Washington, D.C
At Washington, D.C. show, Springsteen announces all-star Oct. 3 Power to the People Festival
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ROB DeMARTIN
Bruce Springsteen, shown performing in Minneapolis on March 31.
At his May 27 concert with The E Street Band at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., Bruce Springsteen made news not just by exhorting “Let ‘em hear you at the fucking White House!” before the chant-along “ICE Out Now!” line of “Streets of Minneapolis,” but by telling the crowd about an upcoming protest concert.
“In the future, we want to keep raising our voices for hope and justice, together,” Springsteen said. “Tom Morello and I will be back again here in D.C. on Oct. 3 for another night of music and resistance. The first-ever Power to the People Festival will be announced to the world, tomorrow. But you’re hearing about it first, here, tonight!
“Tom will be there, Dave Matthews, The Foo Fighters. My friends The Dropkick Murphy will be there. I’ll be back guesting and playing on a few songs with Tom and his band. We encourage you to come out and make a goddamn ruckus along with us.”
Morello, of Rage Against the Machine and other bands, has been performing with Springsteen and the E Street Band on their current tour, which will end May 30 at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.
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