Beastie Boys-Rage Against The Machine Internet Pre-Sale Begins

Tickets to 10 of the 11 dates confirmed for the upcoming Beastie Boys-Rage Against the Machine tour--which don't go on sale at traditional outlets until July 8--are now available online through the ArtistDirect website.

Users must first register with ArtistDirect, and are then given a password that allows them to purchase a ticket through the Ticketmaster.com site.

The presale tickets went on sale on Thursday (7/6) in the following markets: Toronto, Buffalo, N.Y., Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, New York (East Rutherford, N.J.), Boston, Chicago, Columbus, Ohio, Detroit and Indianapolis.