Berlin = Portland "Concert" redux??

[PatGund]

Okay, the right wing hacks (and some PUMAs) are claiming that the only reason there were so many people at the Berlin rally was that there "was a concert afterwards".

Excuse me, didn't they say this for the Portland primary rally too??

Anyone care to verify if there was a concert after either event?? Would like some proof before I slap down the cranks

[GarbagemanLB]

1. There is no arguing with those people. They will believe what they want to believe.

If they wish to think that 200,000 people showed up for a local band, then so be it. They are morons.

[rucky]

2. I can't seem to go anywhere without hearing The Decembrists.

[Ichingcarpenter]

3. The people that are saying this are members of "The Aristocrats"

They have quite an act, that is famous for their family relations.

[depakid]

4. Yep. The Decembrists played at Portland

But they've played downtown before- and believe me, no one was there just to hear that band.

A better "excuse" for the turnout was that there was picture perfect weather after the coldest, wetest spring I can remember. My bet is that accounted for 10,000+ out of the 75,000 who were there.

[monmouth]

5. Music was provided, from what I understand, for the crowd to

listen and dance too while they waited for Barack.

[PatGund]

6. And that's normal for such an event

I'm curious about the concert afterwards claim, since it seems to be only from Obama-haters I see it

[highplainsdem]

7. Yes, there was a free concert before his speech, from a band with at least one platinum album,

and a less popular reggae artist.

See my replies in this thread about FOX News mentioning the free concert:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6535304

My two replies there include a link to a German news article, and the Wikipedia article on the band.