Bruce Springsteen and Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello announce a one-day protest music festival in the Washington, D.C., area ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. Multiple outlets report the event, titled “Power to the People,” is scheduled for Oct. 3 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. Springsteen and Morello make the announcement while performing together at Nationals Park in Washington, as Springsteen continues his “Land of Hope and Dreams” American tour. The bill includes headliners and major performers across outlets, such as Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Brittany Howard, and Joan Baez. Coverage also says Springsteen directs criticism toward the White House and calls out President Donald Trump during remarks around the announcement. PBS NewsHour adds that the festival theme emphasizes “freedom, justice, equality and rock ’n’ roll,” and that a portion of the proceeds will benefit VoteRiders and HeadCount, organizations involved in voter engagement and registration. Reports characterize the festival as political and aligned with mobilizing participation ahead of the midterms, but details of programming beyond the stated mission and beneficiary groups are not provided in the cited summaries.