RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE has announced a 40-date world tour. The seven-month run, which kicks off on March 26 in El Paso, Texas and goes through Saturday, September 12 in Vienna, Austria, marks the first time the reunited quartet — Zack De La Rocha, Tom Morello, Brad Wilk and Tim Commferford — as toured together since 2011. Incendiary rap duo RUN THE JEWELS (Killer Mike and El-P) will join RATM for all headline dates (excluding Chicago) in support of their highly anticipated new album, "RTJ4", out this spring. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE will play its first shows back together in March at several cities along or near the Mexican border, including El Paso; Las Cruses, New Mexico; and Phoenix, Arizona. Afterwards, they will headline the 2020 installment of Coachella in Indio, California. The rest of the spring and fall will see the group playing a number of of arena shows and festivals, including Boston Calling, Firefly Music Festival and Ottawa Bluesfest. In August and September, RAGE will play a handful of shows in Europe. Through ticketing, volunteering and band donations, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE will be working with multiple charities and activist organizations throughout the tour. In addition, 100 percent of all proceeds from El Paso, Las Cruces and Phoenix will go to immigrant rights organizations. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE 2020 tour dates: Mar. 26 - El Paso, TX - Don Haskins Center Mar. 28 - Las Cruces, NM - Pan American Center Mar. 30 - Glendale, AZ - Gila River Arena Apr. 10 - Indio, CA - Coachella Apr. 17 - Indio, CA - Coachella Apr. 21 - Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena Apr. 25 - Portland, OR - Moda Center Apr. 28 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome May 01 - Vancouver, BC - Pacific Coliseum at the PNE May 03 - Edmonton, AB - Rogers Place May 05 - Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome May 07 - Winnipeg, MB - Bell MTS Place May 09 - Sioux Falls, SD - Denny Sanford Premier Center May 11 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center May 14 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center May 16 - St. Louis, MO - Enterprise Center May 19 - Chicago, IL - United Center May 23 - Boston, MA - Boston Calling Jun. 19 - Dover, DE - Firefly Jul. 10 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theatre Jul. 13 - Detroit, MI - Little Caesars Arena Jul. 17 - Ottawa, ON - Ottawa Bluesfest Jul. 18 - Quebec City, QC - Festival d’Été de Québec Jul. 21 - Hamilton, ON - FirstOntario Centre Jul. 23 - Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena Jul. 27 - Buffalo, NY - KeyBank Center Jul. 29 - Cleveland, OH - Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Jul. 31 - Pittsburgh, PA - PPG Paints Arena Aug. 02 - Raleigh, NC - PNC Arena Aug. 04 - Washington DC - Capital One Arena Aug. 07 - Camden, NJ - BB&T Pavilion Aug. 10 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden Aug. 11 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden Aug. 28 - Leeds, UK - Leeds Festival Aug. 30 - Reading, UK - Reading Festival Sep. 01 - Paris, France - Rock En Seine Festival Sep. 04 - Stradbally Laois, Ireland - Electric Picnic Festival Sep. 06 - Berlin, Germany - Lollapalooza Berlin Festival Sep. 08 - Prague, Czech Republic - O2 Arena Sep. 10 - Krakow, Poland - Tauron Arena RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's appearance at this year's Coachella was first revealed in November when an Instagram account with the handle "rageagainstthemachine" shared a list of 2020 dates. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE last played together in 2011 at L.A. Rising and has resisted calls for a reunion, with vocalist Zach De La Rocha previously believed to be the lone holdout. Guitarist Tom Morello and his fellow RAGE bandmates Tim Commerford (bass) and Brad Wilk (drums) have since teamed up with PUBLIC ENEMY's Chuck D. and CYPRESS HILL's B-Real in the similarly styled PROPHETS OF RAGE. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE recorded three original studio albums and one set of covers before breaking up in 2000. The group reformed in 2007 but only played sporadic gigs and never a full tour. Morello said in 2012, "We'd have to agree to go on one. Once a year, the band meets and very seriously discusses and turns down awesome offers to tour the world."
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