Rage Against the Machine to reunite for 7-month world tour Public Service Announcement, first since 2011
American band Rage Against the Machine is due for a comeback with a 2020 world tour. The rap-metal titans announced the tour on February 10.
The reunion tour titled 'Public Service Announcement' comes after a nine-year hiatus for the band. They previously announced warm-up shows and headliner performances for March, which will include events at Coachella, Boston Calling and Firefly. All original band members — vocalist Zack de la Rocha, guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford and drummer Brad Wilk will be reuniting for the event. Their last tour was in 2011.
According to Rolling Stone, the 2020 world tour will take place over seven months, kicking off on March 26 at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas, and closing on September 12 in the Wiener Stadthalle indoor arena in Vienna, Austria. The band will perform at major US arenas over spring and summer, which includes a performance at Chicago's United Center on May 19. They will perform two consecutive nights, August 10 and 11, at Madison Square Garden in New York, before heading off to England for both the Leeds and Reading Festival.
According to Detroit Free Press, all the proceeds from the first three shows at El Paso, Texas; Las Cruces, New Mexico; Glendale, Arizona, "will go to immigrant rights" organizations, the band said in a statement. Additionally, portions from ticket sales, volunteering and donations will go to several charities and activist organizations throughout the year. Tickets will go on sale on February 13 and will be available on the official Rage Against the Machine website here.
Rage Against the Machine will be supported by hip-hop duo Run the Jewels (otherwise referred to as RTJ) on all the dates except three — May 19, July 17 and July 18.
'Public Service Announcement' tour dates:
March 26 - El Paso, Texas - Don Haskins
March 28 - Las Cruces, N.M. - Pan American Center
March 30 - Glendale, Ariz. - Gila River Arena
April 10-17 - Indio, California - Coachella
April 21 – Oakland -Oracle Arena
April 25 - Portland, Ore. - Moda Center
April 28 - Tacoma, Wash. - Tacoma Dome
May 1 - Vancouver, B.C. - Rogers Arena
May 3 - Edmonton, Alb. - Rogers Place
May 5 - Calgary, Alb. - Scotiabank Saddledome
May 7 - Winnipeg, Mani. - Bell MTS Place
May 9 - Sioux Falls, S.D. - Danny Sanford Premier Center
May 11 - Minneapolis - Target Center
May 14 - Kansas City - Sprint Center
May 16 - St. Louis - Enterprise Center
May 19 - Chicago - United Center**
May 23 - Boston - Boston Calling Festival
June 19 - Dover, Del. - Firefly Festival
July 10 - East Troy, Wisc. - Alpine Valley Music Theater
July 13 - Detroit - Little Caesars Arena
July 17 - Ottawa, Ontario - Ottawa Bluesfest**
July 18 - Festival d’Été de Québec - Festival d’Été de Québec**
July 21 - Hamilton, Ont. - First Ontario Center
July 23 - Toronto, Ont. - Scotiabank Center
July 27 - Buffalo, N.Y. - KeyBank Center
July 29 - Cleveland - Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
July 31 - Pittsburgh - PPG Paints Arena
August 2 - Raleigh, N.C. - PNC Arena
August 4 - Washington, D.C. - Capital One Arena
August 7 - Camden, N.J. - BB&T Pavilion
August 10 - 11 - New York - Madison Square Garden
August 28 - Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
August 30 - Reading, England - Reading Festival
September 1 - Paris - Rock En Seine
September 4 - Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic
September 6 - Berlin - Lollapalooza Berlin
September 8 - Prague - O2 Arena
September 10 - Krakow, Poland - Tauron Arena
September 12 - Vienna, Austria - Wiener Stadthalle
**Dates exclusive of RTJ