A stellar line-up of today's most acclaimed, provocative, and outspoken musicians, including Michael Stipe, Rufus Wainwright, and Bright Eyes will join leading peace activist Cindy Sheehan for an historic New York City concert marking the third anniversary of the invasion of Iraq on March 20th , concert organizers announced this week.

Giving voice to the majority of Americans who now support the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, the "Bring 'Em Home Now! Concert" will also showcase Fischerspooner, Peaches, Chuck D, Steve Earle, and Devendra Banhart, and more artists to be announced in the coming weeks.

The most recent Gallup poll revealed that a majority of Americans oppose the war and believe it was a mistake. At least 2,267 American soldiers have died since the war began three years ago, and more than 16,600 troops have been injured. It is estimated that more than 30, 000 Iraqi civilians have been killed.

"From coast to coast, the polls now show that a majority of Americans believe this war was wrong to begin with and even more wrong now," said concert organizer Chris Wangro, co-founder of The Imagine Festival, which presented more than 200 events during the 2004 Republican Convention. "Americans have had enough and are ready for a change. We are proud to have such a great coalition of artists working together to give voice to this new majority and to bring this great country back to a course of sanity."

"It is impossible not to react to the current state of affairs through personal action and artistic production," said Casey Spooner of Fischerspooner. "We are living in volatile times with a constant and vague sense of imminent disaster. We have been at war for 3 years. One desperately feels the need for someone to speak some sort of truth, either poetic or factual."

A who's who of America's leading artists, activists, and thought leaders have also signed on as the concert's "Home Team" Host Committee including Jane Fonda, Tony Kushner, Margaret Cho, Matthew Barney, David LaChapelle, Alec Baldwin, Janeane Garafolo, Gore Vidal, Eve Ensler, Studs Terkel, Ross Bleckner, and Howard Zinn.

In addition to the musical performances, a highlight of the concert will be remarks delivered by Cindy Sheehan, the Gold Star Mom who re- ignited efforts to end the war last summer when she held a month-long protest outside of President George W. Bush's ranch. Sheehan's son, Casey, was a U.S. soldier who was killed in Iraq in 2004.

Organizers said the concert will serve as the kick-off for a national "Bring 'Em Home Now!" speaking tour, sponsored by New Press, which will bring Cindy Sheehan and noted authors to 15 U.S. cities in April, including Chicago, Miami, and Los Angeles.

Benefiting Iraq Veterans Against the War and Veterans for Peace, two leading national organizations working to end the war in Iraq, the landmark concert will take place at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom.

Air America Radio will also broadcast The Majority Report nationwide live from the concert at Hammerstein Ballroom. The show will feature interviews with concert performers and guests.