For Immediate Release: September 16th, 2026 – Power to the People, the festival curated by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist and acclaimed activist Tom Morello, is thrilled to announce that Nathaniel Rateliff, Stephen Stills, Mike McCready, Geezer Butler, State Radio, Scott Ian, and The Last Internationale have been added to the lineup for this once-in-a-lifetime day of peace, love, justice, music and community, taking place Saturday, October 3, 2026, at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. 

The one-day festival brings together artists, fans, activists, organizations, and community leaders for an unforgettable day celebrating the power of music and collective action to inspire change. In addition to the newly announced acts, the festival will feature special performances from an extraordinary lineup of artists and activists, including Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez, Public Enemy, Brittany Howard, Dropkick Murphys, Jack Black (featuring Roman Morello, Revel Ian, Yoyoka Soma and Hugo Weiss), Serj Tankian, Cypress Hill, Killer Mike, grandson, The Neighborhood Kids, Taylor Momsen, Matt Cameron, The Linda Lindas, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels and Tom Morello, and a DJ set by legendary artist Shepard Fairey.

In addition to performances across two stages, attendees can engage with Amica Center and other nonprofit organizations and community partners in the festival’s Freedom Village — an immersive space highlighting opportunities for civic engagement, grassroots organizing, education, mutual aid, and social impact initiatives. A portion of the proceeds from all ticket sales plus 100% of the net proceeds from VIP tickets will be donated to VoteRiders – a pro-democracy, pro-voter organization working to restore and strengthen democracy by eliminating confusing and restrictive ID-related barriers to the ballot box – and HeadCount, who will also be on site to help fans register to vote and learn more about how to participate in upcoming elections.

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