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Morello's "Power to the People" Festival Features Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews

Tom Morello, co-founder of Rage Against the Machine, has organized the "Power to the People" festival, a "non-partisan celebration of peace, justice, solidarity, music, and community action." This event, featuring Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fig

Variety Music·May 28, 2026·via Variety Music

Morello's "Power to the People" Festival Features Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews

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Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews and More to Perform at ‘Power to the People’ Festival Organized by Tom Morello

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Rage Against the Machine co-founder and longtime activist Tom Morello has announced the “Power to the People” festival — described as a “non-partisan celebration of peace, justice, solidarity, music, and community action” — taking place Saturday, October 3, 2026 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD, near Washington D.C.

The concert will feature Foo Fighters , Dave Matthews, Bruce Springsteen (in what is billed a “special guest” appearance), Joan Baez, Brittany Howard, Dropkick Murphys, Jack Black (featuring Roman Morello, Revel Ian, Yoyoka Soma and Hugo Weiss), Serj Tankian, Cypress Hill, Killer Mike, Grandson, Taylor Momsen, Matt Cameron, the Linda Lindas, and Tom Morello , alongside artwork and a DJ set by artist Shepard Fairey.