Link to Artical
Because ill be chained to my work desk that week I dont get to see any of this but cool that all these people are coming!!!


Update (8/14): The rumors have finally been confirmed: Rage Against the Machine will indeed be in town for the DNC. The incendiary act is slated to perform at the Tent State Music Festival to End the War on Wednesday, August 27 at the Denver Coliseum, where they'll be joined by Flobots, The Coup, State Radio and Wayne Kramer. Tickets to the event are free, but will only be available by lottery. To sign up for the lottery, you need to bring a photo ID to Cuernavaca Park between 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 24 through Tuesday, August 26. Those selected to receive tickets, will be notified via e-mail.

With the Democratic National Convention quickly approaching, the dance card around town is quickly filling up with noteworthy performers. In addition to the other artists we’ve already reported, looks like noted firebrand Jello Biafra is going to be back in town on Saturday, August 23, for the Slim Cessna/Ghost Buffalo show at the Bluebird, where he’ll serve as MC. That same night, Blues Traveler and Porter, Baptiste & Stoltz will appear at the Paramount Theatre.

Biafra will also be on hand for the Tent State Music Festival To End the War, which is being staged at City Park on Monday, August 25 featuring Flobots, Wayne Kramer of MC5, Michelle Shocked, the Coup, State Radio, Jill Sobule, Blue Scholars, Son of Nun, God-des and She, 8 Inch Betsy, David Rovics,Rachel Bagby, Common Market and a host of local acts, including Apex Vibe, P-Nuckle, Fulcrum, Kombat and the Flash Mob.

We’ve also received word that Irma Thomas will performing on Sunday, August 24 at the DNC welcoming party at the convention center and will also be joining Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars at the Fillmore later that night for the New Orleans All-Star Jam-Balaya, in which members of the Meters, including Zigaboo Modeliste, George Porter, Jr. and Leo Nocentelli, will reconvene for a special performance with Allen Toussaint, Terrance Blanchard, Henry Butler, Walter “Wolfman” Washington and Randy Newman. Brandon Victor Dixon will also offer up a few cuts from the musical Brother Ray -- the Life, the Loves and the Music of Ray Charles, which is set to debut on Broadway next year. Update: While this event is open to the public, it's a fundraiser and admission is $500 per ticket.

On Monday, August 25, Rock the Vote will be hosting an event dubbed Ballot Bash at Ellie featuring Wyclef Jean and other artists yet to be announced, followed by the Every Woman Counts party on Tuesday, August 26, with after-parties slated for both at Grant Chambers Salon (inside Ellie Caulkins, with Nick Cannon slated to DJ) and Cowboy Lounge, respectively. Rock to Win featuring Melissa Etheridge and Cyndi Lauper is also scheduled for Tuesday night at the Fillmore. On Wednesday, August 27, the Lynn Baker Quartet will perform at the Museum of Contemporary Art for the New York delegation to the DNC. Also on August 27, Moby will do a DJ set at the Church and rumor has it that Sonic Youth might play a show, which we hope to have more details on soon.

Finally, later in the week, there’s also a like named all day event (Rock the Vote Denver 2008) slated to take place Friday, August 29 at Sculpture Park (outside DCPA, next to Borofsky’s “The Dancers” sculpture). Twenty local acts, including ALL, Rose Hill Drive, the Heyday, Kinetix, Animo, Photo Atlas, the Mansfields, Something Underground, Meniskus, Spools of Dark Thread, American Relay and Motorhome, among others, will be rocking two stages for free from noon to midnight.

Keep checking Backbeat Online in the coming weeks for more event info. We’ll be adding updates as they come in. -- Dave Herrera

my link doesnt show up...

does it say if Chris Cornell is singing w/ RAGE ??? ...

Majik No... local band Flobots are performing with them... "i can ride my bike with no handlebars ... " lol

Not sure why that link was taken down but here are the other ones.

http://blogs.westword.com/demver/2008/08/dnc_dance_card_is_filling_up.php

http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2008/08/rage_against_the_machine_confi.php

http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2008/08/silversun_pickups_cold_war_kid.php

THANK YOU FOR INFO. !!
WELL ...glad to see the original singer back even though i LOVE Chris...did i say i love Chris? lol...
yeah i remembered him saying he is in a different place than RAGE now ....

.... LOVE TOM MORELLO ...HE IS A GUITAR GOD !!!

IVE LOVED RAGE SINCE DAY ONE...W/ CHRIS AND W/OUT...

8 Inch Betsy??? LOL!! "Honey I shrunk the Betsy"!!! Never heard of them!!!