Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello have announced the Power to the People festival, a one-day protest music event scheduled for October 3 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland.
The announcement was made during a joint performance by Springsteen and Morello on Wednesday at Nationals Park in Washington, DC. The festival is being launched as more artists continue to withdraw from the White House's Freedom 250 event.
Springsteen and Morello are leading the Power to the People festival, which is described as a protest music festival timed ahead of midterm elections. The event represents an alternative to the White House's planned Freedom 250 programming.
The festival will take place at Merriweather Post Pavilion, located in Columbia, Maryland. This venue selection places the event in proximity to the Washington, DC area, where the competing White House Freedom 250 event is centered.
The announcement comes amid ongoing withdrawals by artists from the government-organized Freedom 250 event. The Power to the People festival provides an alternative venue for expression during the same period.
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