Rise Against's world just got that much cooler. The political melodic hardcore band just announced that the legendary Rancid will be taking them out on the road during the summer of 2009. No, seriously. Rancid and Rise Against. Playing the same show. For an entire tour. Trust us, you will not want to miss this.

Now, I couldn't believe it when I first heard it, but neither could the band!

• "Few things are more exciting than watching Bush finally release America as his eight year hostage," the band said in a press release, "but if anything could rival that news, it's this: We are more than pleased to announce that we will have the honor of touring the US & Canada with punk rock legends RANCID this summer. If Tim Armstrong didn't confirm it personally backstage in LA a few weeks ago, we wouldn't believe it either.
  
  In the meantime, off to Europe with Anti-Flag, Strike Anywhere and the Flobots...stay tuned for updates from the road...and go check out our going away present to W, in the form of our new video for "Audience Of One."

No specific dates have been announced yet, but we promise to keep you updated!

Oh, and about that new video. You seriously need to watch the band perform "Audience of One" while playing on the lawn of the White House....sort of.

Click the video still below to watch the video on the band's profile.