Public Service Announcement Tour

The Public Service Announcement Tour is a reunion tour of the American rock band Rage Against the Machine, which will start in June 2021. This tour will mark the band's first live appearances in ten years, and their first full-length tour in over two decades, after they completed the promotional cycle for their third album The Battle of Los Angeles. The tour was originally scheduled to start in North America in March 2020, followed by a series of European festival appearances, but it was pushed back to the summer of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Public Service Announcement Tour
Tour by Rage Against the Machine
Start dateJune 3, 2021
End dateAugust 20, 2021
Legs1
No. of shows37
Rage Against the Machine concert chronology

Background

On November 1, 2019, it was reported that Rage Against the Machine were reuniting for their first shows in nine years in the spring of 2020, including two appearances at that year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.[2][3][4]

On February 10, 2020, the band announced the dates and venues for their 2020 world tour.[5] The tour was going to begin with a North American leg in March, but it was repeatedly postponed, first to July and then to June 2021, due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1]

On May 1, 2020, Rage Against the Machine announced on its official website that, because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, all the tour dates that were scheduled to take place that year had been postponed to 2021:

Rage Against The Machine will commence our tour at such a time when we are confident it will be safe for our fans. The rerouted dates (heath and safety permitting) are below and YOUR TICKETS WILL BE HONORED for the postponed shows. During this difficult time we also respect the fans who want their ticket money back. We've requested and confirmed that, as of this weekend, ANYONE who wants a refund can begin the process at your point of purchase. We sincerely hope that each one of you and your families and friends stay safe and well and that music is bringing you solace and inspiration. We look forward to seeing you.[6]

Initially, however, the band was still scheduled to perform at 2020's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which had been pushed back from April to October before it was officially cancelled, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1][7]

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
North America
June 3, 2021 El Paso United States Don Haskins Center
June 5, 2021 Las Cruces Pan American Center
June 7, 2021 Glendale Gila River Arena
June 8, 2021
June 11, 2021 Oakland Oakland Arena
June 12, 2021
June 15, 2021 Portland Moda Center
June 17, 2021 Tacoma Tacoma Dome
June 19, 2021 Vancouver Canada Pacific Coliseum
June 21, 2021 Edmonton Rogers Place
June 23, 2021 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome
June 25, 2021 Winnipeg Bell MTS Place
July 2, 2021 Minneapolis United States Target Center
July 3, 2021
July 5, 2021 Sioux Falls Denny Sanford Premier Center
July 7, 2021 Kansas City T-Mobile Center
July 9, 2021 St. Louis Enterprise Center
July 10, 2021 East Troy Alpine Valley Music Theatre
July 12, 2021 Chicago United Center
July 13, 2021
July 16, 2021 Ottawa Canada Ottawa Bluesfest
July 20, 2021 Hamilton FirstOntario Centre
July 22, 2021 Toronto Scotiabank Arena
July 23, 2021
July 26, 2021 Detroit United States Little Caesars Arena
July 27, 2021
July 29, 2021 Buffalo KeyBank Center
August 6, 2021 New York City Madison Square Garden
August 7, 2021
August 9, 2021
August 10, 2021
August 12, 2021
August 14, 2021 Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena
August 15, 2021
August 17, 2021 Raleigh PNC Arena
August 19, 2021 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
August 20, 2021 Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

Postponed dates
Date City Country Venue Reason
North America
March 26, 2020 El Paso United States Don Haskins Center Postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak[8][9]
March 28, 2020 Las Cruces Pan American Center
March 30, 2020 Glendale Gila River Arena
April 1, 2020
April 10, 2020[lower-alpha 1] Indio Empire Polo Club
April 17, 2020[lower-alpha 1]
April 21, 2020 Oakland Oakland Arena
April 23, 2020
April 25, 2020 Portland Moda Center
April 28, 2020 Tacoma Tacoma Dome
May 1, 2020 Vancouver Canada Pacific Coliseum
May 3, 2020 Edmonton Rogers Place
May 5, 2020 Winnipeg Bell MTS Place
May 7, 2020 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome
May 9, 2020 Sioux Falls United States Denny Sanford Premier Center
May 11, 2020 Minneapolis Target Center
May 11, 2020
May 14, 2020 Kansas City Sprint Center
May 16, 2020 St. Louis Enterprise Center
May 19, 2020 Chicago United Center
May 20, 2020
May 23, 2020[lower-alpha 2] Boston Harvard Stadium Cancelled or postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak[1][10][11][12]
June 19, 2020[lower-alpha 3] Dover The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway
August 28, 2020[lower-alpha 4] Leeds United Kingdom Bramham Park
August 30, 2020[lower-alpha 5] Reading Little John's Farm
September 1, 2020[lower-alpha 6] Paris France Parc de Saint-Cloud
September 4, 2020[lower-alpha 7] Stradbally Ireland Stradbally Hall
September 6, 2020[lower-alpha 8] Berlin Germany Olympiapark Berlin
September 8, 2020 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena
September 10, 2020 Krakow Poland Tauron Arena
September 12, 2020 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle

Notes
  1. The concerts on April 10 and April 17, 2020 in Indio were part of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
  2. The concert on May 23, 2020 in Boston was part of the Boston Calling Music Festival.
  3. The concert on June 19, 2020 in Dover was part of the Firefly Music Festival.
  4. The concert on August 28, 2020 in Leeds was part of Leeds Festival.
  5. The concert on August 30, 2020 in Reading was part of Reading Festival.
  6. The concert of September 1, 2020 in Paris was part of Rock en Seine.
  7. The concert on September 4, 2020 in Stradbally was part of Electric Picnic.
  8. The concert on September 6, 2020, in Berlin was part of Lollapalooza Berlin.

References
  1. Kreps, Daniel (May 2, 2020). "Rage Against the Machine Reschedule Reunion Tour for 2021". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  2. Baltin, Steve (November 1, 2019). "Confirmed: Rage Against The Machine To Reunite In 2020, Headline Coachella". Forbes. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  3. Hartmann, Graham (November 1, 2019). "Rage Against the Machine Announce 2020 Reunion". Loudwire. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  4. Brooks, Dave (November 1, 2019). "Rage Against the Machine to Reunite for 2020 Coachella". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  5. Angie Martoccio (10 February 2020). "Rage Against the Machine Announce 2020 Tour". Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  6. "Rage Against the Machine - Official Site". ratm.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  7. Yoo, Noah (2020-06-11). "Coachella 2020 Canceled Due to COVID-19". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  8. https://www.instagram.com/p/B9qGnMygzAk/
  9. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rage-against-the-machine-postpone-covid-19-966791/
  10. https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Z9hCHhE0O/
  11. https://www.instagram.com/p/B-H9MwBAvLi/
  12. https://www.instagram.com/p/B_QPz6pqLHq/
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