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Reunion (2007)
Members of the band have reportedly been offered large sums of money to reunite for concerts and tours, and have turned the offers down.[3] Despite rumors that there was bad blood between the band and de la Rocha, when they were asked about their relationship with de la Rocha during an August 28, 2006 interview on Rockline, Commerford said that he and de la Rocha see each other often and go surfing together. Morello said he and de la Rocha communicate by phone, and had met up at a September 15, 2006 protest in support of the South Central Farmers, who tend one of the biggest urban farms in the United States.[4] Morello and de la Rocha were photographed together at the protest, the first photograph of the two since the band's breakup. [5]
Billboard reported on January 19, 2007 that there were rumors Rage Against the Machine could reunite at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.[6]. These rumors were confirmed in a Los Angeles Times article on January 22[7] and later on the band's official website.[8] The band is billed to headline the final day of Coachella 2007 on Sunday, April 29.[9][10] Billboard reports that sources suggest this will likely be a one-off,[11] but Morello has not ruled out future RATM activities.[12] Kerrang! reports that more performances have been planned.[verification needed]
The reunion performance will primarily be a vehicle to voice the band's opposition to the "right-wing purgatory" the United States has "slid into" under the George W. Bush administration since RATM's dissolution.[12]
