Rage Against the Machine coming to Phoenix? It appears so

Are Rage Against the Machine playing Phoenix as part of a reunion tour in 2020 built around two weekends at Coachella?

An Instagram account that may or may not be official shared its first post as rageagainstthemachine late Thursday night, Oct. 31. It listed five dates, including March 30 in Phoenix.

According to a story in Forbes magazine, "The dates were announced under the radar this morning on their social media. Wayne Kamemoto, a longtime associate of the band just said, 'The band's social media is accurate.'"

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A story in Consequence of Sound says, "Industry sources have confirmed to Consequence of Sound that the posting is accurate, and that the band is planning to play more shows beyond these initial dates."

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The last time Rage performed together with Zack de la Rocha was the L.A. Rising show in 2011. The other members – Tom Morello, Brad Wilk and Tim Commerford – enlisted Public Enemy's Chuck D and Cypress Hill's B-Real – to tour and records as project called Prophets Of Rage in 2016.

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The last time Rage played Phoenix was Dec. 16, 1999, at Talking Stick Resort Arena, then called America West Arena. 

We have reached out to their label, Sony Music, for more information. This is a developing story.

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