Friday, January 30th marked a 'Nationwide Shutdown' across the United States as citizens took to the streets to protest the Trump administration's aggressive immigration raids happening across major cities in the US. This comes after the deaths of two citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, had been shot and killed by immigration enforcement officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota. And in Minneapolis this past weekend, Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello held a show not only in protest as well, but in charity as 100% of the proceeds will be given to the Good and Pretti families.
At the beginning of the show, Morello addresses the crowd at First Avenue, saying [as transcribed by thePRP]: “Brothers and sisters, thank you for welcoming us to the battle of Minneapolis. My friends, if it looks like fascism, sounds like fascism, acts like fascism, dresses like fascism, talks like fascism, kills like fascism and lies like fascism, brothers and sisters, it’s f*cking fascism. It’s here, it’s now, it’s in my city, it’s in your city and it must be resisted, protested, defended against, stood up to, exposed, ousted, overthrown and driven out. By who? By you. By me.
Minneapolis is an inspiration to the entire nation. You have heroically stood up against ICE, stood up against Trump, stood up against this terrible rising tide of state terror. You’ve stood up for your neighbors and for yourselves and for democracy and for justice. Ain’t nobody coming to save us, except us. And brothers and sisters, you are showing the way.
To that end, we would like to begin our program with an old Native American war chant. We encourage you to singalong, in this very room Prince created a revolution, now it’s our turn.””
Whilst Morello led the charge for the evening's show, guest appearances from Ike Reilly, Al Di Meola, Rise Against's Tim McIlrath, as well as a surprise appearance from Bruce Springsteen.
You can find setlists and footage from the shows below.
Tom Morello's Setlist:
- “Killing In The Name” (Rage Against The Machine cover)
- “Soldier In The Army Of Love“
- “Hold The Line“
- “One Man Revolution“
- “Keep Going“
- “Bombtrack” / “Know Your Enemy” / “Bulls On Parade” / “Guerilla Radio” / “Sleep Now In The Fire” / “Bullet In The Head” (Rage Against The Machine cover medley)
- “Cochise” / “Like A Stone” (Audioslave covers)
- “This Land Is Your Land” (Woody Guthrie cover) (feat. Tim McIlrath, Ike Reilly & Al Di Meola)
Bruce Springsteen Setlist:
- "Streets of Minneapolis"
- "The Ghost of Tom Joad" (with Tom Morello)
- "Power to the People" (John Lennon cover, with Tom Morello and the Freedom Fighter Orchestra)
