June 30, 2000 – Beastie Boys and Rage Against the Machine have announced the first eleven dates of their Rhyme and Reason 2000 tour, including on-sale dates for ten of the eleven shows.

For all of the following shows (except where noted), fans will be able to purchase tickets online beginning July 6 – two days in advance of the general sale date, July 8:

Date	City/State	Venue
August 2	Toronto, ONT	Molson Park Amphitheater
August 3	Buffalo, NY	Darien Lakes Amphitheater
August 5	Washington, DC	Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
August 7	Pittsburgh, PA	Starlake Amphitheater
August 9	East Rutherford, NJ	Giants Stadium
August 11	Hartford, CT	Meadows Amphitheater     [on-sale dates T.B.A.]
August 12	Boston, MA	Foxboro Stadium
August 16	Chicago, IL	New World Music Theater
August 18	Columbus, OH	Polaris Amphitheater
August 19	Detroit, MI	Silverdome
August 21	Indianapolis, IN	Deer Creek Amphitheater

To purchase advance tickets for the above dates online, go to any of the following sites: www.beastieboys.com / www.RATM.com / www.mtv.com. Tickets will also be available from Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com) beginning July 8.

The Rhyme and Reason 2000 tour is currently scheduled to continue through mid-September.