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Public Service Announcement Tour

The Public Service Announcement Tour was a reunion tour by American rock band Rage Against the Machine, which began on July 9, 2022, at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin, and concluded early on August 14, 2022, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This tour marked the band's first live appearances in eleven years, and their first full-length tour in 22 years, after they completed the accompanying tour for its third album The Battle of Los Angeles.

Public Service Announcement Tour
Tour by Rage Against the Machine
Promotional poster for the tour
LocationNorth America
Start dateJuly 9, 2022
End dateAugust 14, 2022
Legs1 (2 cancelled)
No. of shows19 (38 cancelled)
Rage Against the Machine concert chronology
  • Reunion Tour
    (2007–2011)
  • Public Service Announcement Tour
    (2022)
  • N/A

The tour was originally scheduled to start in North America in March 2020, followed by a series of European festival appearances, but it was pushed back to the summer of 2021, then to 2022 and again to 2023, due to the COVID-19 pandemic before many of the dates were cancelled.[1][2] It was announced by drummer Brad Wilk in January 2024 that there would be no more live activities under the Rage Against the Machine name, making the Public Service Announcement their final tour.[3][4]

Background

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On November 1, 2019, it was reported that Rage Against the Machine were reuniting for their first shows in nine years in the spring of 2020, including two appearances at that year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.[5][6][7]

On February 10, 2020, the band announced the dates and venues for their 2020 world tour.[8] The tour was going to begin with a North American leg in March, but it was repeatedly postponed, first to July and then to June 2021, due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

On May 1, 2020, Rage Against the Machine announced on its official website that, due to circumstances influenced by the ongoing pandemic, all the tour dates that were scheduled to take place that year had been postponed to 2021:

Rage Against The Machine will commence our tour at such a time when we are confident it will be safe for our fans. The rerouted dates (heath and safety permitting) are below and YOUR TICKETS WILL BE HONORED for the postponed shows. During this difficult time we also respect the fans who want their ticket money back. We've requested and confirmed that, as of this weekend, ANYONE who wants a refund can begin the process at your point of purchase. We sincerely hope that each one of you and your families and friends stay safe and well and that music is bringing you solace and inspiration. We look forward to seeing you.[9]

Initially, however, the band was still scheduled to perform at 2020's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which had been pushed back from April to October before it was officially canceled for similar reasons as the tour postponement.[1][10]

On April 8, 2021, it was announced that the "Public Service Announcement" Tour had once again been rescheduled to the spring and summer of 2022.[2]

On July 11, during the tour's second show in Chicago, De la Rocha injured his leg during the fourth song of the evening. He performed the rest of the show sitting on a speaker, and remained seated for all subsequent North American performances, being assisted on and off stage. On August 11, it was announced that the European leg of the tour had been cancelled, as De la Rocha had been advised to rest as to allow for proper healing. Then almost two months later on October 4, via a statement on the band's official Instagram account, De La Rocha announced they had made the difficult decision to cancel all remaining stops on the tour, including the 2023 North American leg, due to the severity of his injury.[11]

On January 3, 2024, drummer Brad Wilk announced that there would be no more live activities (including a tour) as Rage Against the Machine, making the Public Service Announcement tour their last live outing.[3][4]

Setlist

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The following set list is from the July 12 concert in Chicago. It is not intended to represent all dates throughout the tour.[12]

  1. "Bombtrack"
  2. "People of the Sun"
  3. "Bulls on Parade"
  4. "Bullet in the Head"
  5. "Revolver" (interlude)
  6. "Testify"
  7. "Tire Me"
  8. "Take The Power Back"
  9. "Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)" (w/ Run the Jewels)
  10. "Wake Up"
  11. "Guerrilla Radio"
  12. "Down Rodeo"
  13. "Without a Face"
  14. "Know Your Enemy"
  15. "Calm Like a Bomb"
  16. "Sleep Now in the Fire"
  17. "No Shelter"
  18. "War Within a Breath"
  19. "The Ghost of Tom Joad"
  20. "Snakecharmer" (interlude)
  21. "Township Rebellion" (interlude)
  22. "Freedom"
  23. "Killing in the Name"

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
North America
July 9, 2022 East Troy United States Alpine Valley Music Theatre — —
July 11, 2022 Chicago United Center 24,252 / 24,252 $3,032,750
July 12, 2022
July 15, 2022[a] Ottawa Canada LeBreton Flats — —
July 16, 2022[b] Quebec City Plains of Abraham — —
July 19, 2022 Hamilton FirstOntario Centre — —
July 21, 2022 Toronto Scotiabank Arena — —
July 23, 2022
July 25, 2022 Buffalo United States KeyBank Center — —
July 27, 2022 Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse — —
July 29, 2022 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena — —
July 31, 2022 Raleigh PNC Arena — —
August 2, 2022 Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena 26,709 / 26,709 $3,338,625
August 3, 2022
August 8, 2022 New York City Madison Square Garden 68,659 / 68,659 $8,170,421
August 9, 2022
August 11, 2022
August 12, 2022
August 14, 2022

Cancelled dates

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Date City Country Venue Reason
April 10, 2020[c] Indio United States Empire Polo Club COVID-19 pandemic[13][14][1][15][16][17]
April 17, 2020[c]
May 23, 2020[d] Boston Harvard Stadium
June 19, 2020[e] Dover Dover International Speedway
September 4, 2020[f] Stradbally Ireland Stradbally Hall
September 6, 2020[g] Berlin Germany Olympiapark Berlin
August 24, 2022 Edinburgh Scotland Royal Highland Centre Zack de la Rocha's leg injury[18][11]
August 26, 2022[h] Leeds England Bramham Park
August 28, 2022[i] Reading Little John's Farm
August 30, 2022[j] Paris France Parc de Saint-Cloud
September 1, 2022 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
September 3, 2022[k] Hanover Germany Expo Plaza
September 5, 2022 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
September 8, 2022[l] Málaga Spain Sacaba Beach
September 10, 2022[m] Madrid Valdebebas
September 13, 2022 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
September 15, 2022 Kraków Poland Tauron Arena
September 17, 2022 Zagreb Croatia Arena Zagreb
September 19, 2022 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena
February 22, 2023 Las Cruces United States Pan American Center
February 24, 2023 El Paso Don Haskins Center
February 26, 2023 Glendale Desert Diamond Arena
February 28, 2023
March 3, 2023 Oakland Oakland Arena
March 5, 2023
March 7, 2023 Portland Moda Center
March 9, 2023 Tacoma Tacoma Dome
March 11, 2023 Vancouver Canada Pacific Coliseum
March 13, 2023 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome
March 15, 2023 Edmonton Rogers Place
March 17, 2023 Winnipeg Canada Life Centre
March 19, 2023 Minneapolis United States Target Center
March 20, 2023
March 22, 2023 Sioux Falls Denny Sanford Premier Center
March 28, 2023 Kansas City T-Mobile Center
March 30, 2023 St. Louis Enterprise Center
April 1, 2023 Detroit Little Caesars Arena
April 2, 2023

Notes

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  1. ^ part of Ottawa Bluesfest.
  2. ^ part of Festival d'été de Québec.
  3. ^ a b The concerts on April 10 and 17, 2020 in Indio were part of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
  4. ^ The concert on May 23, 2020, in Boston was part of the Boston Calling Music Festival.
  5. ^ The concert on June 19, 2020, in Dover was part of the Firefly Music Festival.
  6. ^ The concert on September 4, 2020, in Stradbally was part of Electric Picnic.
  7. ^ The concert on September 6, 2020, in Berlin was part of Lollapalooza Berlin.
  8. ^ part of Leeds Festival.
  9. ^ part of Reading Festival.
  10. ^ part of Rock en Seine.
  11. ^ Part of Die Mega 90er & 2000er Open Air Party.
  12. ^ Part of Andalucía Big Festival.
  13. ^ Part of Mad Cool.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Kreps, Daniel (May 2, 2020). "Rage Against the Machine Reschedule Reunion Tour for 2021". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Kreps, Daniel (April 8, 2021). "Rage Against the Machine Postpone Reunion Tour to 2022". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Will Not Play Any More Reunion Shows". metalinjection.net. January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Looks Like Rage Against the Machine Just Broke Up For Good". wearethepit.com. January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  5. ^ Baltin, Steve (November 1, 2019). "Confirmed: Rage Against The Machine To Reunite In 2020, Headline Coachella". Forbes. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  6. ^ Hartmann, Graham (November 1, 2019). "Rage Against the Machine Announce 2020 Reunion". Loudwire. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  7. ^ Brooks, Dave (November 1, 2019). "Rage Against the Machine to Reunite for 2020 Coachella". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  8. ^ Angie Martoccio (February 10, 2020). "Rage Against the Machine Announce 2020 Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  9. ^ "Rage Against the Machine - Official Site". ratm.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  10. ^ Yoo, Noah (June 11, 2020). "Coachella 2020 Canceled Due to COVID-19". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Rage Against the Machine Cancels Their 2023 North American Tour Dates". October 4, 2022.
  12. ^ "Rage Against the Machine in Chicago Night 2: See Photos, Video, Setlist". July 13, 2022.
  13. ^ "Tour Postponement". Archived from the original on December 25, 2021.
  14. ^ "Rage Against the Machine Postpone First Half of Reunion Tour Owing to Coronavirus". Rolling Stone. March 13, 2020.
  15. ^ "Login • Instagram". Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  16. ^ "Login • Instagram". Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
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  18. ^ "Rage Against The Machine Scraps U.K. and Europe Tour". Billboard. August 12, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
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