Rage Against the Machine

Township Rebellion

Total Times Played:
159
First performance:
1991-08-31 - Someones House Huntington Beach, CA USA
Latest Performance:
2022-08-14 - Madison Square Garden New York City, NY USA
Lyrics:
Rebel, rebel and yell 'Cause our people still dwell in hell Locked in a cell Yes, the structure's a cell Mad is the story I tell How long can we wait? Come on, seein' what's at stake Action for reaction If your mind's in a somewhat complacent state Get a check up This is a stick up Our freedom or your life Lord, I wish I could be peacful But there can be no sequel Now freedom must be fundamental In Johannesburg or South Central On the mic, 'cause someone should tell 'em To kick in the township rebellion Yeah, what about that, sucker? Yeah, so you thought you could get with the hardlines That fill your mind Thoughts, battles fought And lessons taught Yes I'll display the fitness And flip like a gymnast Raise my fist and resist Asleep, though we stand in the midst Of a war Gotta get mine Gotta get more Keepin' the mic warm against the norm 'Cause what does it offer me? I think often it's nothin' but a coffin Gotta get wreck Till our necks never swing on a rope From here to the cape of no hope Now freedom must be fundamental In Johannesburg or South Central On the mic, 'cause someone should tell 'em To kick in the township rebellion Why stand on a silent platform? Fight the war, fuck the norm Fight the war, fuck the norm Fight the war, fuck the norm Fight the war, fuck the norm Why stand on a silent platform? Fight the war, fuck the norm Fight the war, fuck the norm Fight the war, fuck the norm Fight the war, fuck the norm What's it gonna take? Euuurrrggghhhhh! Shackle their minds when they're bent on the cross When ignorance reigns, life is lost Shackle their minds when they're left on the cross When ignorance reigns, life is lost Shackled our minds when we're bent on the cross When ignorance reigns, life is lost Shackled our minds when we're left on the cross When ignorance reigns, life is lost, lost, lost! Shackle your minds and you're left on the cross! When ignorance reigns, life is lost! Just shackle your minds when you're bent on the cross! When ignorance reigns, life is lost, lost! Why stand on a silent platform? Fight the war, fuck the norm Fight the war, fuck the norm Fight the war, fuck the norm Fight the war, fuck the norm
All Shows Performed At:
1991-08-31

Huntington Beach, CA USA

1991-10-23

Northridge, CA USA

1992-09-28

Hollywood, CA USA

1993-02-19

London, England

1993-03-16

Orlando, FL USA

1993-03-20

Jacksonville, FL USA

1993-04-08

Salt Lake City, UT USA

1993-04-14

San Francisco, CA USA

1993-05-24

Glasgow, England

1993-05-25

Manchester, England

1993-05-28

London, England

1993-06-01

Stuttgart, Germany

1993-06-02

Dusseldorf, Germany

1993-06-12

Reykjavik, Iceland

1993-07-01

St. Louis, MO USA

1993-07-13

Stanhope, NJ USA

1993-07-16

Stanhope, NJ USA

1993-08-07

Irwindale, CA USA

1993-08-24

Dublin, Ireland

1993-08-27

Reading, England

1993-08-29

Dronton, Holland

1993-09-03

Aarhus, Denmark

1993-09-06

Offenbach, Germany

1993-09-09

Paris, France

1993-09-10

Paris, France

1993-10-18

Austin, TX USA

1993-11-01
1993-11-03

Philadelphia, PA USA

1993-11-24

Indianapolis, IN USA

1993-12-07

New Britian, CT USA

1993-12-08

Buffalo, NY USA

1994-05-23

Landgraaf, Netherlands

1994-06-29

Paris, France

1996-02-04

Perth, WA Australia

1996-04-19

Los Angeles, CA USA

1996-04-20

Carson, CA USA

1996-05-09

Paris, France

1996-05-11

London, England

1996-07-04

Moscow, Russia

1996-07-06

Torhout, Belgium

1996-08-05

Fitchburg, MA USA

1996-08-06

Fitchburg, MA USA

1996-08-07

Montreal, QC Canada

1996-08-09

Toronto, ON Canada

1996-08-10

Akron, OH USA

1996-08-12

Philadelphia, PA USA

1996-08-17

New York City, NY USA

1996-08-20

New York City, NY USA

1996-08-21

Fairfax, VA USA

1996-08-23

Reading, England

1996-09-05

San Francisco, CA USA

1996-09-07

Vancouver, BC Canada

1996-09-16

Chicago, IL USA

1996-09-28

Universal City, CA USA

1996-10-01

Los Angeles, CA USA

1996-10-10

Chandler, AZ USA

1997-04-25

Las Vegas, NV USA

1997-04-28

San Diego, CA USA

1997-05-01

Denver, CO USA

1997-05-03

Salt Lake City, UT USA

1997-05-06

Eugene, OR USA

1997-05-09

Phoenix, AZ USA

1997-05-12

Dallas, TX USA

1997-05-14

Memphis, TN USA

1997-05-16

Clemson, SC USA

1997-06-15

Paris, France

1997-06-21

Los Angeles, CA USA

1997-07-01

Vienna, Austria

1997-08-08

West Palm Beach, FL USA

1997-08-10

Atlanta, GA USA

1997-08-12

Antioch, TN USA

1997-08-13

Charlotte, NC USA

1997-08-16

Philadelphia, PA USA

1997-08-24

Burgettstown, PA USA

1997-08-28

Indianapolis, IN USA

1997-08-29

Chicago, IL USA

1997-08-31

St. Louis, MO USA

1997-09-03

Minneapolis, MN USA

1997-09-05

Dallas, TX USA

1997-09-06

Austin, TX USA

1997-09-08

Denver, CO USA

1997-09-12

George, WA USA

1997-09-13

Portland, OR USA

1997-09-15

San Francisco, CA USA

1997-09-16

Sacramento, CA USA

1997-09-18
1997-09-19
1997-09-21

Mesa, AZ USA

1999-07-24
1999-07-30

Naeba, Japan

1999-08-03

Honolulu, HI USA

2007-07-28

New York City, NY USA

2007-07-29

New York City, NY USA

2007-08-11

San Bernardino, CA USA

2007-08-18

San Francisco, CA USA

2007-08-24

East Troy, WI USA

2007-10-26
2007-10-28

Las Vegas, NV USA

2008-01-18

Auckland, New Zealand

2008-01-20

Gold Coast, QLD Australia

2008-01-22

Sydney, NSW Australia

2008-01-25

Sydney, NSW Australia

2008-01-28

Melbourne, VIC Australia

2008-01-30

Melbourne, VIC Australia

2008-02-01

Adelaide, SA Australia

2008-02-03

Perth, WA Australia

2008-02-07

Osaka, Japan

2008-02-09

Tokyo, Japan

2008-02-10

Tokyo, Japan

2008-05-30

Getafe, Spain

2008-06-01

Landgraaf, Netherlands

2008-06-02

Antwerp, Belgium

2008-06-04
2008-06-06

Nurburgring, Germany

2008-06-07

Nurnberg, Germany

2008-06-10

Berlin, Germany

2008-06-12

Hultsfred, Sweden

2008-06-14
2008-06-15

Nickelsdorf, Austria

2008-07-10

Algos, Portugal

2008-07-12

Motherwell, Scotland

2008-07-13
2008-08-02

Chicago, IL USA

2008-08-20
2008-08-22

Reading, England

2008-08-23

Leeds, England

2008-09-03

Minneapolis, MN USA

2010-06-03

Nurnberg, Germany

2010-06-04

Nurburgring, Germany

2010-06-06

London, England

2010-06-08

Dublin, Ireland

2010-06-09

Arnhem, Netherlands

2010-06-11

Madrid, Spain

2010-06-12

Castle Donington, England

2010-07-23

Los Angeles, CA USA

2010-10-09

Sao Paolo, Brazil

2010-10-11
2010-10-13

Buenos Aires, Argentina

2011-07-30

Los Angeles, CA USA

2022-07-09

East Troy, WI USA

2022-07-11

Chicago, IL USA

2022-07-12

Chicago, IL USA

2022-07-15

Ottawa, ON Canada

2022-07-16
2022-07-19

Hamilton, ON Canada

2022-07-21

Toronto, ON Canada

2022-07-23

Toronto, ON Canada

2022-07-25

Buffalo, NY USA

2022-07-27

Cleveland, OH USA

2022-07-29

Pittsburgh, PA USA

2022-07-31

Raleigh, NC USA

2022-08-02

Washington, DC USA

2022-08-03

Washington, DC USA

2022-08-08

New York City, NY USA

2022-08-09

New York City, NY USA

2022-08-11

New York City, NY USA

2022-08-12

New York City, NY USA

2022-08-14

New York City, NY USA