Stipe set for Bring 'Em Home gig

REM frontman Michael Stipe is to headline a concert urging the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.

Thu, 23 Feb, 2006 - 13:16

REM frontman Michael Stipe is to headline a concert urging the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.

The event, Bring 'Em Home Now!, will take place at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom on March 20, the third anniversary of the Iraq invasion. Rufus Wainwright and Fischerspooner are among the other acts expected to perform.

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Courts Entertainment Heathrow Place: Iraq Place: New York's Hammerstein Ballroom Person: Stipe Person: Michael Stipe Person: Rufus Wainwright Person: Fischerspooner Event: Bring 'Em Home Event: Bring 'Em Event: Iraq invasion Organisation: REM Organisation: Veterans for Peace Organisation: Iraq Organisation: Against The War

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