When Is Rage Against The Machine Touring?
Rage Against The Machine share new tour dates for 2023
A rock band of massive proportions, Rage Against The Machine, has unveiled more shows for the year 2023 to the excitement of its supporters. The rap metal band famous for the songs “Killing in the Name," “Bulls on Parade," and “Guerrilla Radio” reunited in 2007 after a seven-year break to perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. They were able to perform a world tour in 2008 before again disappearing from the scene until 2019, when they performed at several big festivals in the US and several other parts of Europe.
In late November 2019, RATM revealed the Public Service Announcement Tour, the band’s first full tour in more than ten years. The tour was initially planned for March–May 2020 and was expected to comprise more than 40 shows across North America. However, like so many things, it was put on hold when the COVID-19 outbreak began in early 2020. It has come after two more years of pandemic disruptions—and now, finally, the new 2023 dates and locations for the Rage Against The Machine’s Public Service Announcement Tour.
The North American dates of the 2023 tour begin on February 22 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The game will go to such cities as SW, WCoast, Midwest, SE, and East Coast before ending in Cleveland on April 30th. Some of the notable venues on the tour include Madison Square Garden in New York, Kia Forum in Los Angeles, United Center in Chicago, TD Garden in Boston, Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, and Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. The full itinerary consists of 2 concerts in most markets to satisfy the undoubtedly mad demand from their fans, who have been waiting for years to see them live again.
Run The Jewels will join RATM on all of their dates, supporting the band for headlining gigs with the exception of gigs in Mexico. Run the Jewels, which was created by Killer Mike and El-P in 2013, is a great example of a successful duo. Besides Rage and Run the Jewels, some stadium shows will also feature the producer DJ and rapper The Alchemist.
This tour announcement follows the historic achievement of the band Rage Against The Machine to become the first rock band to ever top the Spotify Global Top 50. Their initial hit, ‘Killing in the Name,’ which was released in 1992, reached the top of Spotify’s most-streamed songs list in December 2022 as the younger generation engaged in a viral campaign that urged them to stand up for the group’s message.
As the rights of civil and reproductive women are still being threatened, the economic divide widens, and far-right fascism persists in America and the whole world, Rage Against the Machine has not lost its message. Since their formation, the band has never shied from using music to passionately express support for human rights, economic equity, immigrant rights, Native American sovereignty rights, and more. Zack de la Rocha rap vocals, Tom Morello fiery guitar riffs, and the beat of the loud drums by Brad Wilk and Tim Commerford make their music ideal for protest movements that are taking root all over the world, from Thailand to America, for abortion rights protests.
Of course, fans would have turned out in droves any time Rage began touring again, but it is rather symbolic that the band has called their reunion tour 2023. America is currently witnessing an increased sense of social unrest and political instabilities, most of which have been captured by Rage Against the Machine since the year it was formed thirty years ago. Their public service announcement tour is to be another proclamation of Rage Against the Machine justice and change, as always in punk rock spirit, which makes the band stand out from the typical American arena rock bands.
What is especially revealing is that, in recent interviews, the band members have elaborated on how they now conceive of playing concerts as another form of political activism and mobilisation on the ground. According to Morello, active steps are needed to ensure that ideas do not fade away, which is why their show is designed to give like-minded people an event that would inspire them to take more active roles in civic life and demand more fundamental structural changes.
With fans having waited for seven years for the band to release new music, Rage Against The Machine is set to ensure that the already highly anticipated 2023 public service announcement tour will be well worth the wait. I’m sure die-hard fans can look forward to the group heavily relying on material from their first album, which is their biggest selling record to date, contains most of their angry protest songs, and also showcases the band members at their liveliest and most charged up. But Morello in the recent past advised the publication not to discard the possibility of new unreleased songs being included in the set lists for concerts that are part of the tour.
It is likely to be the biggest tour ever in regards to production size and scale, according to the stadiums and arenas that have been slated for the tour. They will perform the majority of their shows or headline most shows with support from Run The Jewels. Considering Rage’s tendency to deliver live performances with the intensity of a mosh pit, heavy bassline, and gory guitars with volume cranked all the way up, the Public Service Announcement Tour is all set to be the biggest rock show and tour demand in years.
When is the fan presale code and when is it going on sale for the Rage Against the Machine 2023 tour?
Their previously postponed Public Service Announcement North American tour dates are up for sale. Tickets bought for the 2020 and 2022 tour schedules will be valid for the new 2023 tour.
The Live Nation presale code is PUMPKINS. The LN Mobile App presale will begin on January 26th, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. local time, and for the general public on January 27th, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. local time.
For North America, VIP packages such as premium tickets, exclusive merchandise, parking, and so on are also on offer.
International fans who wish that Rage incorporates some festivals and headlining performances into their 2023 concert list should not entirely dismiss the idea. Taking into account the exponential rise in popularity this band experienced in recent years bringing their discography to younger generations, the accumulated demand for their music after a decade of inactivity, and the fact the band began to play shows only recently, one can easily expect Rage Against The Machine to continue performing around the globe in 2023 and 2024 after this string of North American dates. Check their website and official social media accounts for more tour date updates in the future.
If you have been waiting for the ideal time to start a family, then this is your lucky day. Even after suffering COVID setbacks, Rage Against the Machine is set to take their ‘internet protocol battle for Los Angeles’ back to LA and then embark on the Public Service Announcement Tour. The run of shows is sure to be their biggest, most popular, and, without a doubt, their most provocative shows so far. Go running with the band’s greatest hits, such as “Testify,” “Calm Like a Bomb,” and “Sleep Now in the Fire,” as Zack de la Rocha raps with venom, Tom Morello’s guitar screeches, and Brad Wilk crashes the cymbals. Get in a pit, lift your hand, and prepare yourself to unleash!
