Hardcore collective The Armed helped fireplace up the viewers at Bernie Sanders’ “Struggle Oligarchy” tour cease Saturday (March eighth) on the gymnasium of Lincoln Excessive Faculty in Warren, Michigan.
Roughly 10,000 folks confirmed as much as hear the 83-year-old Vermont senator communicate, far past the capability of the gymnasium. Some watched from screens in overflow rooms, whereas a whole lot of others gathered exterior.
These within the Lincoln Excessive Faculty gymnasium have been handled to a blistering eight-song set from The Armed, who kicked issues off with a canopy of Iggy and the Stooges “Search and Destroy,” adopted by seven authentic tunes.
Video footage exhibits a wide-ranging viewers, from younger college students to aged residents, as The Armed ripped by way of their set. Previous to the final track, singer Tony Wolski addressed the gang, saying, “Thanks to our associates for popping out. This can be a bizarre present and it actually feels superior.”
Afterward, Sanders took the stage, raging towards the Trump administration and billionaire CEOs Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, saying, “As a substitute of a authorities of the folks, by the folks and for the folks, we’ve got now grow to be a authorities of the billionaire class, for the billionaire class.”
No phrase whether or not Bernie was working the merch desk throughout The Armed’s set, although.
The Armed are a hardcore collective out of Detroit that has a rotating forged of musicians. Previous contributors embrace Queens of the Stone Age’s Troy Van Leeuwen, Jane’s Habit’s Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins, and Converge’s Ben Koller, amongst others.
Watch The Armed’s full set at Bernie Sanders’ “Struggle Oligarchy” tour cease in Michigan beneath.