Rage Against The Machine Show Halted By Police In St. Paul

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Rage Against The Machine has planned to play a free set at St. Paul's Capitol Lawn following Anti-Flag at an anti-war concert in protest of the Republican National Convention. But things took a turn for the worse when the police wouldn't let them play, according to a story by City Pages.

In response, Zach de la Rocha and Tom Morello joined the crowd of 2-3000 in led them in sing-a-long of "Killing in the Name." Following the song, the band members led the crowd into the streets for a peaceful march. However, when the Rage parade intersected with the Poor Peoples' Human Rights Campaign march, some anarchists joined, only to be met by police tear gassing.

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More Arrests At Official Concert

The Raw story reports that "police arrested 102 protesters in downtown Minneapolis early Thursday following a concert by the rock group Rage Against the Machine, raising to more than 400 the number arrested in demonstrations related to the Republican National Convention."

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rage is back with a vengeance.