Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine and The Nightwatchman fame will bring his celebrated “Justice Tour” to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle in late March. The shows will carry a low ticket price of $15 for each show, and feature a variety of special guests including Slash, Alice in Chain’s Jerry Cantrell, Slipknot’s Corey Taylor, Steve Earle, Joe Satriani, Cyprus Hill’s Sen Dog, Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil and Ben Shepherd, Mudhoney’s Mark Arm, The Coup’s Boots Riley, The MC5’s Wayne Kramer, Shooter Jennings, Blue Scholars and more (Details on guests for each night below). These musicians will perform individual sets, as well as contribute to unique, once-in-a-lifetime collaborations with the other performers.
As more and more Americans are being pushed into poverty and homelessness by the unscrupulous behavior of CEOs, the Justice Tour hopes to be a part of a bailout for people, not banks. One hundred percent of the Justice Tour profits will benefit homeless advocacy and service groups, and the tour’s artists will also partake in hands-on volunteer work with these organizations. Community partners for the shows are New Horizons in Seattle, Project Open Hand in San Francisco, and PATH in Los Angeles.
“The model of the Justice Tour is simple,” said Morello. “Feed the Poor. Fight the Power. Rock the Fuck Out. I’m very excited to be doing this and jamming with my good friends on the various stops on the tour. I’m equally excited that these artists will be rolling up their sleeves to help alleviate hunger and homelessness in these hard times.” Morello also noted, “It is very important to me to keep ticket prices super cheap so that everyone can enjoy these very special concerts.”
Past Justice Tour dates have featured important social justice organizations and unforgettable performances with special guests Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro of Jane’s Addiction, Slash, Flea, Maynard James Keenan of Tool, Sen Dog of Cypress Hill, Pete Yorn, Shooter Jennings, Mike Einzinger of Incubus and many others.
JUSTICE TOUR DATES & TICKETS:
March 24th Seattle, WA - Crocodile Café
Guests to include Steve Earle, Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd, Mark Arm, Wayne Kramer, Boots Riley, Blue Scholars and more. Community Partner: New Horizons Ministries. Please bring socks! “Clean, dry socks are a valuable commodity on the streets of Seattle. Each time a youth enters our Drop-In Center, we have the ability to give them a new pair, thanks to your donation. We believe that when feet are dry and warm, the pain of street life begins to fade.” $15.
March 26th San Francisco, CA Great - Slims
Guests to include: Corey Taylor, Steve Earle, Boots Riley, Wayne Kramer and more. Joe Satriani just added! Community Partner: Project Open Hand. $15.
March 28th Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
Guests to include: Slash, Corey Taylor, Shooter Jennings, Jerry Cantrell, Sen Dog, Boots Riley, Wayne Kramer and more. Community Partner: PATH (People Assisting the Homeless). $15.
Community Partners for the Justice Tour 2009
Seattle, WA: New Horizons Ministries
New Horizons is a multi-cultural organization whose mission is to be in relationship with homeless and street-involved young people, serving and loving in the way of Jesus, equipping them to leave street life. On the street since 1978, our over-arching goal is to build relationships that foster trust, to create opportunities for our young people to discover who they were created to be, and to support their transition away from the street. All of New Horizons’ programs are available to the youth we serve regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, familial status, sexual orientation or identification, physical or mental disability.
San Francisco: Project Open Hand
Project Open Hand is meeting community nutrition needs through programs for people living with HIV/AIDS, the homebound critically ill, and seniors. Project Open Hand provides meals/groceries for people with symptomatic HIV/AIDS or breast cancer, meals for homebound/critically ill people under the age of 60 and congregate lunches for people over 60 years of age.
Los Angeles, CA: PATH
PATH is a housing program that features 98 beds of transitional housing and is also home to the award winning PATHMall, a collaborative of nearly two dozen housing and service providers who provide a comprehensive network of services all co-located under one roof. PATH was a partner in the 2008 Justice Tour as well. Justice Tour Musicians will prepare, serve and share an evening meal with PATH’s homeless clients.
“Like PATH, Tom Morello is pioneering creative solutions to raise awareness about the crisis of homelessness,” Joel John Roberts, CEO of PATH Partners said.” It’s the perfect marriage.”
Project Noise is honored to support The Justice Tour for the second year in a row. This year, we add video production to our partnership, dispatching shorts directly from road to internet to broaden the impact of the musicians’ hands-on activism and musical camaraderie. More video will be released post-tour.
Project Noise is founded on the conviction that music and the arts are powerful and unifying forces of change. Formed in San Francisco in 2008, Project Noise is committed to making activism, well, not be lame. We aim to maximize the impact of musicians, artists, writers, and organizations working for change by utilizing the evolving convergence of music, technology, media, humor, and internet-empowered individuals.
“Through our multi-media web content and our partnerships with Tom Morello, the participating musicians, and these organizations, Project Noise strives to inform public understanding and opinion of the tour issues, amplify the impact of the Justice Tour partner organizations, and mobilize and empower the live and internet audience to act as effective participants,” said Project Noise Producer Maureen Herman.
Axis of Justice is a non-profit organization formed by Tom Morello and Serj Tankian. Its purpose is to bring together musicians, fans
of music, and grassroots political organizations to fight for social justice. 
I sure hope the Justice Tour crosses into Europe this year!
I hope the Justice will be in Poland this year ;>
Come to Ohio please!
Somewhere near Toledo!
THAT WOULD BE GREAT!
You are legend I’m your biggest fan in hole Europe,,, I am dreaming about day when I will go on your concert here somewhere near Croatia,,, when I shake your hand mr. Morello I can die.
Just thought I should post this as I was trying to find some tickets for the show, I know kind of late in the game but…
This tour is for charity and is trying to do something noble which I respect as well as all the acts on the bill.
I found this Craigslist posting trying to sell the tickets for $40 bucks when they should be $15 bucks. I know good ol’ Ticketmaster steals their money from this transaction (you should really buy them from the venue or have a better way of making sure this doesn’t happen like Trent did with The Spiral)… but this is kind of ridiculous that someone would try to upsell the ticket more than double their actual price. And it’s for charity for God’s sake!
I’m just sayin’. Kind of pissed off.
Here’s the posting. Email with the poster with your thoughts as well. Please.
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/tix/1089993362.html