Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium

Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium is the second live album by the American rock band Rage Against the Machine, released on November 25, 2003, by Epic Records. It is a recording of two shows Rage played at the Grand Olympic Auditorium in their hometown of Los Angeles on September 12 and 13, 2000. The album was originally planned to be released in November 2000, but was delayed due to the break-up of the band shortly after the September concerts. It was then slated for release a year later, but was again delayed due to the formation of Audioslave by the remaining three members of Rage (Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk) with vocalist Chris Cornell. The album was released amid mixed reviews in November 2003, mainly due to poor mixing rather than musical performance, where on the other hand the DVD version was praised by fans and critics alike.[citation needed]

Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 25, 2003
RecordedSeptember 12–13, 2000
VenueGrand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
GenreRap metal
Length71:09
LabelEpic
ProducerRick Rubin
Rage Against the Machine chronology
Renegades
(2000)
Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Punknews.org link

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Bulls on Parade"5:17
2."Bullet in the Head"5:29
3."Born of a Broken Man"4:20
4."Killing in the Name"5:03
5."Calm Like a Bomb"4:50
6."Testify"3:22
7."Bombtrack"4:06
8."War Within a Breath"3:22
9."I'm Housin'"4:47
10."Sleep Now in the Fire"4:11
11."People of the Sun"2:27
12."Guerrilla Radio"3:54
13."Kick Out the Jams"3:21
14."Know Your Enemy"5:18
15."No Shelter"3:59
16."Freedom"7:05
Japan Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
17."Microphone Fiend"5:04
18."Beautiful World"2:47

DVD release

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Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium
Video by
ReleasedDecember 9, 2003 (2003-12-09)
RecordedGrand Olympic Auditorium, on September 13, 2000
GenreRap metal
Length123:00
LabelEpic
DirectorJeff Richter
ProducerChris Palladino
Rage Against the Machine chronology
The Battle of Mexico City
(2001)
Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium
(2003)
Live at Finsbury Park
(2015)

Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium was also released on DVD on December 9, 2003, two weeks after the CD release. The track listing varies from the CD and some tracks are recordings of the opposite night.

Track listing

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  1. "Bulls on Parade"
  2. "Bombtrack"
  3. "Calm Like a Bomb"
  4. "Bullet in the Head"
  5. "Sleep Now in the Fire"
  6. "War Within a Breath"
  7. "I'm Housin'"
  8. "Killing in the Name"
  9. "Born of a Broken Man"
  10. "No Shelter"
  11. "Guerrilla Radio"
  12. "How I Could Just Kill a Man"
  13. "Kick Out the Jams"
  14. "Testify"
  15. "Freedom"
  • "Beautiful World" was included as well in the Japanese release of the DVD.

Bonus material

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  1. "Bulls on Parade"
  2. "Testify"
  3. "Guerrilla Radio"
  4. "Sleep Now in the Fire"
  5. "Freedom"
  6. "Killing In The Name"
  • Video clips for "How I Could Just Kill a Man" and "Bombtrack"

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart performance for Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[1] 69
French Albums (SNEP)[2] 101
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[3] 34
US Billboard 200[4] 94

Certifications

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Certifications for Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 229.
  2. ^ "Lescharts.com – Rage Against the Machine – Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "Charts.nz – Rage Against the Machine – Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "Rage Against the Machine Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 9 September 2022.