The hip-hop stalwarts the Beastie Boys will undertake the Get Out and Vote '08 Tour at Roy Wilkins Auditorium Nov. 1. Web: xxx Soundbites: For audio samples, go to For the 2004 presidential election, Bruce Springsteen, R.E.M., John Fogerty and other classic-rockers staged the Vote For Change Tour, including a concert in St. Paul. This fall, the hip-hop stalwarts the Beastie Boys will undertake the Get Out and Vote '08 Tour, which will visit St. Paul's Roy Wilkins Auditorium on Nov. 1. Also performing that night will be eclectic rocker Ben Harper and Tenacious D, the comedy-rock duo starring Jack Black. "We are going to do a few shows in hopes that we can remind people to vote," the Beastie Boys said in a statement. "This election is too important,...
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