“I feel lucky to be a part of this band. It’s been life changing for me.” Rage Against The Machine bassist Tim Commerford announces first ever UK and European shows with his band 7D7D

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7D7D, the Los Angeles band featuring Rage Against The Machine bassist Tim Commerford have announce their first ever European shows.

The trio, who also feature Jonny Polonsky (guitar) and Mathias Wakrat (drums) will kick off the tour on October 24 in Lisbon, Portugal at Lisboa ao Vivo and visit Spain, Italy, and Holland before concluding at the Underworld in London on November 8.

Speaking exclusively to Louder, Commerford says, “7D7D is a trio that's changed the way I feel and enjoy music. Whether it's the crazy drum patterns or next level guitar beauty, I feel lucky to be a part of this band. It’s been life changing for me. I know that if I walked up on 7D7D somewhere I wouldn’t leave.” 

In a statement about the tour, he adds, “I’m proud to be a part of this artistic fighter jet that never stops teaching me. I’m lucky to be with players like Mathias and Jonny. Plus, we’re at war and I need to sing about it.”

Jonny Polonsky says, “We’ve been recording music for the last two or three years via email, but since my move from NYC to LA in January, we’ve been practicing pretty steadily. It feels really thrilling to be finally getting out there performing live for the people.”

7D7D will play:

Oct 24: Lisbon Lisboa ao Vivo (LAV), Portugal
Oct 25: Oporto Hard Club - Room 2, Portugal
Oct 27: Santiago de Compostela Sala Capitol, Spain
Oct 28: Madrid Mon Live, Spain
Oct 30: Barcelona La (2) de Apolo, Spain

Nov 1: Bilbao Santana27, Spain
Nov 3: Bologna Alchemica Music Club, Italy
Nov 5: Tilburg O13, Holland
Nov 8: London The Underworld, UK

Purchase tickets for the tour here.

“It’s exciting to finally hear these songs live, they sound way better than expected,” says  Mathias Wakrat. “It’s the most fun music project I’ve ever been a part of for sure.”

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A music writer since 1993, formerly Editor of Kerrang! and Planet Rock magazine (RIP), Paul Brannigan is a Contributing Editor to Louder. Having previously written books on Lemmy, Dave Grohl (the Sunday Times best-seller This Is A Call) and Metallica (Birth School Metallica Death, co-authored with Ian Winwood), his Eddie Van Halen biography (Eruption in the UK, Unchained in the US) emerged in 2021. He has written for Rolling Stone, Mojo and Q, hung out with Fugazi at Dischord House, flown on Ozzy Osbourne's private jet, played Angus Young's Gibson SG, and interviewed everyone from Aerosmith and Beastie Boys to Young Gods and ZZ Top. Born in the North of Ireland, Brannigan lives in North London and supports The Arsenal.