Sting and Annie Lennox will not be joining the Vote For Change tour because they’re not US Citizens:

Sting has been an ardent activist for many causes, but he's not getting involved in the U.S. presidential election.

He and fellow singer Annie Lennox said they admired the efforts of two dozen musicians on a tour aimed at ousting President Bush, but couldn't join them because they are British citizens.

"It wouldn't be our place to do that, we're guests in this country and we don't have a vote," Sting said in a recent phone interview. "Some of my friends are on that tour and I think it's laudable what they're doing."

It’s nice to hear from liberal-minded musicians who don’t come off as raving nutcases. I disagree with Sting and Annie politically, but they’ve expressed their views without coming off like high-minded jackasses, and I am grateful for that. It makes it easier to listen to their music without bad associations. When musicians rant and rave like Eddie Vedder, it makes it hard to enjoy their music quite as much. I’m a staunch conservative who LOVES Pearl Jam (I even have a tattoo of their stick-figure symbol), so trust me on this one.

By the way, I love it when a musician goes against the tide and expresses a common sense point of view on the war. I'm not a huge KISS fan, but Gene Simmons rules. Check out what he has to say at his website:

Yesterday had a day off and MSNBC'S SCARBOROUGH COUNTRY had me on the air to comment about the deluge of celebrities getting involved in politics. On the panel were RON REAGAN, PAT BUCHANAN and SCARBOROUGH.
My stance has always been the same. I am no one's mouthpiece and I have no political agenda. I was a big fan of Pres Clinton and I support Pres Bush's foreign policy. I may not agree with all of the stances our President takes (disagree on Stem Cell research, separation of Church and State, Environmental issues, and Abortion). However, this is a time of war. I can worry about the other issues next year.

Politics are very self serving. We all know the same thing....which is to say, a Terrorist doesn't really hate Democrats or Republicans. He hates AMERICANS. All this infighting within the political parties is giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
We need to shut up and get rid of the worldwide menace.
Then we can turn on each other and fight all the petty, non-life threatening political battles.

And finally and for the record, if Mr. Kerry is elected President I will certainly support him. I also believe his foreign policy wouldn't be all that different from Mr. Bush's. The troops must finish the job. NOW. And, they will.