Thousands of Rage Against The Machine fans assembled on the lawn of the Minnesota State Capitol building in Saint Paul last night for a rumoured free show by the band. However, as Anti-Flag introduced the band, which had a legal permit, police shut it down. In an effort to appease angry fans, who began chanting "Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me", Zach De La Rocha and Tom Morello appeared to perform an acapella version of 'Bulls On Parade', swapping a megaphone between them - De La Rocha rapping, Morello singing the wah wah-heavy guitar part. Never ones to waste an angry mob, they then led the crowd of between 2000 and 3000 people in a march on the Republican National Convention at the heavily guarded Xcel Center in the city, reportedly getting quite close to it before police started firing tear gas. Most of the protesters dispersed but there were reports of pockets of fighting for several hours afterwards.
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