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Tom Morello promotes new album and Power to the People festival

musicOct 4, 20265826,857

Tom Morello released Everyone Gets Everything They Want, his heaviest record in years, and in October staged the all-star pre-midterms Power to the People festival shortly after the album’s release. The record stretches into his singer-songwriter side and even features him rapping on the track "Soldier in the Army of Love," with guest appearances from Serj Tankian, Irish rap trio Kneecap, and Morello’s 15-year-old son Roman. Morello opened 2026 with a protest concert in Minneapolis and in March joined Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band onstage for an anti-Trump tour. In interviews Morello framed the album and festival as political interventions, saying if it behaves like fascism it is fascism and urging cultural resistance. At Power to the People Serj Tankian joined Morello to play the Rage-ish single "Adjourn It" and, according to JOLT, they dedicated an Audioslave cover of "Like a Stone" to Chris Cornell. Morello called the new record a statement of the full range of his artistry and said it may be his last record before more severe political crackdowns, framing the festival as action at a historical crossroads for American democracy.

WuTangIsForTheChildren
@wutangforchildren.bsky.social

Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass

194445d ago
Serendipity
@serendipityinfl.bsky.social

Power to the People Music concert..Joan Biaz, Jack Black,Bruce Springsteen, Tom Morello,Foo Fighters,Dave Mathews,Dave Grohl and tons of others promoting Voter registration and take back our country!

25175d ago
Chris⚖️Justice
@chrisjustice01.bsky.social

“This Land is Your Land” ~ Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl, Dave Matthews, Tom Morello and others / Power to the People concert

17106d ago
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Miranda Yaver28

I’ll never forget singing “This Land is Your Land” on Central Park West the night before Trump took office in 2017 (then crying as Natalie Merchant sang “Motherland”)… and we had no idea how bad it would get.

Curb Your Malthusiasm10

Usually when live performing Don’t Drink the Water (a song about the genocide of indigenous people in America), Dave Matthews does a very cynical chorus of This Land is Your Land before the finish, so this antithesis to that is kinda cool

Victoria7

I streamed the entire concert. It was AMAZING #PowerToThePeople @tommorelloofficial.bsky.social put together a truly remarkable event

profpolisci.bsky.social4

“Nobody living can ever stop me, As I go walking that freedom highway; Nobody living can ever make me turn back This land was made for you and me” -Woody Guthrie

Citizen Bernard4

A-FREAKING-MEN !! This land was made for you me baby 

gladdiegoodevening.bsky.social3

Woody would be so proud.

shopgirl2694.bsky.social3

In the age of authoritarianism in America...this gave me hope. We can crush the oligarchs together!

albert2021.bsky.social3

❤️❤️❤️❤️🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲 We are taking our country back!!!! bsky.app/profile/chri...

The Crone of the 4th District2

This is why This Land is Your Land should be our national anthem. No glory for war, or a flag, or a particular notion of a god. Just the joy in celebrating the people and the land.

John Doffing2

"FLOOD THE ZONE WITH ART AND TRUTH . . . " "AND THE SOUNDS OF THE FUNKY DRUMMERS . . . " "WHEN A COMPLEX SYSTEM IS FAR FROM EQUILIBRIUM SMALL ISLANDS OF COHERENCE IN A SEA OF CHAOS HAVE THE CAPACITY TO SHIFT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM TO A HIGHER ORDER . . . " ANOTHER OCTOBER 2026 powertothepeoplefest.com

The Tennessee Holler
@thetnholler.bsky.social

“There’s a genocide happening in Gaza… none of us are free til all of us are free… there’s no one coming to save us except us…” Cypress Hill & Tom Morello put a message from @macklemore on the screen — and joke they kicked Ed Sheeran off the bill. (From @jolly_good_ginger)

11765d ago
Jordan Uhl
@jordanuhl.com

The discourse around Tom Morello, a California voter, leaving President blank in 2024 is wild. There’s a massive freakout yesterday accusing him of supporting Trump, while at the exact same time he’s hosting an explicitly anti-Trump music fest with Jack Smith & the Bullwark lady in the crowd. Lol.

2005d ago
Anna Maltese
@annamaltese.bsky.social

When you want the Machine to keep existing because if it were to *actually* be in the hands of someone capable it would stop being something you make your millions "Raging" against. Fuck Tom Morello, fuck every white man like him from him to the Cornell rapists. They're all on the same team.

1185d ago
Blue Virginia
@bluevirginia.bsky.social

Tom Morello is a great guitar player, talented musician for sure...but sorry, if you didn't vote for Kamala Harris in 2024 (because "reasons"), f*** you. bluevirginia.us/2026/10/sund... cc: @brucespringsteen.net

Tom Morello explains why he didn't vote for Kamala Harris in 2024, because...whatever, f*** him.
1206d ago
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Rude Law Dog78

morellos cultural influence outweighs his handful of skipped votes in california by tens of million fold. how many political activists were awoken by ratm's revolutionary music (sonically and culturally)?

Anna Maltese35

Their band is called "Rage Against The Machine," not "Overturn The Machine." Tom Morello's entire wealth depends on The Machine continuing. Harris, with an economics degree and plans to help the working class, was a threat to The Machine. And a threat to The Machine is a threat to Tom Morello.

Jeff F19

To be fair, lots of left-leaning musicians from Morello’s generation become Republicans when they get older

Ben Dowsett9

“I didn’t think he would ever rage against MY machine!!” I cry, while reducing a years-long genocide that included the murder of thousands of children into “reasons” and wondering why people criticize my politics

🥶6

The guy has been a fucked up red-brown freak for decades, I'm not surprised at all - isn't he besties with Roger Waters too?

Mgindmv6

Vote Blue Dems calling genocide "reasons" is a real bad look. It is another reason the party's disapproval rate with the public, despite the Orange One, is in the trashcan

Bad History Takes5

Some things haven’t changed since 2000.

Villanelle’s Pink Dress 🍁🍂🐈‍⬛️🧙‍♀️🧛‍♀️🎃👻🟦4

While I'm at it, fuck this fucking piece of shit

Pumpactionmusket 3

Shame on Morello for not giving his solitary vote from California. Harris didn't win a single swing state in 2024 but by all means throw a temper tantrum for not doing an action that wouldn't make the slightest bit of a difference because you want to zealously scold people for being disillusioned.

Brendan2

Honestly really bored with people bragging about not voting in non-swing states.

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