played at Woodstock ’99 concert

In 1999, Rage Against the Machine played at the Woodstock ’99 concert. Their third album, The Battle of Los Angeles , debuted at number one in 1999, selling 450,000 copies in the first week and was certified double-platinum . That year, the song ” Wake Up ” was featured on the soundtrack of the film The Matrix . The track ” Calm Like a Bomb ” was used in the sequel, The Matrix Reloaded (2003). In 2000, the band planned to support the Beastie Boys on the “Rhyme and Reason” tour, but the tour was cancelled when the Beastie Boys drummer, Mike D , suffered a serious injury. In 2003, The Battle of Los Angeles was ranked number 426 on Rolling Stone ‘ s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.