In order to promote North Carolina’s new One-Stop Early Voting program, which allows voters to register if they haven’t already and cast their ballots at the same time, Barack Obama’s campaign will be giving out free concert tickets in several counties during the early hours of Thursday, April 24 . The shows will feature North Carolina’s own Superchunk and everyone’s favorite Canadians, the Arcade Fire. I’m trying to imagine a politically energizing Superchunk set that doesn’t involve “Slack Motherfucker,” but I just can’t do it.
Senator Barack Obama’s campaign today announced two concerts to headline the campaign’s One-Stop Early Voting drive. Featuring Arcade Fire and Superchunk, the “Change Rocks” concerts in Carrboro and Greensboro will highlight the campaign’s effort to encourage One-Stop Early Voting at college campuses and other locations across the state.
Tickets can be picked up in Forsythe, Guilford, Randolph, Alamance, Orange, Durham, and Wake Counties during early voting hours starting Thursday April 24.
“This is a defining moment for this country,” said Win Butler of Arcade Fire. “We want to encourage people to get up, get out, and go vote.”
“People are incredibly excited about this election and this primary,” said Mac McCaughan of Superchunk. “Our music is a unique way to get people involved and participating.”
The shows are free. All you have to do is show up and vote early. One per voter, so vote often, scalpers!
Okay, being in NC and ineligible for this BLOWS.
yeah, where’s mecklenburg county on this list? half the state lives in charlotte.
@doctaj: I’m guessing you’re in/from NC? I’m not, but I have lots of family there, but please pardon me if I make some ignorant mistakes.
The counties mentioned are all adjacent to each other and fall on top of “tobacco road”. Also, these counties hold most of the state’s major universities, from Wake Forest in Winston-Salem to the “research triangle” and Duke/UNC/NCState. So I think there’s the key to the answer — these events are obviously aimed at students and other young people, who are a core constituency for Obama.
I live in Carrboro and am really excited for this! It’s been a while since Arcade Fire has been around these parts.
I live in Carrboro and am really excited about this, even though I’m not sure if I’m an Obama supporter or not. It’s been a while since Arcade Fire has been around these parts.
Charlotte gets the shit end of the stick again. We don’t even get bands here.
@whoneedslight: Well, Merge is based in Durham, and gas prices being where they are, Charlotte’s a long way to drive.
Plus, the Triangle and the Triad have always been a hub for indie music – not sure if there’s the same kind of audience in Charlotte.
@spinachdip:
Ha, we also get a lot of Edwin McCain. Need I say more?
Why are we outsourcing this thing to a Canadian band?
@spinachdip:
All things I know. Just venting. I spend a lot of time and money driving to DC/Raleigh/Atlanta/Asheville.
@whoneedslight: If it makes you feel any better, Hootie & the Blowfish once shot a video in Charlotte, so you got that going for you.
@Rob Murphy:
i get that it’s focusing on traditional ‘college towns’ but there are more than a handful of colleges and universities in the immediate charlotte area, and a whole lot more yuppies just outta school working at the banks…