PROPHETS OF RAGE-NCLUDE RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE’S TOM MORELLO, TIM COMMERFORD & BRAD WILK; PUBLIC ENEMY’S CHUCK D AND DJ LORD; CYPRESS HILL’S B-REAL-ANNOUNCE “MAKE AMERICA RAGE” AGAIN TOUR
Assembling as a politically-charged response to 2016’s tumultuous election year, the newly-formed Prophets Of Rage, features Tom Morello, Tim Commerford, Brad Wilk, Chuck D, B-Real and DJ Lord.
Best described by Morello as an, “elite task force of revolutionary musicians determined to confront this mountain of election year bullshit,” the group combines the sonic firepower of Rage Against The Machine, Public Enemy and Cypress Hill. The band has said that “dangerous times demand dangerous songs” and has fans using #MakeAmericaRAGEAgain and #TakeThePowerBack to engage across social media. In what the LA Times headlined simply as “Revolutionary,” the band’s mission is clear, promising “No Sleep till Cleveland,” the home of the 2016 Republican National Convention this July, where they have a planned performance on July 19th.
Following two sold-out shows at The Whisky and The Hollywood Palladium that had thousands of hopeful fans lined up in Los Angeles this week, and a sold-out show in Brooklyn at Warsaw Ballroom, the group has announced a national 35+ city North American tour, bringing their raging messages to the masses. The Make America Rage Again Tour, will begin in Cleveland, OH on July 19th, in tandem with the Republican National Convention. From there the tour will include stops in Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Chicago, Nashville and Atlanta before concluding in San Diego, mere weeks before 2016 Election Day. A portion of the proceeds from each show will benefit a local homeless charity.
Ticket on-sales begin Friday, June 10th at Live Nation (www.livenation.com), check local listings for timing.
Prophets Of Rage tour dates:
July 19 Cleveland, OH TBD
Aug. 19 Fairfax, VA EagleBank Arena
Aug. 20 Camden, NJ BB&T Pavilion
Aug. 21 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center
Aug. 23 Hartford, CT The Xfinity Theatre
Aug. 24 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Aug. 26 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug. 27 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
Aug. 28 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Aug. 30 Noblesville, IN Klipsch Music Center
Aug. 31 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion
Sept. 1 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
Sept. 3 Tinley Park, IL Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Sept. 4 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Sept. 5 Kansas City, MO Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
Sept. 7 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Sept. 10 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre
Sept. 11 Ridgefield, WA Sunlight Supply Amphitheatre
Sept. 13 Mt. View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sept. 15 Los Angeles, CA The Forum
Sept. 17 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion
Sept. 25 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
Sept. 27 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
Sept. 29 VA Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
Oct. 1 Tampa, FL MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater at Encore Park
Oct. 2 West Palm Beach, FL Perfect Vodka Amp
Oct. 4 Alpharetta, GA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Oct. 5 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
Oct. 7 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
Oct. 8 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Oct. 9 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
Oct. 11 El Paso, TX El Paso County Coliseum
Oct. 12 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheatre
Oct. 14 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Event Center
Oct. 16 Chula Vista, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
While they certainly have a right to their opinions, this sounds more like a political agenda than guys playing music for their fans.
Why not both? Some of the most iconic music of all time was politically motivated. Music is fun, but it can send a message too, that’s ok.
Nobody in their right mind would want to live in the country these subversive rich guys would create if they could. Under a socialist system, like the one Bernie Sanders wanted, 90% of their income would be confiscated to allow unlimited numbers of unvetted illegal immigrants to flood the county. I have no problem with politically motivated music and musicians, or wealthy hypocrites, ,but know the facts. The party these guys are promising would be ultimately fascist. Check out the leftist beat-down artists at any Trump rally and know that any concert by Ted Nugent or Dee Snider would be in danger violent protests.