So let's see if we can keep this apolitical, since the band certainly won't.

A new summer super group is going out on the road, as B-Real from Cypress Hill and Chuck D of Public Enemy are hitting the road with Tom Morello, Tim Cummerford, and Brad Wilk of Rage Against the Machine. They originally got together one time to protest the Republican party - these guys? Protest? Nah, ever happen - but now they are doing a summer tour together, doing mainly Rage based sets. With De La Rocha off doing his own thing now, I expect this is as close as I'll get to being able to see Rage Against the Machine here in Toronto. Plus I'll get to see a couple of Public Enemy and Cypress Hill classics without having to pay for entire shows. So bonuses all around.

Although, I will be curious to see the stage banter, since the "Make America Rage (Again)" line may not exactly fit in Toronto. And I love how their tour kicks off at a location TBD in Cleveland on the same day as the Republican convention.

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Jason

Prophets of Rage Tour Dates

July 19 - Cleveland, OH @ TBD
August 19 - Fairfax, VA @ EagleBank Arena
August 20 - Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion
August 21 - Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
August 23 - Hartford, CT @ The Xfinity Theatre
August 24 - Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
August 26 - Holmdel, NJ @ P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
August 27 - Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
August 28 - Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
August 30 - Noblesville, IN @ Klipsch Music Center
August 31 - Burgettstown, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion
September 1 - Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
September 3 - Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
September 4 - St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
September 5 - Kansas City, MO @ Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
September 7 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
September 10 - Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
September 11 - Ridgefield, WA @ Sunlight Supply Amphitheatre
September 13 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 15 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
September 17 - Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion
September 25 - Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion
September 27 - Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
September 29 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
October 1 - Tampa, FL @ MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater
October 2 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Perfect Vodka Amp
October 4 - Alpharetta, GA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
October 5 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
October 7 - Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
October 8 - Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
October 9 - San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
October 11 - El Paso, TX @ El Paso County Coliseum
October 12 - Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheatre
October 14 - Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Event Center
October 16 - Chula Vista, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre

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You're certainly more optimistic than I am! I considered posting something about this last week, but after thinking about the inclusion of Chuck D and B-Real, I figured the thread would most likely be 90% derogatory comments about rap.

Got my tickets for the September 10 show.

Yep. Optimistic. That's the word people use to describe me.

I'm not a huge rap fan, but the only rap I do like is those from people with something to say. Public Enemy and Cypress Hill, along with ICE-T were pretty much the top of the old rap shopping list for me. (NWA was just a touch too misogynistic) Add in the fact that De La Rocha wasn't your traditional singer anyway, and I think this has the potential to sound pretty good.

And in ICE's defense, I think the board's pretty good about not dismissing entire genres. I know rap isn't hugely followed here, but it's a lot more civil than some places that I've seen in the wastelands of the interwebz.

Jason

Chuck D is a force.

Politics aside, they are doing some interesting things with the back catalog material... check out this sorta mashup.

I"m psyched about this one. I read last night that they plan to release a record.

they are opening the tour in cleveland the week that the republican national convention is there. oh boy!!!!!!!!!!!

tom morello was on bill mahar last night talking about it, if you have HBO it's worth watching, he is on for the last 25 minutes.

I was never a big Rage fan, but this clip has me really interested.
Doesn't hurt that I love Public Enemy.

Yeah, saw that. Great show (as always).