Bruce Springsteen to Hold Protest Festival in Maryland Before Midterm Elections

Bruce Springsteen to hold protest festival in Maryland before midterm elections

Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Brittany Howard and Joan Baez will headline a protest festival in Howard County, Maryland, a month before the midterm elections.

Tom Morello’s 2026 ‘Power to the People’ Fest Brings Foo Fighters, Bruce Springsteen and More to the East Coast This Fall

Rage Against the Machine guitarist and political activist Tom Morello has announced the 2026 'Power to the People' fest for October.

Dropkick Murphys will join Springsteen, Morello at Power to the People protest fest

The one-day, two-stage Power to the People protest festival is set for Oct. 3 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland.

‘Power To The People’ Protest Fest Names High-Powered Lineup—As Trump’s ‘Great American State Fair’ Faces Dropouts

The festival will take place in Maryland in October and is being billed as “a celebration of peace, justice, solidarity, music, and community action.”

Tom Morello Drafts Springsteen, Foo Fighters For D.C. Suburb Rock Uprising

Tom Morello's Power To The People festival will land at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Oct. 3 with Springsteen, Foo Fighters and voter-access partners VoteRiders and HeadCount.

Power To The People

October 3, 2026 • Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD • A Day of Peace, Love, Justice, and Music