Rage Against the Machine and Wu-Tang Clan dates
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Rage Against the Machine adds more dates
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-rage24feb24,1,6195082.story
Rage Against the Machine adds more dates
The reformed band will Rock the Bells with Wu-Tang Clan on a summer tour.
By Geoff Boucher
Times Staff Writer
February 24, 2007
It turns out Rage Against the Machine will play more than one show after all--the seminal L.A. band will join the Wu-Tang Clan for three shows under the banner of Rock the Bells, the acclaimed hip-hop festival that kicks off in New York on July 28 and hits Southern California on Aug. 11.
That local show will be at the National Orange Show Events Center in San Bernardino while the third show, on Aug. 18, will be in San Francisco. The sites of the New York and San Francisco shows as well as ticket sales information will be announced by organizers on Monday.
Rage is already the closing-night headliner of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 29 in Indio, a festival that sold out 80 days in advance due to the pent-up fan demand for the Los Angeles band. Rage played their last show in 2000.
That Coachella show was announced as a "one-and-done" affair but the quick sellout and the harsh-priced ticket scalping already underway are among the factors in the added shows, according to sources close to the band. There's also the historical punch of performing with Wu-Tang Clan, one of the most ambitious and influential hip-hop outfits ever.
"Rage will do four shows and just four in 2007," said Chang Weisberg, the founder of Guerilla Union and organizer of Rock the Bells. "Coachella is first, that's the granddaddy. And now these three with the Wu-Tang Clan represent a very, very special thing."
The New York hip-hop collective has already announced the planned summer release of "8 Diagrams," the Clan's first album since "Iron Flag" in 2001. The album will feature new contributions from eight of the nine members from its classic line-up: RZA, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Raekwon, GZA, Inspectah Deck, U-God and Masta Killa. The ninth member, the late ODB, who died in 2005, will appear in the form of previously recorded material.
RZA said in a released statement in November that the contemporary doldrums of hip-hop demand a return by the flamboyant and potent Clan: "People want something that gives them an adrenaline rush. We're here to supply that fix. How could hip-hop be dead if Wu-Tang is forever? We're here to revive the spirit and the economics and bring in a wave of energy that has lately dissipated."
More details on the shows, including an on-sale date, will come Monday via the "Kevin & Bean" morning show on KROQ-FM (106.7), the powerhouse rock station in Los Angeles.
Fans have been hopeful that Rage will tour but, according to Weisberg, these three new dates and the Coachella appearance are the extent of the current comeback. Rage helped launch Coachella in 1999 when the band co-headlined the inaugural edition of the huge festival.
Rage guitarist Tom Morello has said that the reunion is driven in part by politics and a desire by him and his compatriots to rally young people against President Bush, the war in Iraq and the Republican Party.
When Rage split, frontman Zack de la Rocha went solo while Morello, drummer Brad Wilk and bassist Tim Commerford went on as Audioslave, adding singer Chris Cornell and releasing three albums. That band's future came into question with the recent Rage reunion stirrings and likely ended altogether with the Feb. 15 announcement by Cornell that he is moving on due to "irresolvable personality conflicts and musical differences."
Morello, meanwhile, is also launching a new solo career as the Nightwatchman, the stage name he uses for his aggressive and largely acoustic protest music. His album, "One Man Revolution," is due in stores April 24 and he will tour in the spring.
If Rage as a whole also tours soon it would add to a summer of major reunions hitting the road; the members of the Police and Genesis have set aside their famous quarrels and are gearing up for road runs, while the notoriously fractious Eagles are finishing their first studio album since 1979 and are expected to tour as well.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-rage24feb24,1,6195082.story
Rage Against the Machine adds more dates
The reformed band will Rock the Bells with Wu-Tang Clan on a summer tour.
By Geoff Boucher
Times Staff Writer
February 24, 2007
It turns out Rage Against the Machine will play more than one show after all--the seminal L.A. band will join the Wu-Tang Clan for three shows under the banner of Rock the Bells, the acclaimed hip-hop festival that kicks off in New York on July 28 and hits Southern California on Aug. 11.
That local show will be at the National Orange Show Events Center in San Bernardino while the third show, on Aug. 18, will be in San Francisco. The sites of the New York and San Francisco shows as well as ticket sales information will be announced by organizers on Monday.
Rage is already the closing-night headliner of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 29 in Indio, a festival that sold out 80 days in advance due to the pent-up fan demand for the Los Angeles band. Rage played their last show in 2000.
That Coachella show was announced as a "one-and-done" affair but the quick sellout and the harsh-priced ticket scalping already underway are among the factors in the added shows, according to sources close to the band. There's also the historical punch of performing with Wu-Tang Clan, one of the most ambitious and influential hip-hop outfits ever.
"Rage will do four shows and just four in 2007," said Chang Weisberg, the founder of Guerilla Union and organizer of Rock the Bells. "Coachella is first, that's the granddaddy. And now these three with the Wu-Tang Clan represent a very, very special thing."
The New York hip-hop collective has already announced the planned summer release of "8 Diagrams," the Clan's first album since "Iron Flag" in 2001. The album will feature new contributions from eight of the nine members from its classic line-up: RZA, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Raekwon, GZA, Inspectah Deck, U-God and Masta Killa. The ninth member, the late ODB, who died in 2005, will appear in the form of previously recorded material.
RZA said in a released statement in November that the contemporary doldrums of hip-hop demand a return by the flamboyant and potent Clan: "People want something that gives them an adrenaline rush. We're here to supply that fix. How could hip-hop be dead if Wu-Tang is forever? We're here to revive the spirit and the economics and bring in a wave of energy that has lately dissipated."
More details on the shows, including an on-sale date, will come Monday via the "Kevin & Bean" morning show on KROQ-FM (106.7), the powerhouse rock station in Los Angeles.
Fans have been hopeful that Rage will tour but, according to Weisberg, these three new dates and the Coachella appearance are the extent of the current comeback. Rage helped launch Coachella in 1999 when the band co-headlined the inaugural edition of the huge festival.
Rage guitarist Tom Morello has said that the reunion is driven in part by politics and a desire by him and his compatriots to rally young people against President Bush, the war in Iraq and the Republican Party.
When Rage split, frontman Zack de la Rocha went solo while Morello, drummer Brad Wilk and bassist Tim Commerford went on as Audioslave, adding singer Chris Cornell and releasing three albums. That band's future came into question with the recent Rage reunion stirrings and likely ended altogether with the Feb. 15 announcement by Cornell that he is moving on due to "irresolvable personality conflicts and musical differences."
Morello, meanwhile, is also launching a new solo career as the Nightwatchman, the stage name he uses for his aggressive and largely acoustic protest music. His album, "One Man Revolution," is due in stores April 24 and he will tour in the spring.
If Rage as a whole also tours soon it would add to a summer of major reunions hitting the road; the members of the Police and Genesis have set aside their famous quarrels and are gearing up for road runs, while the notoriously fractious Eagles are finishing their first studio album since 1979 and are expected to tour as well.
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I remember having tickets to the Wu-Tang/RATM tour in 98? But Wu-tang pulled out of the bill :(
May the heavens reign upon me!! Thanks for the Rage update!!!
yeah, south, not quite the same but i had tix and a van rented for the rage/beasties show back in 2000 at giants stadium, so i know the feeling...
let's hope this one pans out and more rage headlining shows for the summer
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Luckily the Roots filled in for the Wu. Atari Teenage Riot was god awful though.
nice, at least you got to see rage... damn they postponed the rage/beasties tour because one of the guys in the beasties broke his arm riding a bike in nyc... rage broke up a week or so later
i will be keeping an eye out for the nyc show, definitely not missing them this time around
how are the roots? they just got added to bonnaroo so i'm curious what to expect
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Luckily I saw Rage at the 1st Tibetan Freedom show, Them and the Beastie absolutely blew everyone away.
The Roots are my second favorite live act behind PJ and just ahead of MMJ.
I just saw them play a couple weeks ago. Another amazing show they covered Masters of War and did a half hour long James Brown tribute. They always do a covers portion of the show this time they did some Wu, Nas, Ohio Players, ATCQ and others. Here's a clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxs1d-EVWeU
sweet, i must admit i'm not a big fan of hip hop, especially live, but it's nice to see them playing instruments live, definitely just added to my must see list for the bonnaroo weekend
and speaking of mmj, just gave in and got some mmj tickets for asheveille in a few weeks, damn pearl jam for introducing me to the future of rock and roll
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That's what happened to me. I didn't see any East coast shows but I bought tickets to MMJ away and . . . Holy Fuck they were good.
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pleaaaase come to europe!!
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2007 - London
2009 - London, Manchester, London
2010 - Dublin, Belfast, London
2011 - Alpine Valley x2
2012 - Isle of Wight, Manchester x2
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I had tickets to that show in 2000. I won them from KRock. I was pissed when it was cancelled. I did get to see RATM at a DFP on Jones Beach though before that...
Decent show...Zach busted his ankle during Rage's set, but like a trooper, he stuck it out. It'll be interesting to see if they can pull off a few dates together again.
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I've been there each of the last two summers for DMB, the shows were great, but the venue isin't ideal. For DMB they had a section of fold up chiars in front and then a big GA lawn behind it. The place is huge, so even if your in the front of the lawn, you feel miles from the stage. The major problem with Randalls is the dust; it's everywhere especially on the lawn. But besides that it's a pretty cool atmosphere.
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