Rise Against
New Overseas Dates
In between festival dates in Europe this summer, we're happy to announce that we've squeezed in some headlining shows, one in Bielefield, Germany on June 5th and one in Vienna on June 23rd. Tickets are on sale FEB 10th. Check tour dates for more info. As well our festival show in Gothenburg, Sweden at West Coast Riot goes on sale today and stay tuned to see what other festivals we are playing. We can't wait to get to Europe this summer! Click HERE for dates.
Also, thanks to everyone who bought merchandise in the month of JANUARY, we are donating all of those sales to Doctors Without Borders to help Haiti's recovery. Thanks to everyone who made our recent Australia trip and our first time in Singapore so amazing. Were finally going home, but don't worry, we're already scheming for the rest of 2010...
SKIVE FESTIVAl - JYLLAND, DENMARK
Hey Denmark we are proud to announce we are playing the Skive Festival on June 2nd with Green Day and Social Distortion. Click HERE for box office information.
See you there!
-rise against
White Flag Warrior
Our friends THE FLOBOTS from Denver have a new record coming out and they invited Tim to sing on their song "White Flag Warrior". The Flobots are at the forefront of forward-thinking music and this song is a brave and poignant addition to their already great material. Check out "White Flag Warrior" available on iTunes starting Tuesday off of their new album, Survival Story, which will be available everywhere 3.16. Click HERE
HOWARD ZINN (1922-2010)
"To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacri?ce, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places--and there are so many--where people have behaved magni?cently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction. And if we do act, in however small a way, we don't have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an in?nite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in de?ance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory." -- Howard Zinn, from "The Optimism of Uncertainty" (2004)
He will be missed.
Donate For Haiti
If you've been procrastinating about donating to HAITI, here's something to nudge you along. Rise Against is donating our online merch sales from the month of January to Doctors Without Borders. But January is almost over, so now is your chance. HAITI needs our help,and Doctors Without Borders need all the resources they can get their hands on to effectively heal and rebuild the country and it's people. Click HERE for Rise Merch.
Haiti
Haiti, the world's first black independent nation, the scene of the first successful slave rebellion in western history, is currently the poorest country in the western hemisphere. It has been plagued with a history of dictatorship, human rights abuses and natural disasters, including severe hurricanes in 2004 and 2008 (Hurricanes Katrina and Ike respectively), the effects of which were aggravated by years of deforestation.
On January 12th, 2010, hundreds of thousands of Haitians, along with people from many other countries lost their lives by the near absolute devastation of a major earthquake, with its epicenter in the most populated area of the capital, Port-Au-Prince. The city’s already weak infrastructure (particularly its roads and electric grid) has been damaged in such a way that it severely impedes humanitarian efforts. While the scope of the disaster is still not clear, extraordinary stories of children and adults surviving several days under collapsed buildings keep emerging.
However, from contacts and friends in the United Nations (who have lost 37 of their own personnel in the earthquake), we have learned that medical aid is not reaching the people in need. Amputations are being performed with hacksaws and without anesthesia. There is an acute shortage of qualified physicians to tend to the victims. There is no timeline on this situation. Donations to Doctors Without Borders and International Red Cross are essential. Even a contribution of $1 makes a tremendous difference. Please follow the links below to help.
Doctor Without Borders (international)
Doctors Without Borders USA (Haiti donation page)
"Savior (live)" KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas
Check out iTunes for a live version of "Savior" recorded at last month's KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, proceeds from this and other songs recorded that night to Paras Los Ninos and the Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center. Download on iTunes HERE
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Sonisphere Festival
It may be six months away but that doesn't make us any less excited to partake in SONISPHERE in SWITZERLAND where, for the first time in history; METALLICA, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, MOTORHEAD, and HEAVEN & HELL are playing together.
Bands like Mastodon and Alice In Chains will also be playing, come get your headbang on, we definitely will be...!
June 18 is the date and the link for the show is sz.sonispherefestivals.com
Watch Rise Against Live Tonight
Rise Against live on KROQ tonight - listen to the whole show at kroq.com (Rise Against at 9 PM PST)
ROCK AM RING & PARK FESTIVALS
As we near the end of 2009, we're already scheming for 2010. We are excited to join the lineup for this summer's ROCK AM RING & PARK FESTIVALS in GERMANY. Find details here (www.rock-am-ring.com), see you this summer Germany!
