The Battle of Mexico City


The Battle of Mexico City is the second video release by American rock band Rage Against the Machine. The concert was recorded in Mexico City's MX Palacio de los Deportes in 1999 as part of their Battle of Los Angeles world tour. The city was chosen as the band had been longtime supporters of various political causes in Mexico.
The VHS was released in 2001 and later released on DVD in 2002, including a one-on-one interview with Noam Chomsky and a message from Subcomandante Marcos.

DVD track listing

  1. Program start – 0:25
  2. "Testify" – 4:00
  3. "Guerrilla Radio" – 3:30
  4. Documentary part I – 1:48
  5. "People of the Sun" – 2:28
  6. Documentary part II – 0:39
  7. "Calm Like a Bomb" – 4:41
  8. Documentary part III – 1:02
  9. "Sleep Now in the Fire" – 3:33
  10. "Born of a Broken Man" – 4:30
  11. "Bombtrack" – 4:03
  12. "Know Your Enemy" – 4:54
  13. Documentary part IV – 1:00
  14. "No Shelter" – 3:56
  15. "War Within a Breath" – 3:27
  16. Documentary part V – 2:14
  17. "Bulls on Parade" – 3:55
  18. "Killing in the Name" – 5:10
  19. "Zapata's Blood" – 3:20
  20. "Freedom" – 8:42
  21. "Outro" – 1:10
Bonus
  1. "Interview with Noam Chomsky" – 11:41
  2. "Interview with Marcos" – 9:25
  3. "Pre-Show Segment" – 3:08
  4. "Tom Morello's Tour of Mexico City" – 1:53