MySpace has organized 20 simultaneous concerts to be performed in an effort to raise awareness and money for humanitarian relief in the Sudanese Darfur area. On October 21st, all over the country, bands will perform to promote the cause including TV on the Radio in Philadelphia, Alice in Chains in Winston-Salem, N.C., Ziggy Marley in Medford, Ore., Citizen Cope in Seattle, Gov't Mule in Spokane, Wash., and Insane Clown Posse in St. Petersburg, Fla. Shows will also be held in Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Atlanta, DC, Reno, Baltimore, Charleston, Toronto and more.

Myspace's Chief Executive Chris DeWolfe made a statement concerning the campaign:

Each of the bands involved has agreed to donate a portion of the proceeds to Oxfam's relief efforts in Sudan and neighboring Chad. The genocide that the Janjaweed, a militia group recruited from local Baggara tribes, is exacting on non Baggara tribes has reached catastrophic levels according to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan last week with casualties estimated at 400,000, and little relief in sight.

The MySpace promotion also includes Snakes On A Plane alum Samuel L. Jackson speaking on behalf of the cause and a call to action. The service announcement will appear at the shows, and during commercial spots on television.