BEASTIE BOYS & FRIENDS
www.getoutandvote08.org
REMAINING BATTLEGROUND STATE DATES CONFIRMED
Beastie Boys and friends have confirmed the remaining dates of the Get Out and Vote 08 tour of the swing states crucial to the upcoming election. Joining the band in various markets will be Sheryl Crow, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Norah Jones, Crosby & Nash, Santogold, Tenacious D, as well as representatives from Rock The Vote, who will be on hand to distribute information on local polling sites, including early voting locations where available.
The newly announced dates and lineups are:
Oct 27 Charlotte, NC Amos Southend
Beastie Boys / Sheryl Crow / Santogold
Oct 29 Youngstown, OH Chevrolet Center
Beastie Boys / Sheryl Crow / Ben Harper / Norah Jones
Oct 30 Dayton, OH Hara Arena
Beastie Boys / Sheryl Crow / Ben Harper
The Oct. 27 Charlotte date goes on sale THURSDAY via www.etix.com . Tickets for the Oct. 29 & 30 dates go on sale FRIDAY at 10 a.m. at venue box offices and at Ticketmaster locations.
The full Get Out and Vote 08 itinerary and on-sale info including the new and previously announced shows is as follows:
Oct 27 Charlotte, NC Amos Southend
Beastie Boys / Sheryl Crow / Santogold
ON SALE THURSDAY VIA ETIX.COM
Oct 28 Richmond, VA - Richmond Coliseum
Beastie Boys/Jack Johnson/Norah Jones/Santogold
ON SALE NOW VIA VENUE BOX OFFICE AND TICKETMASTER
Oct 29 Youngstown, OH Chevrolet Center
Beastie Boys / Sheryl Crow / Ben Harper / Norah Jones
ON SALE FRIDAY VIA VENUE BOX OFFICE AND TICKETMASTER
Oct 30 Dayton, OH Hara Arena
Beastie Boys / Sheryl Crow / Ben Harper
ON SALE FRIDAY VIA VENUE BOX OFFICE AND TICKETMASTER
Nov 1 St. Paul, MN - Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Beastie Boys/Ben Harper/Tenacious D
ON SALE FRIDAY VIA VENUE BOX OFFICE AND TICKETMASTER
Nov 2 Milwaukee, WI - U.S. Cellular Arena
Beastie Boys/Ben Harper/Crosby & Nash/Tenacious D
ON SALE NOW VIA VENUE BOX OFFICE AND TICKETMASTER
Found some other cool get out the vote efforts…..If anyone hasn’t carved your Halloween pumpkin yet, you can help get people to vote by carving their pumpkins to get out the vote on Nov. 4th. A friend of mine did this in Ohio with his pumpkin, and the idea is so simple and appealing for us “get out the voters” to help “light” up our neighborhoods. Check out http://www.thepoint.com/campaigns/carve-your-pumpkins-to-get-out-the-vote-on-nov-4 for free patterns, slogans, and some other links. If people want to make a party out of it, they can invite their friends for a pumpkin carving get out the vote party this weekend. Or if you want to be more of an Obama theme, there is a “Yes We Carve” campaign to get pumpkins for Obama at http://yeswecarve.com/
Similarly, there’s a Trick or Vote movement where people dress up in Halloween costumes to get their neighbors to vote. I love it. It’s at http://www.trickorvote.org/
Last (and not as much Halloweenie), there’s a petition to make Election Day a National Holiday to help people step up and vote at:
http://www.thepoint.com/campaigns/make-election-day-a-national-holiday
People can register anonymously too if privacy is an issue. Thanks so much.
Music for Democracy
http://www.musicfordemocracy.org