Rise Against - Appeal To ReasonRise Against - Appeal To Reason - Tour Dates 2009
Chicago punk-rock champions Rise Against are back to their potent political best with their fifth album Appeal To Reason, released through Geffen Records.
A band renowned for their single-minded political outlook, Appeal To Reason is an embodiment of the band's feelings about the world around them. Nowhere is this more greatly channeled than on forthcoming single, Re-education (Through Labour) - a powerful statement against the use of sweat-shops in the modern world supported by a controversial, hard edged video.
The influences of Rise Against are plain to see; the snarling, scathing commentaries on the world are a return to the days of the anti-movement leaders Black Flag, with the unhinged, heavy rhythms plainly evident on Appeal To Reason reminiscent of Nirvana.
Never has the Rise Against message been more powerful - Appeal To Reason is their rock manifesto - a statement of intent and a powerful message to the world.
Rise Against are also set to be unleashed on the UK for an 11-date tour in early 2009, the dates of which are below:
21st February 2009 - Portsmouth Guildhall
22nd February 2009 - Preston 53 Degrees
23rd February 2009 - Hull University
24th February 2009 - Leeds University
26th February 2009 - Birmingham Academy
27th February 2009 - Manchester Academy
28th February 2009 - Sheffield Academy
1st March 2009 - Glasgow ABC
4th March 2009 - Norwich UEA
5th March 2009 - Oxford Academy
6th March 2009 - London Astoria
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