RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Confirmed For Portugal's OPTIMUS ALIVE!08 Festival

December 14, 2007

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE has been confirmed for the Optimus Alive!08 festival, set to take place July 10-12, 2008 in Lisbon, Portugal. Tickets on sale Saturday from 10:00 a.m. on www.ticketline.pt and www.everythingisnew.pt.

Upcoming RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE tour dates:

Jan. 18 - Auckland, AUS - MT Smart Stadium
Jan. 20 - Gold Coast, AUS - Parklands
Jan. 22 - Syndey, AUS - Sydney Entertainment Centre
Jan. 25 - Sydney, AUS - Sydney Showgrounds
Jan. 28 - Melbourne, AUS - Flemington Racecourse
Jan. 30 - Melbourne, AUS - Festival Hall
Feb. 01 - Adelaide, AUS - Adelaide Showground
Feb. 03 - Perth, AUS - Claremont Showground
Feb. 07 - Osaka, JPN - Osaka Castle Hall
Feb. 09 - Tokyo, JPN - Tokyo Makuhari Messe
Feb. 10 - Tokyo, JPN - Tokyo Makuhari Messe
Jun. 01 - Landgraaf, NETH - Pinkpop
Jun. 06 - Nürburgring, GER - Rock Am Ring
Jun. 07 - Nürnberg, GER - Rock Im Park
Jul. 10 - Optimus Alive!08 - Oeiras - Lisbon

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE — vocalist Zack de la Rocha, guitarist Tom Morello, drummer Brad Wilk and bassist Tim Commerford — released three politically charged albums: 1992's self-titled debut, 1996's "Evil Empire", 1999's "Battle of Los Angeles" and its 2000 covers album "Renegades".

It split in 2000 after the singer decided to record a solo album. The rest of the band formed AUDIOSLAVE with SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell. The Harvard-educated Morello also recently released a solo album under the alias THE NIGHTWATCHMAN.

Watch fan-filmed video footage of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE performing the song "Bulls on Parade" at the Alpine Valley in East Troy, Wisconsin on August 24, 2007:

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