The outing kicks off in mid-September and is scheduled to run through early October. Stops are planned in Oregon, Washington, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Missouri, Minnesota, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, Florida and Pennsylvania--most of which are considered by pollsters to be presidential battlegrounds--as well as in Washington, DC. Details are shown below.
Morello, billing himself as The Nightwatchman, will give solo acoustic performances on "select dates," according to organizers, who have not yet specified at which shows he'll appear. Two of the guitarist's songs are streaming in their entirety at his Nightwatchman website.
Other acts on the tour's roster include Anti-Flag [ tickets ], Midtown [ tickets ], Strike Anywhere and Mike Park, as well as Epoxies, who are on board from Sept. 18-25, and The A.K.A.s, who take over from Sept. 26-Oct. 10. More information is posted at Punk Voter's website.
Punk Voter's "goal is to educate, register and mobilize over 500,000 of today's youth as one voice," reads a message on the organization's website. "We plan to use this election as a way to get our fans engaged in politics and evolve our movement into becoming involved locally to affect real change nationally."
Earlier this year, Punk Voter issued "Rock Against Bush Volume 1," an album featuring cuts from Ministry, The Offspring, Less Than Jake, Sum 41 and NOFX, whose guitarist, Fat Mike, founded Punk Voter.
"Rock Against Bush Volume 2"--featuring cuts from Green Day, No Doubt, Rancid, Bad Religion, Sleater-Kinney, Sugarcult and Hot Water Music--landed in stores last week.