1996-08-12
Evil Empire - 1996 July/August North America Tour
Previous Show:
1996-08-10 - Rhodes Arena Akron, OH USA
Next Show:
1996-08-13 - Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA USA

Setlist

    Good evening we're Rage Against the Machine from Los Angeles California. Yeah, check this out ya'll!
  • 1. People Of The Sun
  • 2. Bombtrack
  • 3. Know Your Enemy
  • Yeah the programs of Vietnow.
  • 4. Vietnow
    with false start
  • Check it out check it out. Apparently just before this concert started there's some friends of ours in an organization called the Friends and Family of Mumia Abu Jamal. And somebody had come out here to pass out some information with them [??]. I'm wearing this very t-shirt right here. Now, apparently it wasn't one of the promoters, and it wasn't some security guard, and I'm not going to make any assumptions. But we're not naive enough to think that there aren't members of the intelligence community in this fucking crowd that want to prevent you from understanding why Mumia Abu Jamal should be free. So let this be a message to you, Mr. whoever the fuck you are and whoever you think you are, you're not going to intimidate us and you're not going to intimidate anyone in here from becoming part of the movement to free Mumia Abu Jamal! Yes. So in the back over here there's a table set up and if you could go over there and pick up as much information as you want. You should really check that shit out, please do. This next song is called Without A Face.
  • 5. Without A Face
    with intro jam
  • 6. Tire Me
  • 7. Fistful Of Steel
    In-Song Dialogue: Yeah this one is going out to my man Chuck [??], yo check out this poetry yo
  • 8. Revolver
  • 9. Bullet In The Head
  • Yeah. Check 1 2! Yeah
  • Encore Break
  • 10. Down Rodeo
  • 11. Killing In The Name
  • Encore Break
  • 12. Bulls On Parade
  • It's been 20 years. With no proof. And he's still in jail. It's been 20 years. They have no proof. And he's still in jail. It's been 20 years. They have no proof. And he's still in jail. This song is for brother Leonard Peltier and it's called Freedom.
  • 13. Freedom
  • 14. Township Rebellion
    Outro only

Recordings

Source 1

Audience DVD
Recording Details
  • Length: 70 minutes
  • Complete: Yes
  • Taper(s): JB
  • Lineage: Master Tape > DVD
  • Added: 2020-09-26
Downloads
Notes

A huge thanks to Joe and Ryan for providing me with a copy of the Master tape! Joe shot this with permission from the band both nights at the Electric Factory. The quality on this is incredible. This is easily one of Rage's finest performances and one of the best recordings out there. I cannot thank Joe enough for taping and sharing!

Source 2

Audience FLAC
Recording Details
  • Length: 84 minutes
  • Complete: Yes
  • Taper(s): jlizard
  • Microphone: Sonic Studios DSM6S
  • Lineage: Sonic Studios DSM6S > PA-6LC3 > Sony TCD-D8
  • Added: 2020-09-26
Downloads
Notes

A huge thanks to Jlizard and Carl for providing me with a copy of the Master tape! This was transfered from the Master DAT and has circulated over the years as a recording incorrectly attributed to a show that did not happen a day earlier. Jlizard told Carl: "Seems to me that that time into the show was just about when I got my ass kicked in. My hat came completely off and fell on the ground from some dumbass trying to climb the pole I was holding on to. Thought I was gonna die at those shows and was literally deaf for 3 days as I didn't wear plugs at the time. Held onto the pole for dear life, hoping not to be taken up by the moving crowd. I recorded left side stack and next to a large cement pole. Same place both night"

Stats

Location Stats
  • Venue:
    This is one of 2 times Rage Against The Machine played at Electric Factory
  • City:
    This is one of 6 times Rage Against The Machine played in Philadelphia
  • State/Province:
    This is one of 9 times Rage Against The Machine played in PA
  • Country:
    This is one of 339 times Rage Against The Machine played in USA
Song/Album Stats
Evil Empire (7 songs)
50.0%