Lollapaloza: Rise Against Review and Set List

As the sun crept it’s way behind Chicago’s skyline, hometown heroes Rise Against took to the main stage at Lollapalooza to infuse a little punk into the crowds staking claim to spots for the night’s prog-rock headliner, Tool. Tim McIlrath and crew started off with a bang with new song “Collapse” before heading into a more intense “State of the Union” from their breakthrough record Siren Song of the Counter Culture.

Check out more about the show and the setlist below…

McIlrath took several breaks during the set paying homage to Grant Parks history first and thanking the city of Chicago second “we wouldn’t be a band without you,” he claimed. The breaks between songs were the only ones fans got as the band kept the energy up as much as possible throughout their set. Crowd favorites included “The Good Left Undone” and “Prayer of the Refugee” while “Ready to Fall” was a great song to close out the set.

Setlist from 8/8/09:

1. Collapse (post-Amerika)
2. State of the Union
3. Reeducation (Through Labor)
4. Chamber the Cartridge
5. The Dirt Whispered
6. The Good Left Undone
7. The Audience of One
8. Blood to Bleed
9. Savior
10. Survive
11. Prayer of the Refugee
12. Dancing For Rain
13. Give It All
14. Ready to Fall