Rock and roll’s number one rule breaker is back in the saddle.
Tom Morello announced he’s touring arts centers, theaters, music halls, plaza rock clubs and casinos all over North America this fall as part of his ‘Tom Morello & Friends Electric Full Band Show Tour.’
While out and about, the Rage Against The Machine guitarist is slated to headline a trio of New York and New Jersey gigs.
Up first, the 61-year-old NYC native hits Brooklyn’s Warsaw on Tuesday, Nov. 18. After that, he and the “full band” are scheduled to rock New York’s Irving Plaza on Wednesday, Nov. 19 and Atlantic City’s Borgata Casino Music Box on Friday, Nov. 21.
“Coming at you this fall! The last Big Event before they throw us all in jail!,” the subversive shredder jested in his tour announcement via Instagram.
Prior to the brief U.S. leg of the run, Morello is lending his talents to the annual Rocklahoma Festival (Aug. 30) and then heading North for a Canadian tour he’s billed as “a night of stories and music.”
Over the past few weeks, the anti-establishment Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee has played a handful of shows and festival dates in Canada. And, while we don’t know what to expect from these upcoming autumnal tours, we found that he delivered 20+ tracks at most of his summer gigs, according to Set List FM. His most recent non-festival concert at the time of publication took place at Toronto’s Danforth Hall and was a 21-song affair that included RATM classics along with solo cuts and Nightwatchman favorites as well as surprise covers from artists as varied as Ozzy Osbourne, Woody Guthrie, Audioslave, Bruce Springsteen and John Lennon.
To close out the show, he shared the stage with Rush’s Alex Lifeson and delivered a blistering interpretation of the legendary Canadian group’s epic “Limelight” followed by a rendition of MC5’s punchy “Kick Out the Jams.”
“The set unfolded like a revolution-in-progress—carefully crafted, loud as hell, and impossible to ignore,” Soundcheck Entertainment raved about another recent gig of his in Edmonton. “…it was a rallying cry, a family celebration, and a musical gut-punch all rolled into one. From Roman’s [Morello’s son, who plays in the band] scorching opener to Woody Guthrie’s Canadian makeover, from RATM fury to acoustic rebellion, this night had it all.”
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A complete calendar including all U.S. and Canada tour/festival dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.
| Tom Morello tour dates |
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| Aug. 29-31 at the Rocklahoma Music Festival Three-day passes |
| Aug. 30 at the Rocklahoma Music Festival Single-day passes |
| Oct. 19 at the The Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, ON, CA A Night of Stories and Music |
| Nov. 1 at the Beanfield Theatre in Montreal, QC, CA A Night of Stories and Music |
| Nov. 3 at the Capitol Theatre in Moncton, NB, CA A Night of Stories and Music |
| Nov. 6 at the Imperial Theatre in Saint John, NB, CA A Night of Stories and Music |
| Nov. 13 at the Vic Theatre in Chicago, IL Electric Full Band Show |
| Nov. 15 at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, D.C. Electric Full Band Show |
| Nov. 17 at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston, MA Electric Full Band Show |
| Nov. 18 at Warsaw in Brooklyn, NY Electric Full Band Show |
| Nov. 19 at Irving Plaza in New York, NY Electric Full Band Show |
| Nov. 21 at the Borgata Casino Music Box in Atlantic City, NJ Electric Full Band Show |
| Nov. 22 at the Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, CT Electric Full Band Show |
Ahead of the forthcoming run, Morello will take part in this year’s Rocklahoma, which goes down Aug. 29-31 at Pryor, OK’s Fever Music Festival Grounds.
Big names joining him atop the bill including Shinedown, Five Finger Death Punch, Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace and Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden among others.
Need to be there?
In that case, you can scoop up single and multi-day Rocklahoma Festival tickets here.
For a closer look at Morello’s Toronto show described above, here’s his complete set list from that evening, courtesy of Set List FM.
01.) “Soldier in the Army of Love”
02.) “One Last Dance”
03.) “Testify / Take the Power Back / Freedom / Snakecharmer” (Rage Against the Machine song)
04.) “Let’s Get the Party Started”
05.) “Hold the Line”
06.) “One Man Revolution” (The Nightwatchman song)
07.) “Secretariat”
08.) “Cato Stedman & Neptune Frost”
09.) “It Begins Tonight” (The Nightwatchman song)
10.) “Keep Going”
11.) “The Garden of Gethsemane” (The Nightwatchman song)
12.) “This Land Is Your Land” (Woody Guthrie cover)
13.) “Pretend You Remember Me”
14.) “Mr. Crowley” (Ozzy Osbourne cover)
15.) “Bombtrack / Know Your Enemy / Bulls on Parade / Guerilla Radio / Sleep Now in the Fire / Bullet in the Head / Cochise” (Rage Against the Machine song)
16.) “Like a Stone” (Audioslave song)
17.) “The Ghost of Tom Joad” (Bruce Springsteen cover)
18.) “Killing in the Name” (Rage Against the Machine song)
19.) “Power to the People” (John Lennon cover)
Encore
20.) “Limelight” (Rush cover) (with Alex Lifeson)
21.) “Kick Out the Jams” (MC5 cover) (with Alex Lifeson) (Along with Dave Baksh, Jason McCaslin and Snotty Nose Rez Kids)
Most recently, Morello dropped the single “Pretend You Remember Me” on July 10.
The scorching rocker starts with a thrilling electric solo before settling into a melancholy groove complete with brow-beaten, downtrodden lyrics highlighted by the unforgettable refrain “Pretend you remember me.”
If you’d like to hear for yourself, you can find the stirring single here.
To dig deeper — and unearth tracks contributed to the “Last of Us,” “Arcane” and “Venom” soundtracks as well as his work with The Nightwatchman — click here to check out Morello’s complete discography.
Once again, we’re not 100% certain who will be joining Morello onstage as the ‘full band’ but here’s who he’s taken on the road with him this summer as part of the Freedom Fighter Orchestra, based on a recent Instagram post.
Carl Restivo
Mark Biondi
Dave Gibbs
Roman Morello
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This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change