RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE

2022-07-11
United Center
Chicago, IL USA
Public Service Announcement Tour
Previous Show:
2022-07-09 - Alpine Valley Music Theatre East Troy, WI USA
Next Show:
2022-07-12 - United Center Chicago, IL USA

Setlist

  • Public Service Announcement
    • Good evening! We are Rage Against the Machine from Los Angeles California. And this is a Public Service Announcement!
  • 1. Bombtrack
  • 2. People Of The Sun
  • 3. Bulls On Parade
  • 4. Bullet In The Head
    Zack tore his Achilles at the end of the song
  • Revolver
    • Hey check this shit out. I don't know what happened to my leg right now, straight up, but you know what? We're going to keep this fucking shit going. If I have to crawl across this stage I'm going to play for you all tonight. We came too fucking far. You guys ready? Let's go.
  • 5. Testify
  • 6. Tire Me
  • 7. Wake Up
    with speech
    In-Song Dialogue: Sometimes I think that those in power look upon on all of us and all of our communites as if. We're just cannon fodder or something to exploit. Or something to discard and our lives mean nothing. To them, our lives mean nothing. If they mean anything it's only to the extent that they can squeeze our sweat and our labor and our work so they can execute more and more money for their wealth and power. But more and more people, not just here, but all around the world are becoming deeply dissatisfied and antagonistic against the the system and the political and ruling classes around the world. Because the ruling class in this country has proved itself unworthy of ruling anything or all. They're a bunch of mega-manaiac [??] fucking insane tyrants and we need to get together and knock that class right the fuck on its ass. And its going to take the kind of organization and mobilization that we've never seen before to fight back this fascist tide and let's do it together. Let's do it together, let's do it together.
  • 8. Guerrilla Radio
  • 9. Down Rodeo
  • 10. Know Your Enemy
  • 11. Calm Like A Bomb
  • 12. Sleep Now In The Fire
  • 13. War Within A Breath
  • 14. The Ghost Of Tom Joad
    (Bruce Springsteen cover) Snakecharmer outro. With Tom Morello on vocals.
  • 15. Freedom
  • 16. Township Rebellion
    Outro only
  • 17. Killing In The Name
    Zack: Yeah! We love you, thank you, you turned this around for us, we love you, thank you!

Show Notes

  • First of two nights in Chicago.
  • Zack hurt his left leg during the show during the end of "Bullet in the Head" and sat the rest of the show on the right monitor.
  • Tom Morello joined Zack for the outro of "The Ghost of Tom Joad", sitting next to him on the monitor.
  • "Take the Power Back" was on the printed setlist but "Tire Me" was performed instead.

Recordings

Source 1

Audience FLAC
Recording Details
  • Length: 89 minutes
  • Complete: Yes
  • Taper(s): TJ
  • Microphone: Schoeps MK4s
  • Lineage: Schoeps MK4s
  • Added: 2022-07-23
Downloads
Notes

Another fantastic set although with an unfortunate twist. Joe, Anthony, and I started out 50 rows back during Bombtrack and when the song came on we immediately ran to the front. We ended up being two rows (!!) from the rail the entire time right in front of Tim! I didn't expect to be that close and to be honest it is not a great taping spot but hey, it was a hell of a view! The first four songs started out STRONG, just like Alpine Valley. Unfortunately, Zack did something to his leg during Bullet in the Head which caused him to sit on the monitor stage left the rest of the night. The crowd rallied to carry him through the set. There is NO other frontman that would power through like that for a show. The band played a similar set to Alpine but swapped in Down Rodeo for Without a Head. Take the Power Back was on the setlist but was NOT played - hope we get it tomorrow! I once again hoisted the flag during Killing and managed to stay up for a LONG time. If anyone got a photo please send it my way! I wish Zack a fast and speedy recovery. We'll be there for you tomorrow night to carry you through again!! Rest up!!

Source 2

Audience FLAC
Recording Details
  • Length: 88 minutes
  • Complete: Yes
  • Taper(s): tapeworm48
  • Microphone: AT831s
  • Lineage: AT831s > SP-SPSB-11 @69Hz > Sony PCM-M10
  • Added: 2022-07-23
Downloads
Notes

Another fantastic tapeworm tape! It was an absolute pleasure to meet you and company. Been a huge of your tapes for a long time so sorry if I fanboy'd hard. This was recorded in Section 220 on the front row. Taper notes: "First of 2 nights in Chicago with Run the Jewels (recorded). Zack suffers a serious leg injury during "Bullet in the Head", but returns to finish the show seated on a monitor. M10 set to 4.5. Raw transfer with no fades or EQ".

Source 3

Professional FLAC
Recording Details
  • Length: 88 minutes
  • Complete: Yes
  • Taper(s): lowlight10
  • Lineage: ALD > Sony PCM-A10
  • Added: 2022-07-23
Downloads
Notes

A huge pleasure to finally meet you and company. Been a fan for a long time so it was great to chat before the show. Let's do it again soon!

Source 4

Audience MP4
Recording Details
  • Length: 89 minutes
  • Complete: Yes
  • Taper(s): Sam
  • Lineage: iPhone 11 @ 1080p 60fps
  • Added: 2022-07-23
Downloads
Notes

A huge thanks to Sam for sending over a video of this performance! This was filmed on an iPhone eleven from the first row of the balcony. Great shot, completely unobstructed. Very happy to be able to add this to the archive!

Stats

Location Stats
  • Venue:
    This is one of 2 times Rage Against The Machine played at United Center
  • City:
    This is one of 11 times Rage Against The Machine played in Chicago
  • State/Province:
    This is one of 15 times Rage Against The Machine played in IL
  • Country:
    This is one of 329 times Rage Against The Machine played in USA
Song/Album Stats
Rage Against The Machine (7 songs)
36.8%
Evil Empire (4 songs)
21.1%
The Battle Of Los Angeles (5 songs)
26.3%
The Ghost Of Tom Joad (1 song)
5.3%