Rage Against the Machine Have Already Raised More Than $3 Million for Charity via “Charity Tickets”

Although Rage Against the Machine’s efforts to prevent tickets to their upcoming reunion tour from being scooped up by scalpers seem to have failed overall, there has been one benefit: according to guitarist Tom Morello, the band has already raised more than $1 million for charity via sales of “charity tickets” — “10% of the seating (random seats throughout each venue)” for each show that the band is selling at a higher ticket price, with “100% OF THE MONEY over the fees and base ticket price to charities and activist organizations IN EACH CITY.”

Says Morello via Instagram:

“So far we have been able to block approx 85% of scalpers trying to buy tickets and in one day have raised over $1,000,000 for charity. Still, annoying scalpers (and misinformation) remain. We appreciate the overwhelming demand and are discussing next steps to ensure more of you will be able to come and see us.”

According to The PRP, that figure has since been updated to more than $3 million raised thus far.

Dates for the tour, which will feature support from Run the Jewels, are as follows:

03/26 El Paso, TX – Don Haskins Center [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
03/28 Las Cruces, NM – Pan American Center [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
03/30 Glendale, AZ – Gila River Arena [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
04/10 Indio, CA – Coachella [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
04/17 Indio, CA – Coachella [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
04/21 Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
04/25 Portland, OR – Moda Center [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
04/28 Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
05/01 Vancouver, BC – Pacific Coliseum at the PNE [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
05/03 Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
05/05 Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
05/07 Winnipeg, MB – Bell MTS Place [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
05/09 Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford Premier Center [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
05/11 Minneapolis, MN – Target Center [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
05/12 Minneapolis, MN – Target Center [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
05/14 Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
05/16 St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
05/19 Chicago, IL – United Center [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
05/20 Chicago, IL – United Center [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
05/23 Boston, MA – Boston Calling [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
06/19 Dover, DE – Firefly [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
07/10 East Troy, WI – Alpine Valley Music Theatre [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
07/13 Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
07/15 Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
07/17 Ottawa, ON – Ottawa Bluesfest [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
07/18 Quebec City, QC – Festival d’Été de Québec [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
07/21 Hamilton, ON – FirstOntario Centre [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
07/23 Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
07/24 Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
07/27 Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
07/29 Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
07/31 Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
08/02 Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
08/04 Washington DC – Capital One Arena [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
08/05 Washington DC – Capital One Arena [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
08/07 Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
08/10 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
08/11 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
08/13 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
08/28 Leeds, UK – Leeds Festival [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
08/30 Reading, UK – Reading Festival [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
09/01 Paris, France – Rock En Seine Festival [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
09/04 Stradbally Laois, Ireland – Electric Picnic Festival [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
09/06 Berlin, Germany – Lollapalooza Berlin Festival [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
09/08 Prague, Czech Republic – O2 Arena [Ticketmaster / StubHub]
09/10 Krakow, Poland – Tauron Arena [Ticketmaster / StubHub]