India, Dec. 18 -- American guitarist Tom Morello's long-awaited India debut unfolded on Wednesday night in Delhi, with the guitar revolutionary finally stepping onto an Indian stage at the HUDA Gymkhana Club. The concert marked the first stop of his three-city run and felt less like a routine tour opener and more like a statement - loud, political, deeply personal and unapologetically human.

The show featured a setlist spanning his career, including Rage Against the Machine tracks such as Killing in the Name, Bulls on Parade, and Know Your Enemy, along with material from his solo project The Nightwatchman.

The 61-year-old guitarist also performed covers of Bruce Springsteen's The Ghost of Tom Joad and Ozzy Osbourne's Mr. Crowley. A key ...