Published by: World Tibet Network News, Thursday, May 2, 1996

The Milarepa Fund and Bill Graham Presents have announced that tickets for the Tibetan Freedom Concert, scheduled for June 15 & 16 at the Polo Fields in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, will go on sale this Sunday, May 5th at 10:00 am PST. Tickets will be available nationally through BASS Ticket Centers at 1-800-225-BASS. General admission tickets are $28.50 for single day tickets and $50.00 for both days, plus applicable service charges.

The two-day schedule is (in reverse order of appearance):

Saturday, June 15 Sunday, June 16

Beastie Boys Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Smashing Pumpkins Fugees

A Tribe Called Quest Bjork

John Lee Hooker Skatalites

Hugh Masekela Rage Against The Machine

Foo Fighters De La Soul

Biz Markie Beck (solo)

Pavement Sonic Youth

Cibo Matto Yoko Ono & Ima

Richie Havens Buddy Guy

Chaksam-Pa Chaksam-Pa

All bands will perform on two equal-sized stages with set times staggered to alternate larger acts with the lesser-known. All bands will receive equal billing. There will be no headliner. Show time is noon for both days, with continuous music running until approximately 5:00 pm.

Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Milarepa Fund, a San Francisco-based non-profit organization co-founded by the Beastie Boys in 1994. Milarepa's purpose in organizing the concert is to raise awareness of the political situation and human rights abuses in Tibet and China by the Chinese government. These abuses include the torture and imprisonment of political dissidents, religious persecution, forced abortions and sterilizations, the destruction of thousands of monasteries and sacred Buddhist sites, and the deaths of over one million Tibetans since the 1949 invasion by Chinese forces. Milarepa is also helping to promote an international boycott of Chinese goods for the month of June. By participating, consumers will send a strong message that human rights are as important as trade. The month of June has been chosen because China's Most Favored Nation trading status will be up for renewal.

For more information or to find out how you can be a volunteer, call toll free (in the U.S.) 1-888-MILAREPA. Additional information can be found at the Milarepa web site (http://www.milarepa.org)