Well… considering Wilco, Cloud Cult, Sharon Jones, Junor Brown, William Elliott Whitmore, and Trampled By Turtles are all favorites of More Cowbell, we just might make this year’s 10k Lakes Festival our first trip.
10,000 Lakes Festival
Soo Pass Ranch
Detroit Lakes, MN
July 22-25
Tickets are onsale now:
from the LA Times:
Rock Royalty to Join Voices Against Bush With Fall Concerts
Musicians will perform in swing states to try to affect election. Playing for a cause is a tradition, but injecting political views can be risky.
By Geoff Boucher
Times Staff Writer
July 25, 2004
Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, R.E.M., Pearl Jam and a deep roster of other rock stars will unite for politically minded concerts this fall that will give voice to dissatisfaction with the Bush administration.
The all-star rock shows, which are expected to begin in October and target campaign swing states, are in the planning stage but were confirmed by half a dozen music industry sources who spoke on condition of anonymity. Continue reading