Live For Live Music has partnered with HeadCount to present ‘Democracy Comes Alive,’ a one-day virtual festival to promote voter registration and participation. The event will occur on Oct. 3 and will begin at 1 p.m. ET.

‘Democracy Comes Alive’ will feature performances from artists such as Billy Strings, Goose, Melvin Seals & JGB, Phil Lesh & Friends, Umphrey’s McGee, Warren Haynes and many more. In addition, the event will include conversations with Bob Weir, Jon Fishman, Oteil Burbridge, Marc Brownstein, HeadCount’s Andy Bernstein, Kunj Shah (founder of Live For Live Music, Justice Comes Alive and Quarantine Comes Alive), Peter Shapiro and many more. Check out the full lineup below.

According to a press release, “rather than conversations about partisan issues, discussions with guest speakers between performances will focus on the history of voting rights and examine what it took for everyone—from the original founding fathers to women, Black, indigenous, people of color, and more—to gain the Constitutionally guaranteed right to vote. Democracy Comes Alive will also provide tips and information regarding best voting practices and the most effective ways to research representatives at a national, state, and local level.”

“People have fought and died, and are still fighting, for the universal right to vote in this country,” said Shah via press release. “However, so many of our country’s eligible citizens still do not wield this awesome power bestowed upon them, which in turn leads to presidents and representatives enacting laws that aren’t in their best interest. Democracy works best when all citizens of a country participate, so we’re looking to encourage just that with Democracy Comes Alive, alongside the support of HeadCount.”

“This lineup features so many champions of democracy,” said Bernstein via press release. “Many of these artists have been HeadCount supporters since all the way back to 2004. And the younger acts have been championing democracy from the beginning of their careers. Right now, during this election, is when we all need to be fighting for democracy.”

The event will be hosted by SiriusXM’s Ari Fink. In order to get a streaming link for the show, fans will be required to check their voter registration status or make a donation to HeadCount. Fans can RSVP and check their status starting today; to do so, visit democracycomesalive.com.

Democracy Comes Alive Lineup
Performers:
ALO
Andy Frasco
Big Sam’s Funky Nation
Big Something
Billy Strings
Bruce Hornsby
The California Honeydrops
Cris Jacobs
David Shaw (The Revivalists)
DAWES
Dopapod
Dumpstaphunk
Fruition
G. Love
The Ghost of Paul Revere
Goose
Here Come The Mummies
Hiss Golden Messenger
Joey Porter (feat. Nigel Hall & Sonata Porter)
Karina Rykman
Katie Pruitt
Kim Dawson
Kitchen Dwellers
Leslie Mendelson
Lettuce x Motet (Members)
Maggie Rose
Marco Benevento
Melvin Seals & JGB
Michael Franti
Moon Taxi
Neal Francis
Nicki Bluhm
The New Mastersounds
The Nth Power
Phil Lesh And Friends
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
Reed Mathis & Electric Beethoven
Robert Walter
Ryan Montbleau
Shawn Colvin
Slightly Stoopid
Southern Avenue
Spafford
The String Cheese Incident (members)
The Suffers
Trampled By Turtles
Turkuaz
Umphrey’s Mcgee
Warren Haynes

Speakers:
Andy Bernstein (HeadCount)
Bill Kreutzmann (Grateful Dead)
Bob Crawford (The Avett Brothers)
Bob Weir (Grateful Dead)
Jon Fishman (Phish)
Kunj Shah (Live For Live Music)
Marc Brownstein (The Disco Biscuits)
Oteil Burbridge (Dead and Company)
Peter Shapiro (Brooklyn Bowl)
Stefan Lessard (Dave Matthews Band)