Electric Picnic bill just got a whole lot better with the addition of Rage Against The Machine. The Los Angeles band, formed in 1991, are among the most trenchantly political outfits in rock.The gig is part of a 40-date reunion tour, which is their first in almost a decade.

The tour kicks off in El Paso, Texas. Whether it starts strategically close to the Mexican border – which has been the focus of much controversy during the bizarre Presidency of Donald Trump – remains to be seen. However, the band have already said that proceeds from the gigs in El Paso, Phoenix and La Cruses will go to immigrant rights efforts. Rage Against The Machine will be supported on the U.S. dates by Run The Jewels.

The band will cross the Atlantic for a series of festival gigs, including appearances at both the Reading Festival and the Leeds Festival in England.

There are also appearances at the Rock En Seine Festival in Paris and the Lollapalooza Festival in Berlin, with the Czech Republic and Poland also featuring on the list of shows.

However, the Electric Picnic appearance should be among the highlights of the tour. Watch this space for further EP news. You can also read our review of Rage Against The Machine's debut Irish show in The Tivoli Theatre in 1993.

The full list of Rage Against The Machine tour dates reads:

March 26, El Paso, Texas - Don Haskins Center
March 28, Las Cruces, New Mexico - Pan American Center
March 30, Glendale, Arizona - Gila River Arena
April 10, Indio, California - Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
April 17, Indio, California - Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
April 21, Oakland, California - Oakland Arena
April 25 Portland, Oregon - Moda Center
April 28 Tacoma, Washington - Tacoma Dome
May 01 Vancouver, BC - Pacific Coliseum at the PNE
May 03 Edmonton, Alberta - Rogers Place
May 05 Calgary, Alberta - Scotiabank Saddledome
May 07 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Bell MTS Place
May 09 Sioux Falls, South Dakota - Denny Sanford Premier Center
May 11 Minneapolis, Minnesota - Target Center
May 14 Kansas City, Missouri - Sprint Center
May 16 St. Louis, Missouri - Enterprise Center
May 19 Chicago, Illinois - United Center
May 23 Boston, Massachusetts - Boston Calling
June 19 Dover, Delaware - Firefly
July 10 East Troy, Wisconsin - Alpine Valley Music Theatre
July 13 Detroit, Michigan - Little Caesars Arena
July 17 Ottawa, Ontario - Ottawa Bluesfest
July 18 Québec City, Québec - Festival d’Été de Québec
July 21 Hamilton, Ontario - FirstOntario Centre
July 23 Toronto, Ontario - Scotiabank Arena
July 27 Buffalo, New York - KeyBank Center
July 29 Cleveland, Ohio - Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
July 31 Pittsburgh, Pensilvania - PPG Paints Arena
August 02 Raleigh, North Carolina - PNC Arena
August 04 Washington, DC - Capital One Arena
August 07 Camden, New Jersey - BB&T Pavilion
August 10 New York, New York - Madison Square Garden
August 11 New York, New York - Madison Square Garden
August 28 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
August 30 Reading, England - Reading Festival
September 01 Paris, France - Rock En Seine Festival
September 04 Stradbally Laois, Ireland - Electric Picnic Festival
September 06 Berlin, Germany - Lollapalooza Berlin Festival
September 08 Prague, Czech Republic - O2 Arena
September 10 Krakow, Poland - Tauron Arena