We will be working with the non-partisan organization HeadCount over the next year to register voters and encourage political participation among people of all ages. To volunteer for HeadCount at concerts, or to register to vote, visit www.headcount.org HeadCount has set a goal of registering 200,000 new voters in 2008, ensuring that our fans are well represented at the polls. We are proud to be among the many artists supporting this important cause.

HeadCount is a non-partisan organization devoted to using the multi-faceted power of music to enable voter registration and participation in democracy. The core belief behind HeadCount is that the live music community is a large, vibrant audience that has the potential to be politically influential if properly represented at the polls. HeadCount uses the assets of the music industry and the incredible influence artists have over their fans to mobilize this audience into action. Stretching beyond just registering voters, HeadCount also aims to become “the community organizing arm of the live music scene,” giving every socially conscious music fan an avenue toward activism.

The upcoming election cycle will see HeadCount register 100,000 to 200,000 voters, targeting young concert goers at America’s largest live music events. The activity will include fielding 50 or more regional voter registration teams while also sending street teams on the road with up to a dozen major acts. This will be supported by an aggressive multi-media strategy and artist-based communications that will profoundly touch millions of young people with the “vote” message. Meanwhile, thousands of young people will gain first-hand community organizing experience as volunteers, fulfilling another of HeadCount’s core objectives – “training the activists of tomorrow.”