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Just received the following:

The Vote for Change Tour (October 1-10) includes Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band, Bonnie Raitt, Dave Matthews Band, Dixie Chicks, Jackson Brown, John Mellencamp, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Pearl Jam and R.E.M and others.

This historic tour will visit 28 cities in 9 battleground states. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Saturday, August 21st. All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit ACT's work in the battleground states.

Get more details and tell your friends about this historic tour.

Never before has such a respected and powerful group of artists come together for a single concert tour. Hundreds of thousands of music fans will unite for a common cause -- ACT's work mobilizing millions of voters to elect democrats in federal, state and local elections in 2004, and MoveOn PAC's work to give ordinary people a voice in the electoral process.

The artists' official statement reads:

"(We are) excited to annouce the Vote for Change concert tour. Vote for Change is a loose coalition of musicians brought together by a single idea -- the need to make a change in the direction of our country. We share a belief that this is the most important election of our lifetime. We are fighting for a government that is open, rational, just and progressive. And we intend to be heard."

Tickets go on sale through Ticketmaster on August 21st. More details available here.

Hell, I'd pay to see this even if there wasn't a good cause behind it! Here's a link to the schedule.