Obama-backing musicians will perform at Chevrolet Centre

YOUNGSTOWN — The Beastie Boys, Sheryl Crow and other musicians will perform Oct. 29 at the Chevrolet Centre to encourage people to vote — preferably for Democrat Barack Obama.

The Youngstown concert would be the third stop on the “Get Out and Vote ‘08” concert that starts Oct. 27 in Charlotte, N.C., and ends in Milwaukee on Nov. 2, two days before the election.

Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Friday with each costing $36.50. Tickets will be available at all Ticketmaster locations.

The six-city tour goes through five swing states, including an Oct. 30 concert in Dayton.

Ohio, considered a key battleground state in the presidential election, is the only state with two concert stops.

The Youngstown concert will feature hip-hop legends the Beastie Boys as well as Crow, Ben Harper and Norah Jones.

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