Now that the music-heavy Democratic National Convention is finished rocking Denver with stars including Kanye West, Sheryl Crow and Stevie Wonder, it's time to see what the Republicans have up their sleeve for the Twin Cities.

Now that the music-heavy Democratic National Convention is finished rocking Denver with stars including Kanye West, Sheryl Crow and Stevie Wonder, it's time to see what the Republicans have up their sleeve for the Twin Cities.

The lineup for private, GOP-friendly gigs at the Republican National Convention in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area includes Gretchen Wilson [ tickets ], Sammy Hagar [ tickets ], LeAnn Rimes [ tickets ] and Charlie Daniels [ tickets ], according to the Star Tribune.

The RNC will launch Monday (9/1) with Reggaeton star Daddy Yankee [ tickets ] performing at the "Fiesta Americana Concert" hosted by The Hispanic Leadership Fund, the Hispanic Alliance for Prosperity Institute and The Latino Coalition. Yankee publicly endorsed Republican presidential candidate John McCain earlier this week--a move that came as a surprise to many in minority communities, according to reports.

On Wednesday (9/3), country singer John Rich of Big & Rich [ tickets ] is scheduled to perform "Raisin' McCain," a "fight song" he wrote in support of the Republican candidate, and he'll join Wilson and musical partner Cowboy Troy for a performance of "Our America," according to a press release. Rich is also expected to appear with McCain at two official campaign events, and be on hand for this weekend's "Road to the Convention" rallies outside of Pittsburgh, PA, and St. Louis, MO.

Other noteworthy musicians will be in town to protest the Republican agenda. Rage Against the Machine, which threw a huge anti-war rally in Denver this past week, will bring its message to Minneapolis' Target Center on Wednesday.

"While there's a lot of clinking of champagne glasses and toasting one another and passing big checks back and forth inside the convention, there's a reality on the streets outside that will be represented by the Nightwatchman and Rage Against the Machine and Anti-Flag and all the other bands playing to protest in Minneapolis-St. Paul," Rage guitarist Tom Morello told the Star Tribune. "We'll be outside the barbed-wire fences throwing musical Molotov cocktails toward the fences."

Other big protest concerts include Monday's "Take Back Labor Day" rally featuring, Steve Earle, Mos Def, Morello performing as The Nightwatchman and many others, and Tuesday's "Ripple Effect" festival headlined by Michael Franti and Spearhead, according to the paper.

Non-partisan events reportedly include the One Campaign and Recording Industry Association of America party with rock band Daughtry, and the Friends of New Orleans benefit featuring a host of artists including blues-rocker Tab Benoit.