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"One day after Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen revealed a joint NYC show in support of Barack Obama, Jay-Z announced that he would perform at a pair of free concerts this weekend in the hope of strengthening voter registration and support for Obama. The first of the &amp;quot;Operation Registration&amp;quot; concerts will take place this Friday, October 4th, at Detroit&amp;apos;s Cobo Arena. Tickets for the event will only available through the area&amp;apos;s Campaign for Change offices starting today at 3 PM. Obama&amp;apos;s website also revealed that Jay-Z will play a similar event on Sunday, October 6th at a venue in Miami. Tickets for that show become available at campaign offices tomorrow at 10 AM. October 6th is the deadline to register and vote in both swing states.\r\nRelated Stories: &amp;#x2022; Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel To Play NYC Obama Benefit Concert &amp;#x2022; Kanye West, Stevie Wonder, John Mayer Contribute to Obama Comp &amp;#x2022; Grateful Dead to Play Another Show for Barack Obama"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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