Tom Morello’s Power To The People Festival To Stream Free This Weekend

Tom Morello’s sold out Power to the People Festival is opening its doors well beyond Maryland this weekend, with the entire event set to stream free online.

The one day festival takes over Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland on Saturday, October 3rd (Sunday morning Australia), with Morello bringing together a huge cross-generational lineup led by Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Joan Baez, Stephen Stills, Public Enemy and Brittany Howard.

Also on the bill are Geezer Butler, Mike McCready, Serj Tankian, Cypress Hill, Dropkick Murphys, Killer Mike, The Linda Lindas, Nathaniel Rateliff, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, Matt Cameron, Scott Ian, State Radio, grandson and The Last Internationale.

MS NOW will broadcast the festival live on its YouTube channel from 1pm ET on Saturday, with no membership required (Per Relix).

For Australians, that means a very early Sunday morning. The stream begins at 4am AEDT in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart, 3am AEST in Brisbane, 3:30am ACDT in Adelaide, 2:30am ACST in Darwin and 1am AWST in Perth.

The slightly messy spread of times comes as daylight saving begins in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT during the same overnight period.

Morello announced Power to the People as a festival built around music, art, community and activism, bringing together artists from several generations for its inaugural edition.

“The Power To The People festival is about freedom, justice, equality and rock-and-roll. It’s about the power everyday human beings have when they come together through music, art, community, and action. We’re honored to bring this incredible lineup to the DC area for a day that celebrates the spirit of activism, creativity and hope.”

There are a few less conventional additions to the lineup too. Jack Black will perform alongside Roman Morello, Revel Ian, Yoyoka Soma and Hugo Weiss, while Shepard Fairey is contributing artwork to the festival as well as playing a DJ set.

With tickets to the Maryland event already sold out, the free broadcast gives international fans a rare chance to watch the festival as it happens, even if Australians will need an alarm clock and a strong coffee (or Pepsi Max in my case) to do it.