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=== 2019β2024: Second reunion, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction and third disbandment === {{Main|Public Service Announcement Tour}} On November 1, 2019, it was reported that Rage Against the Machine were reuniting for their first shows in nine years in the spring of 2020, including two appearances at that year's [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]].<ref name="forbesreunion">{{cite web|first=Steve|last=Baltin|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebaltin/2019/11/01/confirmed-rage-against-the-machine-to-reunite-in-2020-headline-coachella/#25bcbbac12b1|title=Confirmed: Rage Against The Machine To Reunite In 2020, Headline Coachella|website=Forbes|date=November 1, 2019|access-date=November 1, 2019|archive-date=November 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101160503/https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebaltin/2019/11/01/confirmed-rage-against-the-machine-to-reunite-in-2020-headline-coachella/#25bcbbac12b1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Graham|last=Hartmann|url=https://loudwire.com/rage-against-the-machine-2020-reunion-rumors/|title=Rage Against the Machine Announce 2020 Reunion|website=Loudwire|date=November 1, 2019|access-date=November 1, 2019|archive-date=November 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102062156/https://loudwire.com/rage-against-the-machine-2020-reunion-rumors/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Dave|last=Brooks|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8542057/rage-against-the-machine-reuniting-2020-coachella|title=Rage Against the Machine to Reunite for 2020 Coachella|magazine=Billboard|date=November 1, 2019|access-date=November 1, 2019|archive-date=November 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101183652/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8542057/rage-against-the-machine-reuniting-2020-coachella|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 25, 2019, an alleged leaked tour poster made its way online indicating the band would be going on a world tour throughout 2020. This was later debunked by Australian-based publication ''Wall of Sound'' who broke the news that a concert poster troll photoshopped and released it online as a prank.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2019/11/25/a-leaked-rage-against-the-machine-tour-poster-has-them-playing-splendour-2020/|title=UPDATE: That Rage Against The Machine Tour Poster Is FAKE!|date=November 24, 2019|website=Wall Of Sound|language=en-US|access-date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=November 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191125164106/https://wallofsoundau.com/2019/11/25/a-leaked-rage-against-the-machine-tour-poster-has-them-playing-splendour-2020/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/rage-against-the-machine-world-tour-poster-confirmed-to-be-fake-2571636|title=That Rage Against The Machine tour poster that's doing the rounds is fake|last=Moore|first=Sam|date=November 25, 2019|website=NME|language=en-US|access-date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=April 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427024036/https://www.nme.com/news/music/rage-against-the-machine-world-tour-poster-confirmed-to-be-fake-2578041|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 10, 2020, Rage Against the Machine announced more worldwide dates for the 2020 reunion tour, now named the [[Public Service Announcement Tour]].<ref name="Public Service">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rage-against-the-machine-2020-headlining-tour-950346/|title=Rage Against the Machine Announce 2020 Tour|first=Angie|last=Martoccio|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=February 10, 2020|access-date=February 10, 2020|archive-date=February 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210232828/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rage-against-the-machine-2020-headlining-tour-950346/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Public Service2">{{Cite magazine|date=February 10, 2020|title=Rage Against the Machine Announce Reunion Tour: See the Dates|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/touring/8550631/rage-against-the-machine-public-service-announcement-tour-dates|access-date=June 5, 2020|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=June 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605074305/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/touring/8550631/rage-against-the-machine-public-service-announcement-tour-dates|url-status=live}}</ref> It was scheduled to run from March 26 through September 12, making it the band's first full-length world tour in 20 years, after they completed the promotional cycle for their third album ''[[The Battle of Los Angeles (album)|The Battle of Los Angeles]]''.<ref name="Public Service"/><ref name="Public Service2"/> The supporting act on all shows but Chicago would be rap duo [[Run the Jewels]].<ref name="Public Service2"/> On March 12, 2020, the band postponed the first leg of the reunion tour due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]];<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rage-against-the-machine-postpone-covid-19-966791/|title=Rage Against the Machine Postpone First Half of Reunion Tour Due to Coronavirus|last1=Kreps|first1=Daniel|date=March 13, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319010724/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rage-against-the-machine-postpone-covid-19-966791/|url-status=live}}</ref> this tour was eventually postponed to the summer of 2021.<ref name="050220-rollingstone">{{cite magazine|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rage-against-the-machine-reschedule-reunion-tour-2021-993233/|title=Rage Against the Machine Reschedule Reunion Tour for 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=May 2, 2020|access-date=May 2, 2020|archive-date=May 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502155909/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rage-against-the-machine-reschedule-reunion-tour-2021-993233/|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 1, 2020, the band announced that they had rescheduled the remaining dates of their reunion tour to 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rage Against The Machine Reschedule Reunion Tour |url=https://lambgoat.com/news/33034/Rage-Against-The-Machine-reschedule-reunion-tour |website=Lambgoat.com |publisher=Lambgoat |access-date=May 5, 2020 |archive-date=August 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806145252/https://lambgoat.com/news/33034/Rage-Against-The-Machine-reschedule-reunion-tour |url-status=live }}</ref> They were also due to headline the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]], which would have been Rage Against the Machine's first UK appearance in ten years, but it was announced on May 12, 2020, that the festival was cancelled.<ref>{{Cite news|date=May 12, 2020|title=Reading and Leeds festivals cancelled|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52637393|access-date=May 14, 2020|archive-date=May 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513105717/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52637393|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite having rescheduled all of their tour dates, Rage Against the Machine was initially still scheduled to play [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]], which had been postponed from April to October 2020 before it was officially cancelled that June.<ref name="050220-rollingstone"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/coachella-2020-canceled-due-to-covid-19/|title=Coachella 2020 Canceled Due to COVID-19|last=Yoo|first=Noah|date=June 11, 2020|website=Pitchfork|language=en-US|access-date=June 29, 2020|archive-date=June 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629164433/https://pitchfork.com/news/coachella-2020-canceled-due-to-covid-19/|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 8, 2021, it was announced that the Public Service Announcement Tour had once again been rescheduled to the spring and summer of 2022.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rage-against-the-machine-postpone-reunion-tour-2022-1153301/|title=Rage Against the Machine Postpone Reunion Tour to 2022|last1=Kreps|first1=Daniel|date=April 8, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=April 9, 2021|archive-date=April 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408231047/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rage-against-the-machine-postpone-reunion-tour-2022-1153301/|url-status=live}}</ref> By June 11, 2020, every Rage Against the Machine album had entered the top 30 of Apple Music's Rock Albums chart, and their debut album had entered the ''Billboard'' Top 200 at number 174.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://happymag.tv/20-years-since-their-last-release-rage-against-the-machine-are-back-in-the-charts/|title=20 years since their last release, Rage Against the Machine are back in the charts|last=Elvish|first=Emily|date=June 13, 2020|website=Happy Mag|language=en|access-date=June 14, 2020|archive-date=June 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614234739/https://happymag.tv/20-years-since-their-last-release-rage-against-the-machine-are-back-in-the-charts/|url-status=live}}</ref> The resurgence of interest in the band's music and politics was widely attributed to renewed worldwide [[Black Lives Matter]] protests following [[murder of George Floyd|the murder]] of [[George Floyd]] in Minneapolis by law enforcement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/rage-against-machine-enter-charts-2020/|title=Rage Against the Machine Re-Enter Charts Amidst Social Unrest|last=Schaffner|first=Lauryn|date=June 12, 2020|website=Loudwire|language=en|access-date=June 14, 2020|archive-date=June 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614234741/https://loudwire.com/rage-against-machine-enter-charts-2020/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrolli/2020/06/11/rage-against-the-machine-billboard-200-itunes-protests-conservatives/#1df2d2a1287a|title=Rage Against The Machine Returns To Billboard 200 And iTunes Top 10 Amid Nationwide Protests, Conservative Backlash|last=Rolli|first=Bryan|date=June 11, 2020|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=June 14, 2020|archive-date=June 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615032659/https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrolli/2020/06/11/rage-against-the-machine-billboard-200-itunes-protests-conservatives/#1df2d2a1287a|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2020/06/rage-against-the-machine-charts/|title=Rage Against the Machine Re-enter Charts as Protests Rage On|last=Kaufman|first=Spencer|date=June 12, 2020|website=Consequence of Sound, CoS|language=en|access-date=June 14, 2020|archive-date=April 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424200408/https://consequence.net/2020/06/rage-against-the-machine-charts/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Rage Against the Machine Touring Van - Interior with Instruments - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland (by Adam Jones).jpg|alt=A drum kit and guitar|thumb|Some of the band's gear on display at the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] after their unsuccessful 2018 nomination for induction]] On July 9, 2022, Rage Against the Machine played their first concert in 11 years at [[Alpine Valley Music Theatre]] in [[East Troy, Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Greene |first1=Andy |title=Rage Against The Machine Roar Back to Life at Explosive Reunion Tour Launch |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/rage-against-the-machine-reunion-tour-launch-review-1380433/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=11 July 2022 |date=10 July 2022 |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711005803/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/rage-against-the-machine-reunion-tour-launch-review-1380433/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After De la Rocha [[Achilles tendon rupture|ruptured his Achilles tendon]] during a show in Chicago in July,<ref>{{cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=August 11, 2022 |title=Rage Against the Machine Cancel European Tour, Per "Medical Guidance" for Zack de la Rocha |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/rage-against-the-machine-cancel-european-tour-due-to-zack-de-la-rocha-injury/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811183603/https://pitchfork.com/news/rage-against-the-machine-cancel-european-tour-due-to-zack-de-la-rocha-injury/ |archive-date=August 11, 2022 |access-date=August 11, 2022 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> Rage Against the Machine canceled their European tour and their remaining North American tour dates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/rage-against-the-machine-zack-de-la-rocha-tore-achilles-report/|title=RATM's Zack de la Rocha Reportedly Suffering From Torn Achilles|first=Lauryn|last=Schaffner|website=[[Loudwire]]|date=August 15, 2022|access-date=August 27, 2022|archive-date=August 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826234315/https://loudwire.com/rage-against-the-machine-zack-de-la-rocha-tore-achilles-report/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Millman |first1=Ethan |date=2022-10-04 |title=Rage Against the Machine Cancel North American Tour |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rage-against-the-machine-cancels-north-american-tour-1234605076/ |access-date=2022-10-05 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=October 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005071833/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rage-against-the-machine-cancels-north-american-tour-1234605076/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Rage Against the Machine was nominated for induction into the [[Rock & Roll Hall of Fame]] in their first year of eligibility in 2017, and again in 2018, 2019, and 2021.<ref name="RRHOF 2017">{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/05/entertainment/rock-hall-fame-2018-nominees/index.html|title=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2018 nominees announced|first=Lisa Respers |last=France|website=[[CNN]]|date=October 5, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011050359/http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/05/entertainment/rock-hall-fame-2018-nominees/index.html|archive-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref><ref name="RRHOF 2021">{{cite web |last1=Trepany |first1=Charles |title=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame sets date, venue for 2021 inductions after going virtual in 2020 |url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/03/02/rock-roll-hall-fame-induction-ceremony-oct-30-rocket-mortgage-fieldhouse/6883791002/ |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=22 March 2021 |date=2 March 2021 |archive-date=January 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116072413/https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/03/02/rock-roll-hall-fame-induction-ceremony-oct-30-rocket-mortgage-fieldhouse/6883791002/ |url-status=live }}</ref> They were inducted on November 3, 2023, by [[Ice-T]], at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/rock-roll-hall-of-fame-kate-bush-george-michael-among-class-of-2023/ar-AA1aGdI8 | title=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Kate Bush, George Michael among Class of 2023 | website=[[MSN]] }}</ref> Only Morello attended the ceremony.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/tom-morello-was-only-member-of-rage-against-the-machine-present-at-bands-rock-hall-induction | title=TOM MORELLO Was Only Member of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Present at Band's ROCK HALL Induction | date=November 4, 2023 }}</ref> On January 3, 2024, Wilk confirmed that Rage Against the Machine had disbanded again.<ref name="Pitchfork2024">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/rage-against-the-machine-will-not-tour-again-brad-wilk-says/|title=Rage Against the Machine Will Not Tour Again, Brad Wilk Says|first=Evan|last=Minsker|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=January 3, 2024 |access-date=January 3, 2024}}</ref><ref name="RollingStone2024">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rage-against-the-machine-break-up-again-2024-1234939808/|title=Rage Against the Machine Break Upβ¦ Again|first=Andy|last=Greene|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=January 3, 2024|access-date=January 3, 2024}}</ref>
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