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Rage Against the Machine Reunion Tour
RATM performing at the Big Day Out in 2008.
world tour by Rage Against the Machine
Locations	North America, Europe, Asia, Australia
Start date	April 29, 2007
End date	September 3, 2008
Legs	3
Shows	38
Rage Against the Machine tour chronology
The Battle of Los Angeles Tour (1999-2000)	Reunion Tour (2007-2008)

The Rage Against the Machine Reunion Tour was a 2007-2008 concert tour by Rage Against The Machine. It was 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,^[1] and were confirmed on January 22.^[2] The band was confirmed to be headlining the final day of Coachella 2007.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5][6][7] 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 since continued to tour around the world, headlining many large festivals in Europe and the United States, including Lollapalooza in Chicago. In 2008 the band also played shows in Denver, Colorado and St. Paul, Minnesota; the locations of the Democratic National Convention and Republican National Convention, respectively.

In December 2008, PremierGuitar.com conducted an interview with Tom Morello and when asked about his plans for 2009 he replied:

"Well, I know for sure that I'll be doing a lot of Nightwatchman dates in the coming year and continuing the Axis of Justice organization that I run with Serj Tankian. I got a pretty large cache of Nightwatchman songs that I haven't released yet so I'll definitely continue writing and recording. Also, I had a great time playing Rage Against the Machine shows over the course of the year and half and I have no doubt that we'll continue to do more of those in the future."

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Setlist

Throughout the entierty of the reunion tour, the band's setlist was usually of the same structure for every show. The band played various songs at different shows. On each leg of the tour, the band played a new song(s) and added them regularly to the setlist. At a regular performance, the band would play 14 or 15 songs, including an encore.

Songs Played

Tour Dates

North American Leg

Zack de la Rocha performing with Rage Against the Machine at Coachella 2007.

Date	City	Venue
April 29, 2007	Indio, CA	Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
July 28, 2007	New York, NY	Rock the Bells
July 29, 2007	New York City, NY	Rock the Bells
August 11, 2007	San Bernardino, CA	Rock the Bells
August 18, 2007	San Francisco, CA	Rock the Bells
August 24, 2007	East Troy, WI	Alpine Valley Music Theatre
October 26, 2007	New Orleans, LA	Voodoo Music Experience
October 28, 2007	Las Vegas, NV	Vegoose Festival

New Zealand/Australian/Japan Leg

Date	City	Venue
January 18, 2008	Auckland, New Zealand	Big Day Out
January 20, 2008	Gold Coast, Australia	Big Day Out
January 22, 2008	Sydney, Australia	Sydney Entertainment Centre
January 25, 2008	Sydney, Australia	Big Day Out
January 28, 2008	Melbourne, Australia	Big Day Out
January 30, 2008	Melbourne, Australia	Festival Hall
February 1, 2008	Adelaide, Australia	Big Day Out
February 3, 2008	Perth, Australia	Big Day Out
February 7, 2008	Osaka, Japan	Osaka Castle Hall
February 9, 2008	Tokyo, Japan	Makuhari Messe
February 10, 2008	Tokyo, Japan	Makuhari Messe

European Leg

Date	City	Venue
May 30, 2008	Madrid, Spain	Electric Weekend
June 1, 2008	Landgraaf, Netherlands	Pinkpop Festival
June 2, 2008	Antwerp, Belgium	Sportpaleis
June 4, 2008	Paris, France	Bercy
June 6, 2008	Nürburgring, Germany	Rock am Ring
June 7, 2008	Nürnberg, Germany	Rock im Park
June 10, 2008	Berlin, Germany	Zitadelle
June 12, 2008	Hultsfred, Sweden	Hultsfred Festival
June 14, 2008	Modena, Italy	Stadio Alberto Braglia
June 15, 2008	Nickelsdorf, Austria	Nova Rock Festival
July 10, 2008	Lisbon, Portugal	Optimus Alive!08
July 12, 2008	Balado, Scotland	T in the Park
July 13, 2008	County Kildare, Ireland	Oxegen Festival
August 2, 2008	Chicago, IL	Lollapalooza
August 20, 2008	Paris, France	Rock en Seine
August 22, 2008	Reading, England	Reading Festival
August 23, 2008	Leeds, England	Leeds Festival
August 27, 2008	Denver, CO	Tent State Music Festival to End the War
September 3, 2008	Minneapolis, MN	Target Center

References

External links

• Official Website
• Axis of Justice Tom Morello and Serj Tankian's Activist Website "Axis Of Justice"
• Vietnow.org Rage Against The Machine news resource and forum