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 The Battle of Los Angeles Tour. The city was chosen as the band had been longtime supporters of various political causes in Mexico (it was also the first time they had played there).

Not to be confused with Battle for Mexico City.
This article is about the Rage Against the Machine concert film. For other uses, see Battle of Mexico City (disambiguation).
The Battle of Mexico City
Video by
Rage Against the Machine
ReleasedFebruary 20, 2001
RecordedOctober 28, 1999, Mexico City, Mexico
GenreRap metal
Length68:00
LabelSony
Rage Against the Machine chronology
Rage Against the Machine
(1997)		 The Battle of Mexico City
(2001)		 Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium
(2003)

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.

On June 12, 2021, it was released on vinyl as a Record Store Day exclusive.

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
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