The group has now confirmed that the benefit will take place at State College, PA’s Bryce Jordan Center, with the Allman Brothers Band and an undetermined opening act also set to appear. Confirming numerous reports, guitarist Warren Haynes and keyboardist Jeff Chimenti will augment the core members of The Dead. [via Relix]

Somewhere, the little rednecks that are banging pots and pans in John McCain and Sarah Palin‘s brains are like 10 kinds of dickhurt that Obama is even pulling in the friggin’ Allman Brothers at this point.
Previously: Amazing And Strange And Probably True Rumor Of The Day: Grateful Dead To Reunite At Obama Benefit In Philly On October 13th

This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 at 11:26 am.