{"id":122483,"date":"2026-01-06T19:06:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T19:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/122483\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T19:06:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T19:06:06","slug":"watch-rise-againsts-tim-mcilrath-strum-swing-life-away-on-historic-guitar-105-7-the-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/122483\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Rise Against\u2019s Tim McIlrath strum \u2018Swing Life Away\u2019 on historic guitar \u2013 105.7 The Point"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1057thepoint.com\/category\/music-news\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Music News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                      By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1057thepoint.com\/author\/abcnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABC News<\/a> | January 6, 2026<\/p>\n<p>  Share:<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.1057thepoint.com\/music-news\/watch-rise-againsts-tim-mcilrath-strum-swing-life-away-on-historic-guitar\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Watch Rise Against\u2019s Tim McIlrath strum \u2018Swing Life Away\u2019 on historic guitar&amp;url=https:\/\/www.1057thepoint.com\/music-news\/watch-rise-againsts-tim-mcilrath-strum-swing-life-away-on-historic-guitar\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Watch Rise Against\u2019s Tim McIlrath strum \u2018Swing Life Away\u2019 on historic guitar&amp;body=https:\/\/www.1057thepoint.com\/music-news\/watch-rise-againsts-tim-mcilrath-strum-swing-life-away-on-historic-guitar\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share via e-mail\"><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><br \/>\n  <a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"#\" id=\"share-link\" data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/www.1057thepoint.com\/music-news\/watch-rise-againsts-tim-mcilrath-strum-swing-life-away-on-historic-guitar\/\" data-bs-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"right\" data-trigger=\"click\" title=\"Link Copied to Clipboard\"><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/G_riseagainst_010526.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid w-100 wp-post-image\" alt=\"2025 warped tour long beach, ca\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Tim McIlrath of Rise Against performs onstage during day 2 of Warped Tour at Shoreline Waterfront on July 27, 2025 in Long Beach, California. (Scott Dudelson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Rise Against frontman Tim McIlrath didn\u2019t swing away his chance to play a historic guitar.<\/p>\n<p>The Chicago punks recently visited the\u00a0Martin Guitar Museum in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, which houses the very first Martin guitar ever made.<\/p>\n<p>Upon being presented with the instrument, McIlrath sat down with it and started strumming the Rise Against song \u201cSwing Life Away\u201d while singing the first verse.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch footage of the performance now via the Rise Against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/842644768534236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Martin would later manufacture the\u00a01959 D-18E that Kurt Cobain famously played during Nirvana\u2018s 1993\u00a0MTV Unplugged performance. That particular guitar sold for a record-breaking $6 million at auction in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Rise Against will launch a U.S. tour in March in support of their latest album, 2025\u2019s\u00a0Ricochet.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026, ABC Audio. 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