RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Confirmed For Portugal's OPTIMUS ALIVE!08 Festival

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE has been confirmed for the Optimus Alive!08 festival, set to take place July 10-12, 2008 in Lisbon, Portugal. Tickets on sale Saturday from 10:00 a.m. on www.ticketline.pt and www.everythingisnew.pt.

Upcoming RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE tour dates:

Jan. 18 - Auckland, AUS - MT Smart Stadium
Jan. 20 - Gold Coast, AUS - Parklands
Jan. 22 - Syndey, AUS - Sydney Entertainment Centre
Jan. 25 - Sydney, AUS - Sydney Showgrounds
Jan. 28 - Melbourne, AUS - Flemington Racecourse
Jan. 30 - Melbourne, AUS - Festival Hall
Feb. 01 - Adelaide, AUS - Adelaide Showground
Feb. 03 - Perth, AUS - Claremont Showground
Feb. 07 - Osaka, JPN - Osaka Castle Hall
Feb. 09 - Tokyo, JPN - Tokyo Makuhari Messe
Feb. 10 - Tokyo, JPN - Tokyo Makuhari Messe
Jun. 01 - Landgraaf, NETH - Pinkpop
Jun. 06 - Nürburgring, GER - Rock Am Ring
Jun. 07 - Nürnberg, GER - Rock Im Park
Jul. 10 - Optimus Alive!08 - Oeiras - Lisbon

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE — vocalist Zack de la Rocha, guitarist Tom Morello, drummer Brad Wilk and bassist Tim Commerford — released three politically charged albums: 1992's self-titled debut, 1996's "Evil Empire", 1999's "Battle of Los Angeles" and its 2000 covers album "Renegades".

It split in 2000 after the singer decided to record a solo album. The rest of the band formed AUDIOSLAVE with SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell. The Harvard-educated Morello also recently released a solo album under the alias THE NIGHTWATCHMAN.

Watch fan-filmed video footage of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE performing the song "Bulls on Parade" at the Alpine Valley in East Troy, Wisconsin on August 24, 2007: