DE LA ROCHA PLANNING ARIZONA PROTEST CONCERTS
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE frontman ZACK DE LA ROCHA is planning a series o f concerts to protest Arizona’s controversial state immigration laws.
The outspoken rocker is spearheading the Sound Strike campaign aimed at prompting touring acts to boycott Arizona until state officials agree to repeal the new law, which requires local authorities to determine a pers on’s immigration status if he or she is suspected of being undocumented.
And now he’s planning a series of protest concerts in July (10).
He tells Billboard.com, "In the coming weeks we are going to be organis ing a series of concerts that are respectful of the nature of the boycott in its attempts to isolate the Arizona government but not isolate the pe ople, and especially the organisations that are fighting this on the grou nd.
"Many of us have begun to plan concerts that include bands that have si gned on the Sound Strike, and make tickets available so that people withi n Arizona can come and see these concerts as they roll out." And De La Rocha says there’s "a strong chance" Rage Against the Machine will play one or more of the concerts.
The acts who have signed up for the Sound Strike initiative - and thus boycott Arizona venues - include Ry Cooder, Maroon 5, My Morning Jacket, Ben Harper and Pitbull.
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