Rise Against Deliver Supercharged Aftershock Performance

By Johnny Firecloud

Rise Against brought roughly ten thousand people out to play for their mid-afternoon set at the sold-out 2014 Monster Energy Aftershock Festival on Sunday, and despite the triple-digit temps and clouds of dust choking out attendees, a riotous party was had.

From blistering opener “Ready to Fall,” through the bouncing relentlessness of “Behind Closed Doors” and closers “Satellite” and “Savior,” the band was relentlessly energized – particularly frontman Tim McIlrath, who was grinning like a crazy man through half the set. It’s been argued that all their songs sound the same, but in live performance there’s a greater depth and charge to the music that lends the band a good deal more color than the tired radio jams we’re been beaten over the head by for the past few years.

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Check out a full photo gallery of Rise Against’s Aftershock performance below!

Rise Against at Aftershock Festival

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    Rise Against at Aftershock Festival

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    Rise Against at Aftershock Festival

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    Rise Against at Aftershock Festival

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    Rise Against at Aftershock Festival

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    Rise Against at Aftershock Festival

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    Rise Against at Aftershock Festival

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    Rise Against at Aftershock Festival

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    Rise Against at Aftershock Festival

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  • Rise Against at Aftershock Festival

    Rise Against at Aftershock Festival

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    Rise Against at Aftershock Festival

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    Rise Against at Aftershock Festival

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  • Rise Against at Aftershock Festival

    Rise Against at Aftershock Festival

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    Rise Against at Aftershock Festival

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    Rise Against at Aftershock Festival

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  • Rise Against at Aftershock Festival

    Rise Against at Aftershock Festival

    By Johnny Firecloud

  • Rise Against at Aftershock Festival

    Rise Against at Aftershock Festival

    By Johnny Firecloud

Johnny Firecloud
Johnny Firecloud

Senior Writer

A senior writer at CraveOnline since 2006, Johnny has reported on music culture around the world for over a decade while setting a higher standard of reviews, editorials, photography and interviews with the industry's biggest names. Johnny has conceptualized and produced a wide range of original Crave features such as the long-running Band of The Month series, the CraveOnstage performance feature, the Music History video series and the Passport travel colum, among others. His Crave coverage spectrum has included Lifestyle, Travel, Film & TV, Politics, Sports, Fashion and Food writing.

A jack of all journalistic trades & master of several, you can also find his work on Antiquiet, Filter, Food Republic, Media Roots, The Owl Mag and beyond. His music photos can be seen on Instagram. Keep up with Johnny on Twitter at @JohnnyFirecloud, and on Facebook.

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