciting for everybody in the room, myself included." This was followed by the scheduled Coachella performance on Sunday, April 29 where the band staged a much anticipated performance to the largest crowds of the festival.cite web | last=Staff Writer | date=April 30, 2007 | title=Rage Against the Machine reunite at Coachella | work=NME | url=http://www.nme.com/news/coachella/28013 | accessdate=2007-05-01] cite web | last=Sulugiuc | first=Gelu |date=April 30, 2007 | title=Rage Against the Machine reunites | work=Reuters | publisher=Yahoo! News | url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070430/en_nm/rage_dc | accessdate=2007-05-01] cite web | last=Moss | first=Corey |date=April 30, 2007 | title=Rage Against the Machine's Ferocious Reunion Caps Coachella's Final Night | work=MTV News | publisher=MTV.com | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1558334/20070430/rage_against_the_machine.jhtml | accessdate=2007-05-01] This was originally thought of as a one-off show, which later turned out to be untrue. The band later played four shows in the Hip Hop festival Rock the Bells with the Wu Tang Clan, Public Enemy and Cypress Hill, and later an additional night in New York City after the first night sold out in twenty minutes. Rage also played their first (non-festival) concert in 7 years at the Alpine Valley Music Theater in East Troy, Wisconsin, supported by Queens of the Stone Age in August 2007.The band played co-headlining spots at New Orleans' Voodoo Music Experience in late October and the Vegoose Festival in Las Vegas. These shows were the last performances by the band in 2007.

On January 18 2008, the band played their first show outside of the US since their reunion in Auckland, New Zealand as part of the Big Day Out festival series. The band also played 7 shows in Australia including 2 headlining shows in Melbourne and Sydney. The band has gone on to play shows in Japan and various countries in Europe and plan to play more shows in the US.

etlist

As of August 2008

European / American Leg

It is also rumored that Rage Against The Machine will be embarking on a full-scale North American and South American tour in late 2008/early 2009 with support act Anti-Flag.

References