Rise Against and Alkaline Trio have teamed up for a split single, which features each of the bands tackling an iconic song from the other’s catalogue.
With the two legendary Chicago punk bands currently preparing to embark on an extensive US tour together, the release comes as a celebration of their long-standing friendship.
Tackling tracks from each other’s catalogue,s it features Rise Against covering Alkaline Trio’s ‘Private Eye’, whilst Alkaline Trio deliver their rendition of Rise Against’s ‘Re-Education (Through Labor)’.
Take a listen to both of the tracks below.
Speaking on the full-circle nature of this project, Alkaline Trio’s Matt Skiba has shared:
“It’s so much fun and such an honor to be swapping cover tunes with a band we’ve known personally and loved since we both formed and came up from our shows at the Fireside Bowl in Chicago. To see Rise Against become the band they are today has been a blast to track and to be a small part of through the years. To reconnect with this band and these people once again the way are via tour and this release feels the way it did when we first started: it’s almost completely for the love of each other and each other’s band. It feels like a tradition we started decades ago that naturally comes back to us, we are grateful to say.”
And Rise Against’s Tim McIlrath has said:
“The connection between Alkaline Trio and Rise Against actually pre-dates both bands’ inceptions, so we’ve all been there for both the awkward first steps and the flashes of promise. We have an understanding and appreciation of each other’s bands that could only come from being from the same scene. To still be standing this many years later is a testament to the fertile Chicago musical soil we come from and are proud to represent. We had so much fun sinking our teeth into their legendary song ‘Private Eye’.”
Alkaline Trio and Rise Against will hit the road together throughout September and October for a run of shows across the US.
Take a look at the full list of dates below.
SEPTEMBER
22: DALLAS, TX South Side Ballroom
23: AUSTIN, TX Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park
25: CLEARWATER, FL The BayCare Sound
26: ST. AUGUSTINE, FL St. Augustine Amphitheatre
27: RALEIGH, NC Red Hat Amphitheater
30: NEW YORK, NY The Rooftop at Pier 17
OCTOBER
1: BOSTON, MA MGM Music Hall at Fenway
3: ASBURY PARK, NJ Stone Pony Summer Stage
4: PHILADELPHIA, PA The Fillmore
6: ST. LOUIS, MO The Factory
7: WAUKEE, IA Vibrant Music Hall
9: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA Harrah’s Stir Cove
10: MILWAUKEE, WI The Rave / Eagles Club
12: MORRISON, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
14: PHOENIX, AZ Arizona Financial Theatre
15: ALBUQUERQUE, NM Revel Entertainment Center
17: LAS VEGAS, NV Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort
18: SALT LAKE CITY, UT The Union Event Center
20: SEATTLE, WA WAMU Theater
22: SAN FRANCISCO, CA The Masonic
23: IRVINE, CA Great Park Live
