Last year, Rage Against the Machine planned to embark on what would have been the most anticipated tour of the year, until the pandemic derailed those plans. Tim Commerford , the band's bassist, explained during an interview why we won't be seeing them live anytime soon.
In a conversation with TooFab , the bassist said that Rage Against the Machine will not adapt their plans for drive-in shows, as many musicians are doing during the pandemic. He explains that doing a performance without audience interaction would be like "selling out."
“Musicians have been kicked to the curb, man. It’s stressful for me, just because I look at Rage and think, ‘Fuck it, we rely on the audience.’ You go to Rage shows to see the audience as much as you see the band, and we need that. We’re one of those bands that needs that.”
He continued: “We’ll never be one of those sellouts who do a drive-in show or a venue that holds a hundred thousand people and only has ten thousand people there. That’s bullshit. Rage will never do that. It’s not a good show unless the audience is also hyped. It has to be a shared experience.”
Commerford concluded by saying he was disappointed with the tour cancellation because they were planning something unprecedented for the fans, without revealing exactly what it was. The tour is currently rescheduled for the end of this year. See the dates here.