Col. Hapablap Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 March 1, 2008Arcade Fire to perform for Obama in OhioPosted: 09:58 AM ET (CNN) – Add a few more stars to the long list of celebrities lining up behind Barack Obama. The celebrated indie rock group Arcade Fire will perform two concerts for Obama in Ohio on Sunday and Monday in advance of the state’s crucial primary contest, CNN has learned. They’re set to perform at an Obama rally on Sunday in Nelsonville, southeast of Columbus, and again on Monday in Cleveland. The Montreal-based group consists mostly of Canadians, but is fronted by Texas native Win Butler, who initially reached out to the campaign to organize the gig. Butler made his support for Obama public in January after the New Hampshire primary, when he blogged a pointed, if somewhat profane, critique of Clinton's victory speech on the band's web site. According to the music web site pitchforkmedia.com, the Arcade Fire frontman isn't the only high-profile indie celeb to endorse Obama: Jeff Tweedy of Wilco and Conor Oberst, a.k.a Bright Eyes, have also jumped on the Illinois senator's bandwagon. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/...-obama-in-ohio/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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