Tom Morello‘s “Power To The People” festival will be streamed live and free of charge this Saturday, October 3, giving fans around the world the chance to watch the sold-out event.
The broadcast begins at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) on the YouTube channel of US news network MS NOW, formerly known as MSNBC. No subscription is needed to watch.
The festival takes place at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. Organized by the Rage Against The Machine guitarist, it is billed as “a non-partisan celebration of peace, justice, solidarity, music, and community action.” Proceeds from ticket sales, along with all net proceeds from VIP tickets, will go to voting rights organizations VoteRiders and HeadCount.
The event runs on two stages with no overlapping sets. Organizers have said set times and stage assignments will not be published in advance.
Bruce Springsteen will appear as a special guest, joining Morello for part of his set. The rest of the line-up includes Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Joan Baez, Public Enemy, Dropkick Murphys, Cypress Hill, Nathaniel Rateliff, Killer Mike and Stephen Stills.
Several rock and metal musicians are also on the bill, including Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler, System Of A Down singer Serj Tankian, Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian, Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready and Soundgarden and former Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron. They are joined by Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes, Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of Run-DMC, The Linda Lindas, State Radio, grandson, The Last Internationale and The Neighborhood Kids, while artist Shepard Fairey will play a DJ set.
Also performing is Jack Sabbath, a group led by actor and musician Jack Black featuring a team of young musicians. The line-up includes Morello‘s son Roman Morello, Scott Ian‘s son Revel Ian, who also plays in XCOMM, drummer Yoyoka Soma and Hugo Weiss.
Many of the artists on the bill, including Morello, have spoken publicly about political and social issues during their careers.
