Rise Against today shared a new acoustic version of their soaring, impassioned rock hit “Nowhere Generation,” featuring vocals by Meg Myers, alongside a new video.
The song—a stripped back take of the punchy original that has maintained its chart position at #2 at Rock for three weeks in a row and rose this week to #8 at Alternative radio—is the title track of Rise Against’s latest album, which debuted at the top of multiple Billboard charts with its first week sales (#1 on Rock, #3 on Top Current Albums, #3 on Vinyl, and the Top 40 of the Top 200).
“When we released the acoustic version of ‘Nowhere Generation,’ we found that it really connected with a lot of people,” says Tim McIlrath of Rise Against. “We heard from a lot of unique and beautiful voices, and we knew that we needed to add another beautiful, unique voice to this song. Meg was the perfect choice and we are thrilled with how it all turned out.”
“When Rise Against asked me to sing on ‘Nowhere Generation,’ I felt an instant connection to the song. There is a power and a purity about this song that is so healing and unifying,” explains Myers. “It’s the voice of a younger generation who feels unheard. I feel it is so important right now for our consciousness evolution, and for society to take a look around and ask ourselves, ‘who are we, what are we doing here, where are we going and why?’”
Rise Against will head out on a month-long U.S. tour next week in support of Nowhere Generation, joined by Descendents and The Menzingers, and beginning with a string of sold out shows in Cleveland, New York, and Asbury Park. A current itinerary is below.
July 27 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom * (SOLD OUT)
July 30 – New York, NY @ Rooftop at Pier 17 * (SOLD OUT)
July 31 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony Summer Stage * (SOLD OUT)
Aug 1 – Philadelphia, PA @ Skyline Stage at The Mann *
Aug 3 – Baltimore, MD @ MECU Pavilion **
Aug 4 – Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre **
Aug 6 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle **
Aug 7 – St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre **
Aug 9 – Birmingham, AL @ Avondale Brewing Company **
Aug 10 – New Orleans, LA @ The Fillmore **
Aug 12 – Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center **
Aug 13 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater ** (SOLD OUT)
Aug 15 – Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom **
Aug 17 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Federal Theatre**
Aug 18 – Paso Robles, CA @ Vina Robles **
Aug 20 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas ^
Aug 21 – Irvine, CA @ Five Point Amphitheatre, **
Aug 22 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic **
Aug 24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex Outdoor **
Aug 27 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Saint Louis Music Park **
Aug 28 – Northerly Island, Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion **
* Descendents
** Descendents and The Menzingers
^ The Menzingers