Rage against the machine 'Wake up' (live) Reading 2008

[1zv]

its been 3 years since this. look how much reading has gone downhill. the crowd are nothing like this anymore.

[rguerke]

Please steward of Rock in Rio 2011 will be in september, take this guys for there urgent, nothing against others Bands, but they're amazing and awesome !!! there will be many more people beyond previously !!

[BiGGraff100]

something on fire.....cool vid i guess but the sound is awful

[matthayes1993]

What the fuck's up with all the cutting?! I finally get into a groove and then they change it on me!

[k5lta]

i love everyone here!!!!

[xxxshynixxx]

I was right in the front - stood for 10 hours to make sure I was in the line of fire . . . waited since I was 12 years old to see these fuckers live. I could've died in my sleep that night and not given a shit. xXx

[Amito]

@xxxshynixxx

You're story is pretty much the same as mine, epic night!

[Grinch88888888]

If you listen carefully, you can hear me cracking two ribs...it was that wild!

[3rdEyeSpeaks]

y is the American flag upside down? or i cant see

[urbanpoems]

@3rdEyeSpeaks because, like everyone else, they fucking hate america

[tristessa56079]

@urbanpoems

An upside down flag is used as a distress signal. It has nothing to do with 'hating' a particular country.

[urbanpoems]

@tristessa56079 but they alsways use the American flag, and before you say they are in America, in this they are in UK

[tristessa56079]

@urbanpoems

Yes I'm fully aware they're in the U.K. because I was at this performance. The distress signal metaphor has been denoted with the U.S. flag for decades.

[urbanpoems]

@tristessa56079 maybe it's because they're the cause of the distress? I don't know, just an insight, tell me what you think :)

[tristessa56079]

@urbanpoems

Yeah you're right. I was just saying before that the upside-down flag doesn't mean you 'hate' a particular country, but that maybe you oppose the government's ideology.

[lamascosk8r]

Munky from korn was there

[TheMourningPalace]

when are their next tour?

[ginzuol]

tom morello has uberaids

[harrywatson13]

the guy at the end who just nods is fucking jokes

[mattybrando]

never seen so many people packed in to watch a band at reading.

[unclesamfatg]

This is getting old. This sounds the same after 20 years.

[MrLuy25]

@unclesamfatg never gets old my friend, rage lives on

[mikeymoo27]

@unclesamfatg It's because it's the same fucking songs, Dick!

[unclesamfatg]

@mikeymoo27 Why arent they writing new songs, Mikey?

[ZGippe40GK]

Will miss Audioslave...they are the best. But this at the time, was the only good coming out of that. But now Soundgarden is now officially reuniting..you guys ever think the two trees will play with eachother..even with their representative bands??

[wil2908]

THIS

IS

EPIC! 2

[andersoneuan84]

Fucking Beautiful!!!!

[littlephil7]

6th june CANT WAIT!

[littlephil7]

it was carnage trust me

[martayharmay]

THIS

IS

EPIC!

[dogbadgolfer]

is this filmed from the sound desk or something?

[regooo100]

I wish i would see more people jumpin like the old days of rage. they would get the WHOLE crowd jumping.... i saw them at both new york n cochella and the crowd sucked... i dunno just glad to get to see rage in concert. bbest time of my life.

[museman15]

were you there? if not then you have no idea. it was like a war zone. fucking amazing.

[billyiddo]

yea it was mental

[bittersweetcatherine]

@museman15 this was definitely one of the best things I have e-v-e-r seen when you where there in the beginning and they were dressed as convicts and the whole crowd went silent out of pure respect and anticipation it was incredible reading '08, they were incredible at the very least!

[iFistedFlipper113]

@bittersweetcatherine Completely agree, went to see them in Dublin on the 8th, absolutely Biblical!!!

[lexusdominus]

@museman15 ice cream van! ice cream van! Yes, strange place, reading.

[Jackamole]

@regooo100 I saw them at Leeds Festival the same year and seriously thought I was gonna die the crowd was so violent. It was amazingly awesome though, If they throw the free gig here for their xmas number 1 nothing, NOTHING will stop me going :-D

[anglofiles87]

people are getting tired

[ZGippe40GK]

Dude its just the current generation man........its how it is

[thechubbman]

5:30

Zach and Tim playing tug of war?

[kyo221]

5:30

Yes he plays with tug of war with zack's mics and Tim's bass guitar. But I thought Timmy plays it a bass guitar with a machine gun.

[TruthAddic]

ahahaha.... and ring around the rosie.

[stepanthony]

@chazdude666

I know what you're saying. When bombtrack started it was fucking amazing.

[Guerillaradio13]

no offence but that crowd looks so boring! we saw em in leeds the nxt day and the place was bouncing literally zach had to stop and tell the crowd to move back cuz it was that mad at the front

[digoutyoursoul86]

KOL were right saying Reading crowd is shite!! All southern crowds are muck, every band says the same, Scottish crowds are the best. Watch KOL sex on fire at TITP, thats a crowd!! As for RATM, most overrated heap of shit I've heard!!!!!!

[MegaShaft007]

@digoutyoursoul86

lol how can you even compare gay band kol to asskicking ratm? go and listen to your pussy gay music lol

[Guerillaradio13]

jesus you sound hard to please lmao

[themartinmanisdead]

No one cares

[willissocoollike]

i was pissed off, i remember that the bbc couldnt show this on tv for some shitty reason, and i only just got into ratm and i would have done last year if they showed it then fuck u bbc

[ParawhoreJason]

The BBC didn't/couldn't show Rage highlights, because Rage said they couldn't, and would press charges if they broadcast any of their performance.....

[Monticello24]

RATM always refuse to be shown on tv, it's against their politics or something so blame them, not the BBC.

[syvers147]

Re Kings of leon saying crowd is bad, its because most of the reading crowd are expecting great bands with a bit of heaviness thrown in. Not wimpy half pop bands thank cant get a mosh pit going

[chazdude6666]

i actually thought i was going to die at this gig, but it was all worth it :)

did anyone also watch cancer bats?

[donkeyrapingcatcrack]

rage against the machine are the most fuckin amazing band ever im so pissed off i didnt see them there!!!!!!

[ShroudedInVeilz]

C'MON!

[OscarCousin]

I would actually cut my leg off to be there

[horrigen]

too bad the sounds fucked up

[Haidoor1987]

Hahaha, how can Kings of Leon say the Reading crowd is awful? Look at this crowd here!!!

[ParawhoreJason]

Its becasue Kings of Leon are indie shit

[efcdk92]

@ParawhoreJason no need to diss other bands. Just listen and enjoy rage.

[Ddockie]

Look at that crowd bounce!!

[happyhippo390]

Best band at reading by sooooo much actually unbelievable

[GlorifiedG123]

Most amazing gig i've ever been too!

Truley epic speech!!

[oakesy200484]

I was near the front for this, nearly died myself. Truly epic! I'm not that bothered about this years Reading lineup as I got to see this and nothing will top this.

[1991supernova]

at the end everyone was like wtf, is it even possible to move in this sea of people, i remember standing there for ages before the crowd even started to move

[jami11778]

I nearly died about 4 times during their performance.. GOD what a good day..! rage know how to do things

[rowbote]

Of that steam in the middle, I produced about half of it, wearing that mask.

[JAMcreations]

From 1:27 onwards there is just a pit of steaming grebs at the front. Beautiful.

[thecultofjonnybighed]

i was there. fucking amazing night. their set made me buy evil empire and battle of LA

[poggyproductions]

battle of la is one of the best albums ever

[thecultofjonnybighed]

i was there. somewhere in the middle. in 1 of the quiet bits i fell asleep i was so tired. even in the middle, 1 of the best spots, u couldn't even swing a cat around, u couldn't move.

[billy122211]

you obviously could swing a cat around coz u were in there. pussy

[thecultofjonnybighed]

dude, u needed 2 be there in order to know what it was like

[mrglavin]

this was amazing !!!!!!! i got punched in the stomach in the mosh and threw up after about the second song.

[urinalcakesaretasty]

this happened in my country and i wasnt there....... i may just have to go emo

[Turk16161]

best night of my life!

[mighty589]

LOL@7:56

[pimhond]

so fucking amazing! i saw them at pinkop last year

[thegenderbender109]

this was theeeeee time of my life!!!! gr8est band eva! an love One Day as a Lion as well :D

[nickjb01]

imagine if you didn't see that drumstick coming and it whacked you on the head lol.

[Mikebutt1990]

one of the best nights of my life! :)

[tiddlywinks98712]

ahhh communism, is there anything greater??

[samliffe]

theyre not communists

[Spamassasin]

Incorrect. You need to do some research.

[oakesy200484]

I was near the front for this, best gig ever! I was barely alive when they finished.

[alanthe2]

i am with you there, best gig ever i couldnt walk!

[Angerisagift2012]

crazy shit man!!! Fuck tha police fuck the system!!

[Ollay245]

Best gig in my LIFE, I've never gone that mental :)

[daviesuk89]

Best seat in the house

[sheepymovies]

I live in Reading and i parked my car the other side of the train track to just here the whole thing one of the best live and i was just listening lol

[OldGoochProductions]

i was there n it was mmmgoooooood

[IheartNirvana2]

i just got goosebumps watching that fucking incredible!! And that has to be one of the best fucking crowds ah!!

[yellk0489]

and i was at the front!! mate you need to see them live .. made my fucking life.

[Ollay245]

I was complete after this.

[MartyDoc789]

hes such an intelligent individual

[auriazul101]

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[vanrok]

5:13 UAKKEEEE UPPP WAKKEEEEEE UPPPP WAKKEE UPPP got to love the crowd :D

[rencrow]

lmao that crowd could wake up half the entire city

[workingclassbum]

I now have some sense of what its like to be in a revolution!

[thecultofjonnybighed]

yet another episode of my life that will never be forgotten but never remembered in detail

[chickenandbaconclub]

Exactly.

[thecultofjonnybighed]

i was there. omfg it looks like half the festival came to see rage

[erick0606]

CooooooooooooLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!­!!!!!!

[benbenben94]

Fuck this was insane!!! i was there and it was best night of my whole fucking life. How u get that view, u must've been in a tower or somthin. Awesome, thanks dude

[kyo221]

tonigth that will change , i hope.

YOUR ANGER IS A GIFT -Malcom X

[LiidLid]

ah this was amazing.

i miss reading, so fucking much!

[leofrea]

I was quite gutted they didn't play this at leeds, damn the audio problems... but we did get renegades :D

[choot49]

ahaha theres my upside down american flag.

[angelo1405]

thats yours ??? did you get heckled for it or something ?

[choot49]

No, not until me and my buddies tried to set it alight before RATM came back on for their encore..

[TJS678]

lol did brad wilk throw his sticks iinto the crowd?

[Jaykay11777]

does any1 think they'll come bac to the uk anytime soon?

[sr3d128]

Hope so.

[sjbrand99]

No -0 this was their reunion tour - last ever set of shows.

Gald I was there. Would never have missed this!

It was increddible..

[perfecttothebones]

sorry what?!?

please tell me this is a joke. i mean, thank fuck i was there but i want to see them AGAIN.

[strictlyleeds]

Like they were never getting back together, like Coachella was a one off, like the USA tour was a one off, like they'd never go back to the studio again

[b3nnehboi]

its not a reunion tour u dumn fuck, they just decided to get back together, no one knows what they are gonna do, they havent had a single interveiw about RATM since they got back together

[SPAZZYG]

ahh man, i was RIGHT in there, people tried to set that american flag alight and some other guy came over and went crazy

[oliverthomasdyer]

This is so epic I felt so powerful shouting wake up it was fucking class

[07glithc]

Fuck yeah i was there. 16 years old and i think its gonna be the best night of my life. I lost a shoe and it felt like i almost died but it was fucking awesome

[Turk16161]

same man, 16, best night of my life too

[T11M22]

i fucin luv this video so fucin much i was there right at the fucing front pouring every pissin piece of energy into this festival BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE

[DeReKg084]

is zack de la rocha back with them

[Grove2000]

what cave have you just crawled out of...?

[TheDrizzle1212]

they have benn touring for a while now

[johnny2125]

i saw them at coachella when they firsy got back toghether..now that was intense

[ShaunC]

they never played this at leeds :(

[Grove2000]

thats because leeds is the poor mans reading.

[RutMuggler]

they told the crowd to calm down at leeds,lol.

[6914]

was there for this.

at the front.

fucking immense.

[SafetyHazzard]

holy shit man

when they all start going WAKE UP

i get fucking goosebumps

unbelievable

[Aawsomed7sevenfoldX]

tom morello is fucking awesome

i was on the sound tower for this gig:D

[adamcrowther03]

you missed out!

[FeelGoodHappyMan]

I love this band so much my rage is just the best band ever. and if u ever call him dirty student again i will fuck u up. also i know most Americans suck dick but i think we can say that Zack is an exception.

[junglist1001]

was there a fire in the middle or just pits - i was on the barrier and had a broken rib in the hospital bit the next day

[RobAudereEstFacere]

'buttscratcher' for fucks sake go back to the SU bar you curley haired dirty student. Its not funny, it really isent, you sound like a total dick.

[binstig]

everyone knows buttscratcher was a 2007 thing anyway.

[kingconro]

i get shivers just watching it.

so fucking awesome

[slipintoanightgown]

Cliff Richard died! LMAO!

[Paddehj]

Best band of the weekend. QOTSA was quality beforehand aswell.

[elgranto7]

woo i was at the front! was fuckin crazy haha

[shibbyruz]

Best band I have ever seen live PERIOD!

The weekend wouldn't have been the same without them, they made the weekend for me.

[walters222]

BEST FESTIVAL EVER!!

[walters222]

ball scratcher???? BALL SCRATCHER!!!!!!!!!

[porelor1]

Ot's Buttscratcher.

[RaveDaveTAC]

ah man that got really annoying after like an hour lol ..

[elgranto7]

BUTT SCRATCHER!

awesome fest

[tiddelyjazz]

hahaha! thats the new BOLLOCKS

[elgranto7]

Lol that was awesome to

[slipintoanightgown]

No..

It's

BUTTSCRATCHER?

AHA! BUTSCRATCHER!

Margaret Thatcher!

[RaveDaveTAC]

after an hour or so of everyone saying it, it's pissed me off soooooo much.

[TSNDenmark]

Best gig i have ever been to. And i have been to a lot! :)

[jenjenjen91]

wooo yeaaa, i was there!

[cragnog]

MAAAAN i am so fuking happy i was there, i've seen a lot of bands i absolutely love give lengendary performances live but sumthin about rage was so different 2 watch. i really need 2 see them again, man i need my fix of RATM!!!

[vickylovescustard]

they were sick as fuck i lvoed it i was there too one of the best experinces of my life!!!!

[eastbournesteve]

im am so gutted i missed this, if they never come again, i will die an unhappy man

[tiddelyjazz]

best gig i have ever seen. ever. never again shall anything be this good

[kickbokk]

i will never see anything like this again im sure

pits were insane!!!

best festivals of the summer

long live reading and leeds!!!!!!!!!

[Amito]

this gives me chills i cant believe i was there!

[vickylovescustard]

same !!!!

[ashfordtheslum]

i was lying on my back getting trampled in the pit for most of this... having the best fucking time of my life

[mosherman2005]

this still sends massive shivers down my spine

i was right by that upside-down american flag. best performance i have seen, and im pretty sure the best i will ever see, unless of course i get to see them again!

[vickylovescustard]

same!!!

[wiiinston]

Amazing!!! Wish I had been there :( Shame the tickets are such a rip off. Mind you, to see Rage, it would have been worth it.

[patdon100]

i was 2nd row from the front and my fucking shins are still killing me from getting my ass whopped! haha saw rage twice this summer fucking awesome band! fingers crossed for new material!!!!!

[mattwright55]

I wanna go back there!

Back to the front, was mental!

[lizzythestrange77]

Epic gig or what!

5:50 was where I was standing in front of 2nd barrior for pretty much all the set.

Best gig ever.

I wanna see them again now :p

[th0890]

i still have the bruises from this

best hour and a half of my life without question

[mikek2800]

the speech was so epic!

[caplunga]

Oh my god rage were so awesome! I wanna do it all again!

[Sanctum90]

waited my whole life to see rage live... i wasnt disappointed

[webbtje]

They absolutely raped. In the good way. Best show I've ever seen.

[juce101]

see that steam at the front?? think thats stage effect, nope that was the condensation fuming from our bodies at the front as we tore our selves around in passion haha, so intense.

[MJMilz14]

Tell me about it mate. Im still baffled as to how I ended up pretty much front center for the encore. Was nearly all the way back at the 2nd barrier for Queens, but just kept getting shoved forwards, and all of a sudden it was like "shit...its the barrier! and Zach is right there!"

So fucking hot though! Well worth it mind.

[jozzthe3rd]

Wait a fuckin minute Miller! Your neck must be 30 feet tall, cos your head was in line with that bloke on the scaffold.

Funny I didnt see you in the day, did you just come out at night then?

[mountj]

hes on the scaffolding :S