Wednesday 20 August 2008

Rage will rock Democratic convention

Tickets for free public presentation given away by lottery




NEW YORK -- In co-occurrence with the Iraq Veterans Against the War and Tent State University, Rage Against the Machine will play a free depict Aug. 27 at the Denver Coliseum during the Democratic National Convention.

The performance is division of the Tent State Music Festival to End the War, and will also feature Flobots, the Coup, State Radio and Wayne Kramer.

Tickets will be given away for absolve by lottery. Fans throne sign up by presenting a exposure ID at Cuernavaca Park at the university's campus starting Aug. 24 through Aug. 26 from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The all-ages event is arrange to begin at 11 a.m.

Rage has also scheduled a public presentation for Sept. 3 in Minneapolis, during the same week the Republican National Convention is rolling into town. While the politically outspoken ring hasn't issued any overt statements about the show and the RNC, guitarist/activist Tom Morello has mentioned he intends to perform with Steve Earle at a union rally in the Twin Cities on Sept. 1.

Rage is playacting at the Rock en Seine festival in France on Aug. 20 and at the Reading Festival and Leeds Festival in England on Aug. 22 and Aug. 23, respectively.

As previously reported, Morello will be cathartic a raw effort, "The Fable City," under the moniker the Nightwatchman on Sept. 30 via Epic.