Georgia Comes Alive, the one-day virtual music festival taking place on Saturday, December 26th, gets even bigger today with the addition of six new artists including Foo Fighters, Amos Lee, Lee Fields, Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul & Mary), Chuck Leavell (The Rolling Stones), and Nicki Bluhm. These artists will join 45-plus other performers to promote voter participation in the critical Georgia runoff elections by supporting local grassroots organizations.
Fans are encouraged to visit GeorgiaComesAlive.com and donate to the cause. Those who donate any amount in advance will receive an email with a link to the stream on the day of the show. Fans can also enter the Fandiem sweepstakes for a chance to win exclusive prizes and experiences from Georgia Comes Alive artists including a guitar signed by Bob Weir and his one-off supergroup, The Lame Ducks. Check out the full Georgia Comes Alive artist lineup below.
Presented by Live For Live Music in partnership with HeadCount, Georgia Comes Alive aims to promote voter participation in the critical Georgia runoff elections by supporting local grassroots organizations including Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda and CivicGeorgia. The virtual event, powered by Nugs.net and Plus1, is the latest from the team behind Democracy Comes Alive, Quarantine Comes Alive, and Justice Comes Alive, which collectively raised close to $300,000 for various charitable causes and garnered nearly two million views.
Kunj Shah, the founder of Live For Live Music and the Comes Alive event series, notes his excitement at the overwhelming response the virtual festival has received so far, “This event has gained so much momentum since it’s initial announcement, artists have been reaching out from all over the musical spectrum, asking to take part, to join the efforts in Georgia to turn out the vote,” he says.
As with past Comes Alive events, participating artists on the lineup span an eclectic range of genres, presenting everything from bluegrass to singer-songwriters, neo-soul to indie rock, funk, R&B, electronic, and more. Highlights include The Lame Ducks, a one-off supergroup project featuring Bob Weir (Grateful Dead), Dave Schools (Widespread Panic), Jeff Chimenti (Dead & Company), and Jay Lane (Wolf Bros, Primus); collaborative sets including Phil Lesh & Friends and R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills with BIG Something; long-running musical institutions like Blind Boys of Alabama and Preservation Hall Jazz Band; dance music sets by Diplo and Big Gigantic; and a range of hit-making artists, Grammy winners, and cult favorites from across the musical spectrum including Dave Matthews, Big Freedia, Nathaniel Rateliff, Ben Folds, The Revivalists, Tank and the Bangas, Musiq Soulchild, Bobby Rush, Warren Haynes, Portugal. The Man, Grouplove and Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers).
Americans turned out in record numbers to vote during the 2020 elections, largely thanks to dedicated activism of grassroots organizations and the historic participation of underrepresented communities in battleground states like Georgia. Neither Georgia Senate seat garnered a majority of votes (50% +1) during the general election, triggering runoff elections set to take place January 5th, 2021. While the Georgia runoffs will be decided by local voters, the results will have national implications as control of the Senate hangs in the balance. For more information on the specifics and implications of the Georgia Senate runoff elections, click here. Georgia residents can find information on polling places, early voting, mail-in ballots, and more here.
Grassroots organizations in Georgia are at the heart of this effort. The Georgia Coalition For The People’s Agenda is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to increasing civic engagement and voter participation in Black and underserved communities in Georgia. Another major organization, CivicGeorgia, is a collective of organizers striving for equity and justice through civic engagement, amplifying the voice, frequency, and impact of community-led efforts for progress.
Hosted by SiriusXM‘s Ari Fink, the event will prompt viewers to donate any amount to receive a link to the stream on the day of the show. These donations will be split between Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda and CivicGeorgia. Georgia Comes Alive is also proud to partner with Participant Media who, with Magnolia Pictures, released the documentary about Congressman John Lewis‘ life, John Lewis: Good Trouble, as well as Fandiem, a digital sweepstakes marketplace bringing exclusive experiences and prizes to super-fans. Starting today, fans can donate for chances to win exclusive prizes from Georgia Comes Alive artists. To peruse the various prizes up for grabs and enter the Georgia Comes Alive Fandiem sweepstakes, head here.
See below for a full list of participating artists. To donate and secure your spot at the event, visit GeorgiaComesAlive.com. For updates, follow Georgia Comes Alive on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter and RSVP to the Facebook Event page.
Georgia Comes Alive Performances by:
The Allman Betts Band
Amos Lee *
Andy Frasco and the U.N.
Ben Folds
Big Freedia
Big Gigantic
Big Head Todd
Billy Strings
Blind Boys of Alabama
Bob Weir ft. Dave Schools, Jeff Chimenti, Jay Lane
Bobby Rush
Chuck Leavell (The Rolling Stones) *
Dave Matthews
Diplo
Dragon Smoke
Foo Fighters *
Fruition
Futurebirds
G. Love
Galactic
Grace Potter
Grouplove
Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
Houndmouth
Jackie Venson
Judith Hill
Lawrence
Lee Fields *
Los Lobos
Midnight North
Mihali
Mike Mills Ft. Big Something
Moon Taxi
Mt. Joy
Musiq Soulchild
Nathaniel Rateliff
Nicki Bluhm *
Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers)
Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul & Mary) *
Phil Lesh & Friends
Portugal. The Man
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
The Revivalists
Roosevelt Collier
Samantha Fish
Shah
The Soul Rebels
The Suffers
Tank and the Bangas
Taylor Goldsmith (DAWES)
Warren Haynes
*Just announced