A month earlier than essential midterm U.S. elections, Tom Morello’s star-studded inaugural Energy to the Folks pageant takes place immediately (Oct. 3) at Merriweather Put up Pavilion in Columbia, Md., simply outdoors Washington, D.C., and MS NOW is streaming all of the hard-rocking highlights. Morello says the gathering, which options 17 particular person members of the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame, is constructed round “freedom, justice, equality and rock and roll.”
Among the many contributors: Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Joan Baez, Public Enemy, Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard, Dropkick Murphys, Jack Black and mates, System of a Down’s Serj Tankian, Cypress Hill, Stephen Stills, Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler and Morello guitar-slinging 15-year-old son Roman, amongst others. It additionally seems drummer Matt Cameron, Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready and singer Taylor Momsen will as soon as once more revisit the music of Soundgarden throughout a brief early night set.
“In a time of hatred and division, it is a pageant of unity and solidarity and pleasure,” Morello mentioned in an Instagram video. “In a time when there’s a number of horrible shit on the earth, we’re going to rock your ass with a number of the biggest folks music, rock and roll music, hip-hop and heavy steel music that you simply’ve ever heard.”
Roman Morello is predicted to seem onstage with various acts, together with Jack Sabbath — a teenage Black Sabbath cowl band fronted by none aside from actor/musician Jack Black. The younger musician can be prominently featured on his father’s new Mother + Pop Data album Everybody Will get All the pieces They Need.
A portion of all Energy to the Folks ticket proceeds, plus 100% of web VIP proceeds, will profit VoteRiders and HeadCount, which is able to assist attendees register to vote and be taught extra about taking part in upcoming elections. The pageant’s taking part organizations will embrace the ACLU, Farm Help, Rock the Vote, Oxfam, Noise for Now, Trans Maryland, the Woody Guthrie Middle, the Mary Morello Memorial Undertaking and plenty of others.
