Awesome. I hope they show Karl Rove's dance moves on TV again.

Will they be able to remember their PIN numbers when they go to the ATM machine?

Nothing good can come of this.

So are these idiots really serious when they say they are communist? How does that work?

HappyHarryHardOn: are these idiots really serious when they say they are communist? How does that work?

They go to the same city that is hosting the convention of the political party that is supposedly controlled by greed and charge $60 a head for the privilege of watching them play.

OMG I'M RAGING SO MUCH RIGHT NOW GRRRR!!! CHE GUEVARA!!!

Rage will be in town the night after the Paultards.

Think I'll stay Northeast of downtown that weekend.

F*ck.

Will Alan Keyes be crowd surfing again?

Um, is this for real? I know Cheney won't be there, but will Bush?

And btw, does RATM know they're playing at the RNC?

filth: Will they be able to remember their PIN numbers when they go to the ATM machine?

You're welcome.

LOL I heard they make money from their album sales!!11

...words cannot express how amused I am currently.

Should have read the article first.

Do'h!

simply

capitalists

RATM have silly, hypocritical political views. But I enjoy their music and would go seem them if I had $60 to spend.

moralpanic: Um, is this for real? I know Cheney won't be there, but will Bush?

And btw, does RATM know they're playing at the RNC?

Read the headline again.

Littledogg: filth: Will they be able to remember their PIN numbers when they go to the ATM machine?

You're welcome.

LOL. This thread is starting well.

And then the Democrats will say that everyone that showed up for the RNC was really there to see Rage.

/at least, I will.

Littledogg: filth: Will they be able to remember their PIN numbers when they go to the ATM machine?

You're welcome.

Not sure if that's a rotsky.

Anyhoo, there a band in ABQ, NM called Rage Against Martin Sheen. Awesome name- sucky band.

Wait a second....is the RNC actually going on that day, or is it just that it happens to be in the same week? Either way, misleading headline is misleading.

/pretty sneaky sis.

Oh. at the Target Center.

Meh.

/if they were playing the Myth, i'd be all over that

Sony-brand communists. They probably have a better political message than Cheney, and I like some of their songs, but you have to admit that that shiat is kinda lol.

vegasj:

It wouldn't be ironic, because RATM, like the current republican party, are a bunch of corporate sellouts.

There's a Far Side cartoon to represent the perfect analogy.

At first I'm thinking this is going to turn out like Steve Colbert at the White House Press Circle Jerk.

Then I RTFA. Less interesting than what I imagined.

moothemagiccow: moralpanic: Um, is this for real? I know Cheney won't be there, but will Bush?

And btw, does RATM know they're playing at the RNC?

Read the headline again.

Just to clarify folks the article's headline is correct. RATM will play at the Republican National Committee (RNC) convention...

Fark you I won't do what you tell me

Motherfarrrrrrkers!!!!

Unh! unh! unh!

Yeah, that'll be awesomeness.

It's those silly republicans mixing up their rock bands (they're not big fans.) They meant to have Pink Floyd singing "Welcome to the Machine."

fritopendejo: Littledogg: filth: Will they be able to remember their PIN numbers when they go to the ATM machine?

You're welcome.

Not sure if that's a rotsky.

Anyhoo, there a band in ABQ, NM called Rage Against Martin Sheen. Awesome name- sucky band.

In the context that filth was going for, it's a definite Rotsky.

didn't they do this before?

/Love RATM

Hmmm, didn't they play at the democratic convention back in 2000 while everyone rioted?

Pochas: It's those silly republicans mixing up their rock bands

In Washington State, we don't have Republicans - we have members of the "GOP Party".

remember in 1999 when they put out a video that showed how bush and gore were pretty much the same politician? it's funny how 7 years later they are basically indirectly campaigning for the dems.

/still likes rage
//chose to see wilco on saturday instead

Wait, are they actually playing as an event at the convention? TFA isn't really clear.

Moses To Sandy Koufax: It wouldn't be ironic, because RATM, like the current republican party, are a bunch of corporate sellouts.

How is that? By never appearing courtesy of a record label. I have never seen RATM courtesy of Sony BMG on any Album/soundtrack. Care to point it out where you have seen it?

You need a distribution label. Sony knew RATM had their own terms and wasn't going to go along with the normal BS but Sony also knew how many Records RATM was going to move no matter who they are under.

I guess that is officially the weekend when irrelevance reigns in Minneapolis?

Someone should call Yakov Smirnoff and the tall ugly/beautiful chick from "3rd Rock From The Sun."

Aexia: Pochas: It's those silly republicans mixing up their rock bands

In Washington State, we don't have Republicans - we have members of the "GOP Party".

It's not as stupid as it sounds. GOP now means Gay Old Politicians, so party is still appropriate to add.

So between between McCain at Sturgis and now RATM at the convention, the RNC seems to have sewed up the Giant Douchebag vote.

Calvin Coolidge: Wait, are they actually playing as an event at the convention? TFA isn't really clear.

TFA: Political rap-rock giants Rage Against the Machine will give a rare performance at Target Center in Minneapolis on Sept. 3, which not so coincidentally is the same week as the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. Tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. for $60.

The actual convention will be at the Xcel Energy Center so no, they won't be at the same place.

Ironically, according to Wikipedia, the Target Center can actually fill more people than the Xcel Center. It would be pretty funny if Rage ends up drawing the bigger turnout.

thomps:

/still likes rage
//chose to see wilco on saturday instead

Saw Rage saturday, thought it was the best performance of the weekend. I did think it was funny they were playing on the AT&T stage.

Rage Against the Machine to play during RNC convention

What better place than here. What better time than now.

Karma Chameleon: Saw Rage saturday, thought it was the best performance of the weekend. I did think it was funny they were playing on the AT&T stage.

everyone i talk to says they put on a killer show, i was just too tired to deal with a rage crowd that night. chilled out and watched wilco play some old fashioned rock and roll and saved my energy for girl talk and kanye.

I wonder if they will charge at the DNC? I don't think they did in 2000.

Interesting how so many intelligent Farkers confuse the word "during" with "at."

Rage is playing at the Target Center the day after Ron Paul's Rally for the Republic.

This is separate from the RNC convention.

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GWLush: I wonder if they will charge at the DNC? I don't think they did in 2000.

They didn't.

madden101: Interesting how so many intelligent Farkers confuse the word "during" with "at."

i remember on my first day at fark orientation i was told that one should never ever rtfa, and should only afford a passing glance at the headline before forming and adamantly defending an opinion.

/also there was a mini-seminar on why lolcats are funny

sell outs

90's music sucked for the most part.

I hate myself, everybody hates me, life sucks.