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Springsteen Sets Protest Festival

At Nationals Park, Springsteen and Tom Morello put Power to the People on the calendar before the midterm election: Oct. 3 near D.C

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At a Washington concert, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello announced Power to the People, a one-day, two-stage Oct. 3 protest festival near Washington, with proceeds benefiting VoteRiders and HeadCount.

  1. Frame 1At Nationals Park, Springsteen and Tom Morello put Power to the People on the calendar before the midterm election: Oct. 3 near D.C.
  2. Frame 2The one-day, two-stage event is set for Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, shortly before the midterm elections.
  3. Frame 3Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Brittany Howard and Joan Baez are billed with Springsteen as headline acts.
  4. Frame 4Springsteen used the concert to challenge the White House and frame the show as political action.
  5. Frame 5Ticket proceeds are slated to benefit VoteRiders and HeadCount.
  6. Frame 6Next test: whether stage attention and ticket money become midterm voter pressure.
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May 28, 5:16 PM EDT
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