Rage Against the Machine plays immigrants' benefit show at the Palladium on July 23 [UPDATED]

Arizona's loss is Los Angeles' gain in live music, apparently: Rage Against the Machine and Conor Oberst have just announced a one-off show at the Hollywood Palladium on July 23 to support the Sound Strike's boycott of Arizona in the wake of the controversial SB 1070.

The concert will raise funds for a number of immigrant-activist organizations, including the community organizing group Puente, Arizona and the Florence Project, which provides legal counsel and social services to immigrant communities. The show will be Rage's first in Los Angeles proper in 10 years. An on-sale date for tickets has not been announced yet.

[UPDATE: Tickets go on-sale Monday, July 19 at 10:00 a.m.]

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Comments

[wasko]

AAAAARRRRGGGHHHH!!!! AHHHHHHH!!!! I, YEEEAAAA!!! WANT FRIGGIN TICKETS!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

[Mike]

Rage Against the Machine needs to stop their annoying political ploys and PUT OUT A NEW ALBUM.

These guys have become irrelevant because nobody knows if the band is together or not.

Zach De La Rocha and his motives are starting to resemble Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton: Stay in the shadows until a media grabbing headline arises and then pounce on it to get some camera time.

[Vanessa]

Wow this is exciting!!!

[Norma]

Regardless of what it is that they're in support of, I still love RATM, so I'm way excited to find out that they will be playing a show in LA again! Now to find out how to get tickets!

[Mig]

Mike - you seem to be the only one annoyed. Since when does the absence of a new album prevent people from putting on a show?

I'm not aware of them continually appearing out of nowhere to comment on issues for face time. Immigration is an issue they have always discussed and I'm hard pressed to think of a better time to do something.

Maybe your post should just read "I don't care for these guys" instead of your rambling. Don't believe everything you think.

[chris]

where are the tickets being sold?

[byetheway77]

RAGE

"Rage" has not identified the "Machine". The line of musical artists and lyricists who will perform there, as well as the movie makers, are committed to their business and subcultures and have excluded Arizona. Mr. Oberst had hardly a trace of Mexican guests at his Hollywood Bowl concerts. His lyrics are practically reprobate along with the other bands. Michael Moore who impressed us with his documentary film, 911, made us sleep during “Capitalism: A Love Story” that was produced prematurely before most of the facts about the new recession were made known thru the media; that is, his latter film was not well documented since it only questioned what had transpired to cause the recession.

[byetheway77]

He was eager to have this film released early but he should have waited till the news got out about the mortgage scandal, a really large one. Michael Moore joined the boycott against Arizona. This fact brings thoughts to one's mind about his own narrow point of view mainly on the subject of the economic recession and how about illegal immigration?. In his film, "Capitalism" , he did not touch upon the mortgage securities scam, and that included the significant numbers of illegal immigrants that were purchasing mortgages and the huge numbers of illegal immigrant workers that were employed to build the tens of thousands of new homes that were selling fast prior to the mortgage scam and the immigrant advocacy groups that assisted the illegal immigrants in finding construction jobs or finding a mortgage lender that could qualify them.

[byetheway77]

RAGE

"Rage" has not identified the "Machine". The line of musical artists and lyricists who will perform there, as well as the movie makers, are committed to their business and subcultures and have excluded Arizona. Mr. Oberst had hardly a trace of Mexican guests at his Hollywood Bowl concerts. His lyrics are practically reprobate along with the other bands. Michael Moore who impressed us with his documentary film, 911, made us sleep during “Capitalism: A Love Story” that was produced prematurely before most of the facts about the new recession were made known thru the media; that is, his latter film was not well documented since it only questioned what had transpired to cause the recession.

[byetheway77]

He was eager to have this film released early but he should have waited till the news got out about the mortgage scandal, a really large one. Michael Moore joined the boycott against Arizona. This fact brings thoughts to one's mind about his own narrow point of view mainly on the subject of the economic recession and how about illegal immigration?. In his film, "Capitalism" , he did not touch upon the mortgage securities scam, and that included the significant numbers of illegal immigrants that were purchasing mortgages and the huge numbers of illegal immigrant workers that were employed to build the tens of thousands of new homes that were selling fast prior to the mortgage scam and the immigrant advocacy groups that assisted the illegal immigrants in finding construction jobs or finding a mortgage lender that could qualify them.

[byetheway77]

Maybe the immigrants were not qualified but the sub prime mortgage scam made sure that they were. Mr. Moore said nothing about HUD’s role in regulating Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac , both of which owned half of the mortgages and mortgage debts. He also did not mention the HUD secretary under President Bush, Mel Martinez, who is involved with the Mexican immigrant advocacy groups that organize for political purposes on the side of the illegal immigrants and lobby Congress. Mr. Martinez was also recently appointed by the nation's largest national bank, Chase, as head of their Latino division in Florida. These immigrant advocacy groups that are socialism stand for free immigration, open borders, and taking "Aztlan", or America, for Mexico. Oberst might well sing about that. See the Mexican state is beleaguered right now, no exaggeration. Michael Moore joined the boycott against Arizona as did the other artists after expressing their support for the poor and the working class he has decided to support the illegal immigrants. The federal government supports the illegal immigrants as it did when Mr. Clinton was our nation’s leader, and doles out the socialistic programs and benefits for illegal immigrants that are more causes of the present recession. The "Rage" concert is reprobate since it does not support the values or morals of America, and it would not preach in Arizona.

[MsConservative]

I love this band, caught them at RTB, and the Alpine Valley show. I would love to see them again. Unfortunately, I disagree with the AZ boycott, so I cannot support them on this.

[patrick]

Has it really been 10 years since the last Rage show in Los Angeles?

[Doug]

Easy there Loser Mike who Care what they support!!! You still like them because you are posting comments on this page and reading this article. Bring the power back! RATM is still one of the best bands out there!

[jo moms]

bytheway77, you need to get out more often.

[Debbie Martin]

This is the most ridiculous thing that I have ever heard. I now refuse to even listen to this band ever again. I no longer respect them. They have some nerve. By the way, have they read the California Penal Code? Same as SB1040. DUH!!!

[mar]

So they are boycotting Az? Yet raising money for Az? If they wanted to prove a point they would play in Az and boycott the law there not there fans who have supported them. I don't like this law either.But if I had something to say I would not doing in front of people who are not affected by this law.Get back in tha studio!!!

[ogPhd]

What controversy. When all is said and done, RATM will put on a Spectacular rock show, as usual. I will be in the mosh pit tomorrow evening...cheers

[James]

To the posters who disagree with Rage's boycott, you're acting shocked like they've suddenly taken a controversial stance. I'm surprised you could be a fan of the band without knowing their long history of political activism for liberal causes.