Evil Empire Tour

Evil Empire Tour
Rage Against the Machine concert chronology
Tour by Rage Against the Machine
Associated album	Evil Empire
Start date	January 12, 1996
End date	September 21, 1997
No. of shows	145 (141) – 4 cancelled

The Evil Empire Tour is a concert tour by Rage Against the Machine to support their second studio album Evil Empire. The tour started on January 12, 1996 and finished on September 21, 1997. After completing the tour, the band went back into the studio for most of 1998 to write and record their third studio album The Battle of Los Angeles.

Typical setlist

- People of the Sun
- Know Your Enemy
- Vietnow
- Bombtrack
- Without a Face
- Tire Me
- Down Rodeo
- Bullet in the Head
- Bulls on Parade
- Killing in the Name
- Freedom
- Township Rebellion
Halfway through 1997, they switched the setlist so Killing in the Name would be last instead of Freedom.
1997 is when they started playing a cover of Bruce Springsteen's, "The Ghost of Tom Joad".
"Bulls on Parade" made its live debut at the Sydney Big Day Out

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Australian & New Zealand leg
January 12, 1996	Wellington	New Zealand	Wellington Town Hall
January 16, 1996	Wellington		Wellington Town Hall
January 19, 1996	Auckland		Big Day Out
January 21, 1996	Gold Coast	Australia
January 25, 1996	Sydney
January 27, 1996	Sydney		Hordern Pavilion
January 28, 1996	Melbourne		Big Day Out
January 30, 1996	Melbourne		Palace Theatre
February 2, 1996	Adelaide		Big Day Out
February 4, 1996	Adelaide		Big Day Out
European leg I
April 13, 1996	New York City		United States	Saturday Night Live
April 19, 1996	Los Angeles	Dragonfly (Secret Show)
April 20, 1996	Carson	Cal State Velodrome
May 2, 1996	Madrid	Spain	Revolver
May 3, 1996	Madrid		Festimad
May 4, 1996	Barcelona		Paula dels Sports
May 6, 1996	Grenoble	France	Le Summun
May 7, 1996	Bülach	Switzerland	Stadthalle
May 8, 1996	Strasbourg	France	Rhenus
May 9, 1996	Paris	France	Le Zénith
May 11, 1996	London	England	Brixton Academy
May 12, 1996	Manchester	England	Manchester Apollo
May 12, 1996	Glasgow	Scotland	Barrowlands
May 16, 1996	Copenhagen	Denmark	The Grey Hall
May 17, 1996	Stockholm	Sweden	Solnallen
May 18, 1996	Oslo	Norway	Sentrum
May 20, 1996	Hamburg	Germany	Hafen Str.
May 21, 1996	Berlin	Germany	Thomas WeissHouse
May 22, 1996	Prague	Czech Republic	Slavia SH
May 24, 1996	Nürburgring	Germany	Rock Am Ring
May 25, 1996	Nuremberg	Germany	Rock im Park
May 27, 1996	Maastricht	Netherlands	Pinkpop Festival
May 28, 1996	Rome	Italy	Globale
June 16, 1996	San Francisco	United States	Tibetan Freedom Concert
June 27, 1996	Roskilde	Denmark	Roskilde Festival
June 28, 1996	Turku	Finland
June 30, 1996	Isle of Calf	Norway
July 2, 1996	Saint Petersburg	Russia	DK Lensoveta
July 4, 1996	Moscow	Russia	DK Gorbunova
July 6, 1996		Belgium	T & W
July 7, 1996		Belgium	T & W
North American Leg I
July 15, 1996	Pensacola	United States	Bayfront Auditorium
July 16, 1996	Atlanta		Masquerade Park
July 18, 1996	West Palm Beach		FL. Fairgrounds
July 20, 1996	Rockingham		Dragway
July 21, 1996	Knoxville		Forks in the River
July 23, 1996	New Orleans		Tad Gormley Stadium
July 24, 1996	Birmingham		Sloss Furnace
August 5, 1996	Fitchburg		Wallace Civic Center
August 6, 1996	Fitchburg		Wallace Civic Center
August 7, 1996	Montreal	Canada	Verdun Arena
August 9, 1996	Toronto	Canada	Varsity Arena
August 10, 1996	Akron	United States	Rhodes Arena
August 12, 1996	Philadelphia		Electric Factory
August 13, 1996	Philadelphia		Electric Factory
August 15, 1996	New York City		Roseland Ballroom
August 16, 1996
August 17, 1996
August 19, 1996
August 20, 1996
August 21, 1996	Fairfax		Patriot Center
August 23, 1996	Reading	England	Reading Festival
September 4, 1996	San Jose	United States	State Events Center
September 5, 1996	San Francisco	United States	The Fillmore
September 7, 1996	Vancouver	Canada	Plaza of the Nations
September 8, 1996	Seattle\|rowspan="23"\|United States	Mercer Arena
September 10, 1996	Boise	Old Idaho State Penitentiary
September 11, 1996	Salt Lake City	State Fairgrounds
September 13, 1996	Morrison	Red Rocks Amphitheatre
September 15, 1996	Saint Paul	Roy Wilkins Auditorium
September 16, 1996	Chicago	Aragon Ballroom
September 17, 1996	Chicago	Aragon Ballroom
September 19, 1996	Detroit	Cobo Arena
September 21, 1996	Fort Worth	Will Rogers Coliseum
September 22, 1996	Houston	Astro Arena (CANCELLED)
September 23, 1996	San Antonio	Sunken Gardens (CANCELLED)
September 25, 1996	Albuquerque	Convention Center (CANCELLED)
September 26, 1996	Phoenix	Mesa Amphitheater (CANCELLED)
September 28, 1996	Los Angeles	Universal Amphitheatre
September 29, 1996		Universal Amphitheatre
October 1, 1996		Hollywood Palladium
October 2, 1996		Hollywood Palladium
October 4, 1996	San Diego
October 5, 1996	Los Angeles
October 6, 1996	Houston	Astroarena
October 7, 1996	San Antonio	Sunken Gardens
October 9, 1996	Albuquerque	Albuquerque Convention Center
October 10, 1996	Chandler	Compton Terrace
North American leg II – U2 PopMart Tour
April 19, 1997	Pomona	United States	The Glass House (Headlining)
April 25, 1997	Whitney		Sam Boyd Stadium
April 28, 1997	San Diego		Jack Murphy Stadium
May 1, 1997	Denver		Mile High Stadium
May 3, 1997	Salt Lake City		Rice Stadium
May 6, 1997	Eugene		Autzen Stadium
May 9, 1997	Phoenix		Sun Devil Stadium
May 12, 1997	Dallas		Cotton Bowl
May 14, 1997	Memphis		Liberty Bowl
May 16, 1997	Clemson		Death Valley Stadium
European Leg II
June 7, 1997	Lübeck	Germany	GoBang Festival
June 8, 1997	Frankfurt	Germany	GoBang Festival
June 10, 1997	Granada	Spain	Palacio de Los Deportes
June 12, 1997	Hultsfred	Sweden	Hultsfred Festival
June 13, 1997	Essen	Germany	GoBang Festival
June 15, 1997	Paris	France	Rock A Paris 1
21 June 1997	Los Angeles	California	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (opening for U2)
June 27, 1997	Haifa	Israel	City Hall (AKA Second City)
June 29, 1997	Tel Aviv	Israel	The Cinerama
July 1, 1997	Vienna	Austria	Danube Festival
July 3, 1997	Kristiansand	Norway	Quart Festival
July 4, 1997	Lisbon	Portugal	Super Bock Super Rock
July 5, 1997	London	England	Finsbury Park
July 8, 1997	Granada	Spain	Palacio de los Deportes
July 10, 1997	Catalonia	Spain	Doctor Music Festival
Asian Leg
July 19, 1997	Manila	Philippines	Cuneta Astrodome
July 21, 1997	Bangkok	Thailand	Dance Fever Club
July 24, 1997	Osaka	Japan	IMP Hall
July 25, 1997	Tokyo		Akasaka BLITZ
July 26, 1997	Yamanashi		Fuji Rock Festival
North American leg III
August 8, 1997	West Palm Beach	United States	Coral Sky Amphitheater
August 10, 1997	Atlanta		Lakewood Amphitheater
August 12, 1997	Nashville		Starwood Amphitheatre
August 13, 1997	Charlotte		Blockbuster Pavilion
August 15, 1997	Columbia		Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 16, 1997	Philadelphia		Blockbuster Pavilion
August 17, 1997	Hartford		Meadows Music Theatre
August 20, 1997	East Rutherford		Meadowlands Sports Complex
August 21, 1997	Mansfield		Great Woods Performing Arts Center
August 23, 1997	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
August 24, 1997	Burgettstown		Star Lake Amphitheatre
August 27, 1997	Cuyahoga Falls		Blossom Music Center
August 28, 1997	Noblesville		Deer Creek Music Center
August 29, 1997	Tinley Park		New World Music Theatre
August 31, 1997	Maryland Heights		Riverport Amphitheatre
September 1, 1997	Bonner Springs		Sandstone Amphitheater
September 3, 1997	Minneapolis		Target Center
September 5, 1997	Dallas		Starplex Amphitheatre
September 6, 1997	Austin		Southpark Meadows
September 8, 1997	Greenwood Village		Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
September 10, 1997	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
September 12, 1997	George	United States	The Gorge Amphitheatre
September 13, 1997	Portland		Memorial Coliseum
September 15, 1997	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 16, 1997	Sacramento		California Exposition & State Fair
September 18, 1997	Irvine		Irvine Meadows
September 19, 1997	Irvine		Irvine Meadows
September 20, 1997	Phoenix		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
September 21, 1997	Phoenix		Desert Sky Pavilion

External links

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Official website
Axis of Justice Tom Morello and Serj Tankian's Activist Website "Axis Of Justice"
Evil Empire Tour at AllMusic

Rage Against the Machine

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Studio albums	Rage Against the Machine Evil Empire The Battle of Los Angeles Renegades

Live albums	Live & Rare Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium

Demo albums	Rage Against the Machine

Video albums	Rage Against the Machine The Battle of Mexico City Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium Live at Finsbury Park

Singles	"Killing in the Name" "Bullet in the Head" "Bombtrack" "Freedom" "Year of tha Boomerang" "Bulls on Parade" "People of the Sun" "Down Rodeo" "Vietnow" "The Ghost of Tom Joad" "No Shelter" "Guerrilla Radio" "Sleep Now in the Fire" "Testify" "Calm Like a Bomb" "Renegades of Funk" "How I Could Just Kill a Man"

Other songs	"I'm Housin" "Kick Out the Jams" "Know Your Enemy" "Maggie's Farm" "Microphone Fiend" "Street Fighting Man" "Tire Me" "Wake Up"

Concert tours	Rage Against the Machine Tour 1994–1995 Tour Evil Empire Tour The Battle of Los Angeles Tour Reunion Tour

Related articles	Discography Songs Political views and activism Audioslave Prophets of Rage Inside Out Lock Up One Day as a Lion Street Sweeper Social Club The Nightwatchman WAKRAT

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