# Power to the People Fest Highlights

> Tom Morello's political festival features legendary acts and community unity.
- Title: Power to the People Fest Highlights · Consequence | Shortify
- Summary: Tom Morello's political festival features legendary acts and community unity. Power to the People Fest showcased political music, intergenerational crowds…
- Keywords: power to the people fest, tom morello, merriweather post pavilion, columbia maryland, jordan benjamin, jack black, roman morello, soundgarden, taylor momsen, rage against the machine, audioslave, public enemy
- Source: Consequence — https://consequence.net/2026/10/power-to-the-people-fest-2026-recap-photo
- Published: 2026-10-06T13:45:03+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: power to the people fest, tom morello, merriweather post pavilion, columbia maryland, jordan benjamin, jack black, roman morello, soundgarden, taylor momsen, rage against the machine, audioslave, public enemy
## Power to the People Fest
Tom Morello's political music festival occurred at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland on October 3, 2026.
## Diverse Crowd
The audience spanned multiple generations, races, and backgrounds with attendees from children to people in their 80s.
## Grandsen's Performance
Grandsen (Jordan Benjamin) delivered politically charged lyrics with a tight band featuring a bassist with a fat round tone.
## Jack Sabbath
Jack Black performed with Roman Morello and Revel Ian, covering songs including 'Mr. Crowley' and 'War Pigs'.
## Tom Morello's Set
Tom Morello performed with guest appearances including Chuck D, B-Real, and Scott Ian for collaborative songs.
## Suns of Soundgarden
Taylor Momsen performed with Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron and Mike McCready at the festival.
## Key takeaway

Power to the People Fest showcased political music, intergenerational crowds, and collaborative performances at Merriweather Post Pavilion on October 3, 2026.