Rage, as expected, was all the rage.

 

The reunited Rage Against the Machine capped off Coachella's three days and everyone waited around to see them shred. NME reported on their setlist, among other things:

 

'Testify'
'Bulls On Parade'
'People Of The Sun'
'Bombtrack'
'Bullet In The Head'
'Down Rodeo'
'Guerrilla Radio'
'Renegades Of Funk'
'Calm Like A Bomb'
'Sleep Now In The Fire'
'Wake Up'
'Freedom'
'Killing In The Name'

 

VH1 covered the comeback, reporting:

 

Of the 124 acts that performed at Coachella this year, one mattered a little more than all the others, and that was the reunited Rage Against the Machine, who headlined the final of three days with a set just as ferocious as guitarist Tom Morello promised.

The Los Angeles nü-metal pioneers had said they shockingly got back together because the current political environment needs them (see "Nightwatchman, Rage Reunion Have Morello Fired Up For Political Fights") — and there was clearly no doubt Sunday just how, well, enraged Rage are about what's going in the world, particularly in Iraq.

Although de la Rocha said virtually nothing between songs, one tirade in the middle of "Wake Up" said it all. "Our current administration needs to be tried, hung and shot," the singer boldly stated. "We need to treat them like the war criminals they are."

 


 

 

Rage wasn't the only band reuniting on Sunday, as Crowded House played. They had a warmup gig before Coachella where they teased a little Rage Against the Machine:

 

 




VH1 highlighted some other bands, as well:

 

There's always a few tent bands who steal some of the talk from outdoor stages (Bloc Party two years ago, Gnarls Barkley last year) and this year both of those came on Sunday, with the Teddybears and the Klaxons, another dance-friendly band but with a British punk twist. Get both those records now and brag later.

Other highlights included early Coachella Stage performers Explosions in the Sky, whose instrumental, landscape-painting rock (fans of "Friday Night Lights" should know their music well) was the perfect soundtrack for an hour of basking under the scorching afternoon sun.

 

Make sure to check out all of Pitchfork's pics too see what was happening.