The crowd is part of the band, Rise Against has always understood this as a core truth. Now they’re formalizing that philosophy with the launch of The A.R.T. Project (All Rise Together), a fan-driven creative initiative tied to their tenth studio album, Ricochet, out now via Loma Vista Recordings.
At a time when many legacy punk acts lean on nostalgia, Rise Against are doubling down on participation. To kick off the initiative, the band hosted an immersive art activation in Los Angeles, inviting dozens of dedicated fans to create original posters inspired by Ricochet’s lyrics and themes. Those handmade pieces didn’t end up in a merch booth. They became the visual backbone of the band’s new music videos.
The first rollout includes a short-form sit-down conversation with the band alongside a new music video for the album’s title track, “Ricochet.” The footage captures fans not as passive observers but as co-conspirators — their artwork framing performances of songs that grapple with division, resilience, and collective responsibility.
For Rise Against, whose catalog has long balanced melody with moral clarity, the move feels less like a rebrand and more like a return to first principles. Since the early 2000s, the Chicago quartet have built a reputation on empathy-driven punk — songs that reflect the world back at listeners while offering a path forward. With Ricochet, that ethos sharpens. The record has already drawn praise from outlets including Rolling Stone, Billboard, VICE, and Consequence for its immediacy and emotional weight.
The A.R.T. Project positions that urgency as communal rather than individual. In an era defined by algorithmic isolation, Rise Against are leaning into the tactile: posters, shared space, live performance, eye contact. It’s punk as town hall.
The initiative arrives just ahead of the band’s 2026 North American headlining tour, which kicks off March 3 in Providence, Rhode Island. Dates stretch across the U.S. and Canada — including multi-night runs in Montreal, Toronto, and Winnipeg — before festival appearances at Welcome to Rockville in Florida and Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival in Ohio. Special guests Destroy Boys join the spring run.
Offstage, the band’s activism continues to blur the line between art and action. Earlier this month, members of Rise Against joined Tom Morello for the “Defend Minnesota” benefit, reinforcing the political throughline that’s long defined their career.
If Ricochet is about the reverberations of impact — how actions bounce, echo, and return — then The A.R.T. Project is the logical extension. Rise Against aren’t just releasing songs into the void. They’re inviting fans to shape the echo.
And in 2026, that might be the most punk move of all.
RISE AGAINST TOUR DATES 2026
March 3 – Providence, RI – The Strand
March 5 – Montreal, QC – L’Olympia
March 6 – Montreal, QC – L’Olympia
March 8 – Ottawa, ON – Hard Rock Casino
March 10 – Toronto, ON – History
March 11 – Toronto, ON – History
March 13 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
March 14 – Mt. Pleasant, MI – Soaring Eagle Casino
March 15 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
March 18 – Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino
March 19 – Fargo, ND – Fargo Civic Center
March 21 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
March 22 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
March 24 – Edmonton, AB – Convention Centre
March 25 – Calgary, AB – Grey Eagle Event Centre
March 27 – Penticton, BC – Trade & Convention Centre
March 28 – Vancouver, BC – PNE Forum
March 30 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
March 31 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall
April 3 – Reno, NV – Grand Theatre at Grand Sierra Resort
April 4 – Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live
May 10 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville (Festival)
May 14 – Sonic Temple – Columbus, OH (Festival)
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