(Photo provided) Thousands attend a ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ tour rally in Fort Worth, Texas, in June, hosted by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont. Sanders is holding a rally in Wheeling on Friday.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, is bringing his Fighting Oligarchy tour to the Ohio Valley with a stop at the Capitol Theatre in downtown Wheeling on Aug. 8.

People who would like to attend don’t need tickets but are being asked to RSVP at https://act.berniesanders.com/signup/rsvp-oligarchy-wheeling/.

Doors will open at 3:30 p.m. and the program is slated to start at 6 p.m.

“The following items are not permitted inside the venue:

“No signs and no flags of any kind;

“No weapons of any kind, including for attendees with open carry permits;

“No hard water bottles;

“No chairs of any kind (ADA seating will be provided on-site);

“No bags larger than a fanny pack (exceptions made only for medical needs); and

“Parking is available on the street and in nearby surface lots,” according to information from Sanders’ office.

To date, the “Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here” tour has attracted more than 270,000 people across 15 states during 24 different rallies.

The Capitol Theatre has a seating capacity for about 3,000 people.

“Red state, blue state — the people of this country are opposed to an economy that works for the 1% and not for working class Americans,” Sanders said in a press release. “I’ll be heading to West Virginia and North Carolina to discuss the need for decent paying jobs, health care for all, and the end of a corrupt campaign finance system in which billionaires buy politicians. Together, we can defeat the oligarchs who have taken hold of our country.”

Sanders’ tour focuses on “takeover of the national government by billionaires and large corporations, and the country’s move toward authoritarianism.”

“This will be the first swing of the tour since a Republican Congress passed Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ which will cause 15 million Americans to lose their health insurance,” according to Sander’s office.

Of the people who have attended the rallies to date, about a third of them are registered Democrats and about two-thirds are new to Sanders’ list.

“Livestreams of the tour have been watched more than 8 million times,” Sanders’ office notes. “Sanders is also recruiting progressive candidates to run for office, and training organizers across the country.

“More than 7,000 people have expressed interest in running for office, about half of whom intend to run as independents.

“To date, the campaign has hired organizers and put together town halls, office visits and canvasses across more than 30 key congressional districts and 20 states.”

After the Wheeling visit, he will have rallies in Lenore, W.Va., and Charleston, W.Va., both on Aug. 9. He will then go on to have rallies in North Carolina on Aug. 10 in Greensboro and Asheville.