Update: Sean Penn and Coachella
We are starting to get a better idea as to what Sean Penn will be doing as this year’s Coachella, set to begin in just two days. In case you forgot, Mr. Penn’s name appears twice on the recently revealed 2008 schedule - in the afternoon at the smaller Gobi stage and then at night on Coachella’s main stage before My Morning Jacket is set to perform.
It appears that these appearances will have something to do with the actor/political activist’s involvement in the Coachella related “Dirty Hands Caravan”…
The morning after the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, CA, a string of bio-diesel buses transporting up to 300 people will caravan 1800 miles in an effort designed to engage a new generation of activists. The Dirty Hands Caravan is the coming together of individuals who will be encouraged to get involved by building houses for the homeless, protesting the War in Iraq while supporting the needs of veterans and their families, caring for the sick or needy, cleaning up parks or neighborhoods across America, taking part in clean water initiatives for foreign lands or engaging in whatever way they feel compelled to help others. The caravan, which is the brainchild of Sean Penn, will make stops in numerous cities until it arrives at its final destination, New Orleans, where the spirit of Coachella will join the close of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. On Sunday, May 4th, members of The Dirty Hands Caravan will descend on New Orleans to help better the Big Easy through their good works.
Regardless, there is still some speculation that one of the two slots will be filled by Penn’s friend, Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder.
It is strongly rumored that “Sean Penn” is actually Eddie Vedder, who will be performing with both his good friend Sean Penn, as he did in Los Angeles, and his other good friends My Morning Jacket, as he did at last year’s Lollapalooza……..
We’ll keep you updated as more becomes available…
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