Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello has joined forces with Rise Against for ‘A Concert Of Solidarity & Resistance To Defend Minnesota‘. That benefit show will take place this Friday, January 30th at the First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN with Al Di Meola and Ike Reilly also set to perform, along with ‘a very special guest’ also teased. Tickets have been launched via axs.com.
Morello announced the concert via his Instagram this morning, January 28th, stating:
“If it looks like fascism, sounds like fascism, acts like fascism, dresses like fascism, talks like fascism, kills like fascism and lies like fascism, boys & girls 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 you and by me.
We are coming to Minneapolis where the people have heroically stood up against ICE, stood up against Trump, stood up against this terrible rising tide of state terror. Where the people have stood up for their neighbors and themselves, for democracy and justice. Ain’t nobody coming to save us except us and it’s now or never.
100% of proceeds go to the families of those murdered by ICE in Minneapolis Renee Good and Alex Pretti“
Both Renee Good and Alex Pretti were killed this month in ICE-involved shootings amid the current United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids being conducted in Minnesota under the current U.S. administration.
Morello himself has been vocal of his disapproval of ICE activities and other policies and actions enacted under this administration, attending protests, playing a benefit show for The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, releasing an anti-ICE protest song and launching protest-related merch.
