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‘Power To The People’ festival reveals additional wave of bands
Tom Morello, guitarist for Rage Against The Machine, is in charge of the upcoming protest-music-focused event “Power To The People,” which has increased its lineup, as per theprp. The Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, will host that event on October 3. Despite the event’s official description as “a non-partisan celebration of peace, justice, solidarity, music, and community action,” several of the musicians on the lineup are well-known for openly expressing their political opinions. Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler, Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian, Nathaniel Rateliff, Stephen Stills, State Radio, and The Last Internationale are some of the most recent participants.
Yoyoka Soma, Hugo Weiss, Scott Ian’s son Revel (also of XCOMM), Tom’s son Roman Morello, and actor/musician Jack Black will all be playing at the event. Although that group was originally listed as one of the artists, it has since been disclosed that they will be performing at this event under the name Jack Sabbath. They had previously recorded a rendition of Ozzy Osbourne‘s “Mr. Crowley,” which was featured in the Ozzy/Black Sabbath farewell, “Back To The Beginning,” last year. It’s reasonable to presume that they will perform some Sabbath songs during the festival given their new name.
Confirmed acts:
- Foo Fighters
- Dave Matthews
- Tom Morello
- Joan Baez
- Public Enemy
- Jack Sabbath
- Dropkick Murphys
- Cypress Hill
- Nathaniel Rateliff
- Killer Mike
- Serj Tankian (System Of A Down)
- Stephen Stills
- Mike McCready (Pearl Jam)
- Brittany Howard (Alabama Shakes)
- Taylor Momsen (The Pretty Reckless)
- Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)
- The Linda Lindas
- Darryl “DMC” McDaniels (RUN-D.M.C.)
- Matt Cameron (Soundgarden, ex-Pearl Jam)
- State Radio
- Scott Ian (Anthrax)
- grandson
- The Last Internationale
- The Neighborhood Kids
- Shepheard Fairey (DJ set)
Upcoming shows by Tom Morello:
- Friday, September 18, 2026 – Cannery Hall (Mainstage), Nashville, TN, US
- Saturday, September 19, 2026 – Louder Than Life 2026, Louisville, KY, US
- Sunday, September 20, 2026 – The Rave / Eagles Club, Milwaukee, WI, US
- Saturday, October 03, 2026 – Power To The People 2026, Columbia, MD, US
- Tuesday, March 02, 2027 – The Esplanade, Medicine Hat, AB, Canada
- Wednesday, March 03, 2027 – Jeanne & Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre, Camrose, AB, Canada
- Friday, March 05, 2027 – Vic Juba Community Theatre, Lloydminster, AB, Canada
- Saturday, March 06, 2027 – Dow Centennial Centre Shell Theatre, Fort Saskatchewan, AB, Canada
- Monday, March 08, 2027 – E.A. Rawlinson Centre For The Arts, Prince Albert, SK, Canada