Rage Against The Machine Return With Hit-Packed Show
Rage Against The Machine performed their first show in 11 years last night (9 July), treating fans in East Troy, Wisconsin to a hit-packed set featuring 15 of their biggest songs, along with a classic Bruce Springsteen cover.
Taking place at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre, the show marked the band’s first live performance in almost exactly 11 years. The support for the show was from Run The Jewels, who delivered a career-spanning set including Legend Has It, Close Your Eyes, Ooh La La, Blockbuster Night Part 1 and more.
Rage Against The Machine, who first announced their second reunion back in 2019, were set to kick the tour off in March 2020. Ongoing complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic forced the tour to be rescheduled several times; the most recent pushbacks came in January and February, where half of the US leg was postponed from April to July, and the other half was pushed into 2023.
Among the band’s UK appearances will be headline slots at this year’s Reading & Leeds, as well as a massive outdoor show in Edinburgh.
Rage Against The Machine setlist – 9 July 2022
Bombtrack
People Of The Sun
Bulls On Parade
Bullet In The Head
Testify
Tire Me
Wake Up
Guerrilla Radio
Without A Face
Know Your Enemy
Calm Like A Bomb
Sleep Now In The Fire
War Within A Breath
The Ghost Of Tom Joad (Bruce Springsteen cover)
Freedom’ (inc. snippet of Township Rebellion)
Killing In The Name
Upcoming Rage Against the Machine US tour dates:
July
11 – Chicago, IL – United Center
12 – Chicago, IL – United Center
15 – Ottawa, ON – Ottawa Bluesfest
16 – Quebec City, QC – Festival d’ete de Quebec
19 – Hamilton, ON – FirstOntario Centre
21 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
23 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
25 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center
27 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
29 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
31 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena
August
2 – Washington DC – Capital One Arena
3 – Washington DC – Capital One Arena
8 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
9 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
11 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
12 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
14 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden