Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Rise Against played at the sixteenth annual KROQ Weenie Roast on May 17 in Irvine , California , and at the sixth annual Download Festival on June 13 at Donington Park , England .
Simplified: Before the album was released , Rise Against supported it by preforming at the sixteenth yearly KROQ Weenie Roast on May 17 in Irvine , California . They also performed at the sixth yearly Download Festival on June 13 at Donington Park , England .