Rage Against the Machine RNC Protest

Categories: Election 2008 | Music
  • After an impromptu performance by rock band Rage Against The Machine during a musical festival on the lawn of the Minnesota State Capitol building was stopped by police, band members performed a brief a cappella set for the crowd. Rage Against the Machine members and approximately 2,000 fans then joined other demonstrators in a march to the Xcel Energy Center, where Republican National Convention events were underway.musicradar.com: RATM protest crowd tear gassed... (September 3, 2008)
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    "I think it’s important to call out the economic crimes at home and the war crimes abroad, while they’re here. Not let them get away with it while the world’s media is focused here. It’s important to get that message out … to have that amplified alongside the B.S. messages being spouted from the podium."Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom MorelloRolling Stone: Against the Machine Schedule Show... (August 5, 2008)

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