Evil Empire Tour

The Evil Empire Tour is a concert tour by American rock band 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.

Evil Empire Tour
Tour by Rage Against the Machine
Associated albumEvil Empire
Start dateJanuary 12, 1996
End dateSeptember 21, 1997
No. of shows145 (141) – 4 cancelled
Rage Against the Machine concert chronology

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, 1996WellingtonNew ZealandWellington Town Hall
January 16, 1996
January 19, 1996AucklandBig Day Out
January 21, 1996Gold CoastAustralia
January 25, 1996Sydney
January 27, 1996Hordern Pavilion
January 28, 1996MelbourneBig Day Out
January 30, 1996Palace Theatre
February 2, 1996AdelaideBig Day Out
February 4, 1996
European leg I
April 13, 1996New York CityUnited StatesSaturday Night Live
April 19, 1996Los AngelesDragonfly (Secret Show)
April 20, 1996CarsonCal State Velodrome
May 2, 1996MadridSpainRevolver
May 3, 1996Festimad
May 4, 1996BarcelonaPaula dels Sports
May 6, 1996GrenobleFranceLe Summun
May 7, 1996BülachSwitzerlandStadthalle
May 8, 1996StrasbourgFranceRhenus
May 9, 1996ParisLe Zénith
May 11, 1996LondonEnglandBrixton Academy
May 12, 1996ManchesterManchester Apollo
May 13, 1996GlasgowScotlandBarrowlands
May 16, 1996CopenhagenDenmarkThe Grey Hall
May 17, 1996StockholmSwedenSolnallen
May 18, 1996OsloNorwaySentrum
May 20, 1996HamburgGermanyRote Flora
May 21, 1996BerlinThomas WeissHouse
May 22, 1996PragueCzech RepublicSlavia SH
May 24, 1996NürburgringGermanyRock Am Ring
May 25, 1996NurembergRock im Park
May 27, 1996MaastrichtNetherlandsPinkpop Festival
May 28, 1996RomeItalyGlobale (CANCELLED)
June 16, 1996San FranciscoUnited StatesTibetan Freedom Concert
June 27, 1996RoskildeDenmarkRoskilde Festival
June 28, 1996TurkuFinlandRuisrock
June 29, 1996MilanItalySonoria Festival
June 30, 1996KalvøyaNorwayKalvoya Festival
July 2, 1996Saint PetersburgRussiaDK Lensoveta
July 4, 1996MoscowRussiaDK Gorbunova
July 6, 1996TorhoutBelgiumRock Torhout
July 7, 1996WerchterRock Werchter
North American Leg I
July 15, 1996PensacolaUnited StatesBayfront Auditorium
July 16, 1996AtlantaMasquerade Park
July 18, 1996West Palm BeachFL. Fairgrounds
July 20, 1996RockinghamDragway
July 21, 1996KnoxvilleForks in the River
July 23, 1996New OrleansTad Gormley Stadium
July 24, 1996BirminghamSloss Furnace
August 5, 1996FitchburgWallace Civic Center
August 6, 1996
August 7, 1996MontrealCanadaVerdun Arena
August 9, 1996TorontoVarsity Arena
August 10, 1996AkronUnited StatesRhodes Arena
August 12, 1996PhiladelphiaElectric Factory
August 13, 1996
August 15, 1996New York CityRoseland Ballroom
August 16, 1996
August 17, 1996
August 19, 1996
August 20, 1996
August 21, 1996FairfaxPatriot Center
August 23, 1996ReadingEnglandReading Festival
September 4, 1996San JoseUnited StatesState Events Center
September 5, 1996San FranciscoThe Fillmore
September 7, 1996VancouverCanadaPlaza of the Nations
September 8, 1996SeattleUnited StatesMercer Arena
September 10, 1996BoiseOld Idaho State Penitentiary
September 11, 1996Salt Lake CityState Fairgrounds
September 13, 1996MorrisonRed Rocks Amphitheatre
September 15, 1996Saint PaulRoy Wilkins Auditorium
September 16, 1996ChicagoAragon Ballroom
September 17, 1996
September 19, 1996DetroitCobo Arena
September 21, 1996Fort WorthWill Rogers Coliseum
September 22, 1996HoustonAstro Arena (CANCELLED)
September 23, 1996San AntonioSunken Gardens (CANCELLED)
September 25, 1996AlbuquerqueConvention Center (CANCELLED)
September 26, 1996PhoenixMesa Amphitheater (CANCELLED)
September 28, 1996Los AngelesUniversal Amphitheatre
September 29, 1996
October 1, 1996Hollywood Palladium
October 2, 1996
October 4, 1996San Diego
October 5, 1996Los Angeles
October 6, 1996HoustonAstroarena
October 7, 1996San AntonioSunken Gardens
October 9, 1996AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque Convention Center
October 10, 1996ChandlerCompton Terrace
North American leg II – U2 PopMart Tour
April 19, 1997PomonaUnited StatesThe Glass House (Headlining)
April 25, 1997WhitneySam Boyd Stadium
April 28, 1997San DiegoJack Murphy Stadium
May 1, 1997DenverMile High Stadium
May 3, 1997Salt Lake CityRice Stadium
May 6, 1997EugeneAutzen Stadium
May 9, 1997PhoenixSun Devil Stadium
May 12, 1997DallasCotton Bowl
May 14, 1997MemphisLiberty Bowl
May 16, 1997ClemsonDeath Valley Stadium
European Leg II
June 7, 1997LübeckGermanyGoBang Festival
June 8, 1997FrankfurtGoBang Festival
June 10, 1997GranadaSpainPalacio de Los Deportes
June 12, 1997HultsfredSwedenHultsfred Festival
June 13, 1997EssenGermanyGoBang Festival
June 15, 1997ParisFranceRock A Paris 1
21 June 1997Los AngelesCaliforniaLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum (opening for U2)
June 27, 1997HaifaIsraelCity Hall (AKA Second City)
June 29, 1997Tel AvivThe Cinerama
July 1, 1997ViennaAustriaDanube Festival
July 3, 1997KristiansandNorwayQuart Festival
July 4, 1997LisbonPortugalSuper Bock Super Rock
July 5, 1997LondonEnglandFinsbury Park
July 8, 1997GranadaSpainPalacio de los Deportes
July 10, 1997CataloniaDoctor Music Festival
Asian Leg
July 19, 1997ManilaPhilippinesCuneta Astrodome
July 21, 1997BangkokThailandDance Fever Club
July 24, 1997OsakaJapanIMP Hall
July 25, 1997TokyoAkasaka BLITZ
July 26, 1997YamanashiFuji Rock Festival
North American leg III
August 8, 1997West Palm BeachUnited StatesCoral Sky Amphitheater
August 10, 1997AtlantaLakewood Amphitheater
August 12, 1997NashvilleStarwood Amphitheatre
August 13, 1997CharlotteBlockbuster Pavilion
August 15, 1997ColumbiaMerriweather Post Pavilion
August 16, 1997PhiladelphiaBlockbuster Pavilion
August 17, 1997HartfordMeadows Music Theatre
August 20, 1997East RutherfordMeadowlands Sports Complex
August 21, 1997MansfieldGreat Woods Performing Arts Center
August 23, 1997Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills
August 24, 1997BurgettstownStar Lake Amphitheatre
August 27, 1997Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music Center
August 28, 1997NoblesvilleDeer Creek Music Center
August 29, 1997Tinley ParkNew World Music Theatre
August 31, 1997Maryland HeightsRiverport Amphitheatre
September 1, 1997Bonner SpringsSandstone Amphitheater
September 3, 1997MinneapolisTarget Center
September 5, 1997DallasStarplex Amphitheatre
September 6, 1997AustinSouthpark Meadows
September 8, 1997Greenwood VillageFiddler's Green Amphitheatre
September 10, 1997VancouverCanadaPacific Coliseum
September 12, 1997GeorgeUnited StatesThe Gorge Amphitheatre
September 13, 1997PortlandMemorial Coliseum
September 15, 1997Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre
September 16, 1997SacramentoCalifornia Exposition & State Fair
September 18, 1997IrvineIrvine Meadows
September 19, 1997
September 20, 1997PhoenixArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
September 21, 1997Desert Sky Pavilion
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