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L.A. Rising in pics (Rage Against the Machine, Lauryn Hill, Muse, Immortal Technique & more)

photos by Debi Del Grande

Rage Against the Machine

When Rage Against the Machine lead singer-provocateur Zack de la Rocha stood before 60,000 people, raised his fist, barked out wicked smart, superbly flowed calls to action, pointed out the disparity between rich and poor, spit venom at the billionaires and wondered on their power, the sense of no future that has ignited unrest throughout the world in 2011 felt shockingly, palpably present.

…Throughout the hour-and-15-minute set, Rage pulled its weight, proved itself to be one of the only rock bands on Earth able to captivate such a large space. Its conquest was so assured, in fact, that it jumped back in time to render an earlier set moot….

Though singer-guitarist-pianist Matthew Bellamy knows his way around a riff — he quoted Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, the Animals and others during breaks between songs — [Muse] makes form-over-function rock, these architecturally grandiose musical structures that are as perfectly crafted as they are grooveless. Muse’s fan base no doubt disagrees; The thousands sang along to every lyrical cliché and gymnastic bridge, followed the band down every meandering path; when huge balloons were floated out into the crowd as the band meandered on, they bounced throughout the Coliseum until they exploded and dropped confetti.
-[Pop & Hiss]

The L.A. Rising Festival, which took place on July 30th in Los Angeles at the LA Memorial Coliseum, was organized by the Rage Against The Machine crew. The nine-hour festival featured the band’s first appearance in Los Angeles in ten years, as well as sets from Muse, Rise Against, Immortal Technique, El Gran Silencio, and Lauryn Hill, who welcomed her sixth child just last week(!). More pictures from the LA event are below.

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El Gran Silencio

El Gran Silencio

El Gran Silencio

El Gran Silencio

El Gran Silencio

El Gran Silencio

El Gran Silencio

El Gran Silencio

El Gran Silencio

El Gran Silencio

El Gran Silencio

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El Gran Silencio

El Gran Silencio

El Gran Silencio

El Gran Silencio

El Gran Silencio

Immortal Technique

Immortal Technique

Immortal Technique

Immortal Technique

Immortal Technique

Immortal Technique

Rise Against

Rise Against

Rise Against

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Muse

Muse

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Muse

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Muse

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Muse

Muse

Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine

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Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine

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Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine