While they're not R.E.M. they're a band I love, and that many
R.E.M. fans appreciate. The Cure is currently touring as part of
the Curiosa Festival, and doing shows with Interpol, The
Rapture, and Mogwai as headliners, with some awesome
openning acts. It sounds like they're auctioning-off some tickets
to benefit Amnesty International. Looks like it might be a good
way to get tickets and help an awesome cause at the same time.
Amnesty's has a website dedicated to their music for a cause,
cause and you can find it and the auction at:
http://www.amnestyusa.org/musicforhumanrights/happenings.ht
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