Posted on 05/28/2026 3:26:33 PM PDT by Libloather
Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Brittany Howard and Joan Baez will headline a star-studded protest festival in Howard County, Maryland, a month before the midterm elections.
Springsteen and Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello announced the festival Wednesday while performing together at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., as Springsteen winds down his Land of Hope and Dreams American tour.
At the concert Wednesday, Springsteen played many of his most political songs, including "American Skin (41 Shots)" about a fatal police shooting and "Streets of Minneapolis," in response to the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti during federal immigration efforts. He also called out the current administration.
"This American tragedy can only be stopped by the American people: you. There is no one coming to save us. We've got to do it ourselves," he said. "So join us and let's fight for the America that we love. Do you hear me, Washington?"
The one-day, two-stage Power to the People festival is set for Oct. 3 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, and is being billed as about "freedom, justice, equality and rock 'n' roll." A portion of the proceeds from all ticket sales will benefit the organizations VoteRiders and HeadCount.
"It's about the power everyday human beings have when they come together through music, art, community and action," Morello said in a statement. "We're honored to bring this incredible lineup to the D.C. area for a day that celebrates the spirit of activism, creativity, and hope."
The festival will also include Dropkick Murphys, Jack Black, Serj Tankian, Killer Mike, Taylor Momsen and the Linda Lindas, among others.
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Out of touch, has beens.
LOL, F this pieces of human debris
Man(?) if DUH people. All tone deaf apparently.
$2,981 for the whine fest they’ll put on? You can watch The View for free.
Sounds the LA Fire fraud concert.
Joan Baez is still alive?
Wow.
> $488 to $2981 on Vivid. <
I’m assuming that’s what someone gets paid for showing up, and then being part of the audience.
Because you’d have to be an idiot to actually pay to hear those people.
Oh, wait. The left is full of such idiots.
Never mind.
Pay outrageous prices for this crap and then claim poverty and that everything is too expensive...
We are the folk song Army
every one of us cares
we all hate poverty War and Injustice
unlike the rest of you squares
Star studded? Meh.
Well, we’re big rock singers, we got golden fingers
And we’re loved everywhere we go (that sounds like us)
We sing about beauty and we sing about truth
At 10,000 dollars a show (right)
The Vietnam war is over Joan.
“”Joan Baez is still alive?””
My first thought also..she’s 85. Apparently the only thing about her that has changed is her looks! Still complaining - they call activitism....
‘Cause what the world needs now is another folk singer
Like I need a hole in my head
Exactly.
If these clowns were really the peoples' musicians, their concerts would be free so low income people could attend.
A Dumocrat born every minute.
Reminds me of the huge rally that Springsteen held in Madison Wisconsin that helped elect President John Kerry. The crowd was about 60.000, including about 52,000 high school students who took the day off.
Calling all the blue haired ladies
Joan baez is still alive
That should be breaking news
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