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Punkvoter.com sets up Rock Against Bush tours

Published April 23, 2004 03:04 PM

By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer

Bouncing Souls [ tickets ], NOFX [ tickets ], Lunachicks [ tickets ], Alkaline Trio [ tickets ] and Jello Biafra are among the artists taking part in a series of shows organized by Punkvoter.com, a group that aims to register young voters in an effort to vote George W. Bush out of office.

The concert series, dubbed Rock Against Bush 2004, features a roster of acts who are playing a single show in late April, as well as a handful of bands that are mounting two separate, simultaneous tours.

Bouncing Souls and Avail [ tickets ] team for a two-week stretch of shows that kicks off in Minneapolis on April 23, and wraps up in Philadelphia on May 7.

Strike Anywhere and Jade Tree United head up the movement's other full-fledged tour, which kicks off in Philadelphia on April 23 and finishes up in the nation's capital on May 16.

Meanwhile, on April 24, Lunachicks will play a single show in Washington, DC; and NOFX, Alkaline Trio, Authority Zero and Jello Biafra will share the stage for a performance in Las Vegas.

"Our goal is to educate, register and mobilize over 500,000 of today's youth as one voice," reads a message on Punkvoter.com's website. "We plan to use this election as a way to get our fans engaged in politics and evolve our movement into becoming involved locally to affect real change nationally."

Detailed information about Punkvoter.com, and about the Rock Against Bush tours, is posted at the organization's website.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

Bouncing Souls / Avail

April 2004
23 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
24 - Chicago, IL - Metro / Smart Bar
25 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
27 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre
28 - Pittsburgh, PA - The World
29 - Washington, DC - Nation
30 - Providence, RI - Lupo's at the Strand

May 2004
1 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
2 - Portland, ME - State Theatre
4 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
5 - Buffalo, NY - Sphere Entertainment Complex
6 - New York, NY - B.B. King's Blues Club
7 - Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero

Lunachicks

April 2004
24 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club

NOFX / Alkaline Trio / Authority Zero / Jello Biafra

April 2004
24 - Las Vegas, NV - University

Strike Anywhere / Jade Tree United

April 2004
23 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
24 - New York, NY - Knitting Factory
25 - South Amboy, NJ - Krome
26 - Boston, MA - The Matrix
27 - Albany, NY - Valentine's
28 - Buffalo, NY - Continental
29 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
30 - Detroit, MI - The Shelter

May 2004
1 - Chicago, IL - Fireside Bowl
2 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
4 - Iowa City, IA - Gabe's Oasis
5 - Kansas City, MO - Spitfire
6 - St. Louis, MO - Creepy Crawl
7 - Indianapolis, IN - Rehearsal Studios
8 - Louisville, KY - Keswick Democratic Club
9 - Columbus, OH - Little Brothers
10 - Pittsburgh, PA - The World
11 - Carlisle, PA - Monroe Township Hall
12 - Huntington, WV - YWCA
14 - Richmond, VA - Alley Katz
16 - Washington, DC - Black Cat