The veteran American band Rage Against The Machine has announced this Thursday on its social networks the cancellation of its entire European tour, which was to start on August 24 in Edinburgh and conclude on September 19 in Prague, with two important concerts in between in Spain. , one in Madrid and the other in Malaga.
As they have explained, the reason is medical and is that Zack de la Rocha, leader of the formation, must “return home to rest and undergo rehabilitation” and, as indicated by the professionals who attend him, “the flights, the times and arduous working days” of this tour would be “too much risk compared to a complete recovery”.
“We are so sorry for our followers, who have waited years to see us,” the four members of Rage Against The Machine wrote in their message, which, for example, in the case of Spain, had not acted since 2011.
There were two commitments on national soil: on September 8 at the Andalucía Big Festival in Malaga and on the 10th of that month at Mad Cool Sunset in Madrid, two newly created events in which they were, by far, the great attractions of the sign.
Despite this, the promoter of both events has reported on networks that their celebration is maintained and that they are currently working to “find them a replacement that will make this first edition an unforgettable experience.” Once the identity of the artist who will take his place is known, the process will be opened for those who wish to claim a refund of the amount of the tickets.
In addition to those mentioned, the Rage Against The Machine tour in Europe included another 9 stops: in August, in Leeds (26), Reading (28), both in the United Kingdom, in addition to Paris (30) and, already in September, Antwerp (1), Hannover (3), Zurich (5), Vienna (13), Krakow (15) and Zagreb (17).
With a trajectory marked by long stops of joint activity, it was last November when the first information about a new meeting mobilized all its fans around the world.
Founded in Los Angeles in 1991, RATM aroused the attention of the music industry from its very debut album, “Rage Against the Machine” (1992), for its combination of metal and rap with lyrics markedly politically committed to the left and songs such as like “Killing in the Name” and “Bombtrack”.
The group suffered a first disbandment in 2000 after the departure of De La Rocha and two of its remaining members, bassist Tim Commerford and drummer Brad Wilk, formed Audioslave with Chris Cornell.
Rage Against the Machine, whose worldwide sales are estimated at close to 16 million records worldwide, reactivated their machinery in 2007 and performed around the entire planet before once again putting a full stop to their activity in 2011.
In 2016, Tom Morello, Wilk and Commerford teamed up with Chuck D and DJ Lord (of Public Enemy) and B-Real (of Cypress Hill) to found the Prophets of Rage project.
