Public Service Announcement” Rage Against The Machine takes over PPG Paints!

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The city of Pittsburgh gathered to watch Rage Against The Machine and Run The Jewels rock PPG Paints Arena this past Friday. Bringing in one of the largest crowds I’ve personally seen at PPG, this was a killer show and I recommend our readers to attend on future tour dates. The evening started out with Run The Jewels taking the stage and getting the crowd hyped with songs “Run The Jewels”, “Yankee and the Brave (ep. 4)”, and “Blockbuster Night Part 1”. They kept the same energy the whole set with “Oh My Darling (Don’t Cry)” and “Stay Gold” before closing out their set with “a few words for the firing squad (radiation)”. 

After a quick break it was time for Rage Against The Machine to take the stage. Their singer was carried on to stage and placed on a riser in the middle of the stage and the rest of the band joined him while their “Public Service Announcement” intro played. They immediately jumped into “Bombtrack” and the crowd went WILD. They had to restart their fourth song of the night “Bullet in the head” due to a fan concern at the front of the crowd but once resolved the show was back on track. R.A.T.M. went on to play a killer 18 song set including “Testify”,a cover of  “Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)” with Run The Jewels, and “Calm Like A Bomb”. During “Sleep Now in the Fire” they gave a quick shout out to Franco Harris and had a nice little drum solo. They wrapped up the night with one of their most known songs “Killing In The Name” where they projected the names and faces of those whose lives were taken at the hand of the police.

Review/Photo By: Cheyenne Simmons