Foo Fighters Headline White House Fourth of July Party

Update July 5: See the Foo Fighters perform new song Wheels at the White House here. 
Robert Gibbs says 1,200 military families will attend the Fourth of July BBQ at the White House. The Marine band will perform. Obama will speak sometime during the barbecue.

The Foo Fighters will take a short break from their extended hiatus when they play a very special Fourth of July party this Saturday — at the White House! Rolling Stone has learned that the band will perform a short set as part of the annual festivities on the South Lawn, which has an unblemished view of the capital’s elaborate fireworks display. Earlier this week, President Obama invited staffers and their immediate families to the official First Family celebration; and it should be noted that back in January, it was many of those same staffers who campaigned for the Arcade Fire to play their much-deserved victory ball on inauguration night. RS

Also on the Fourth, the Statue of Liberty's crown opens:

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will officially reopen the crown of the Statue of Liberty to the public on July 4, 2009. About 20 lucky visitors will be among the first to climb the 354 steps to the crown on Saturday morning, but thanks to the power of technology, everyone can join in the celebration.

See a virtual tour here.

Indie Band Arcade Fire Plays for Obama

arcade fire will play tomorrow at the opera house in ohio. tickets are gone already. maybe it will be streamed at cnn.com
from the post in ohio:

The band Arcade Fire will perform a free concert Sunday, March 2 at Stuart's Opera House in Nelsonville to promote the Barack Obama campaign.

Doors for the event will open at 6:30 p.m., said Chris Farrell, regional director of the Obama campaign in Southeast Ohio.

The show is open to the public and slated to begin at 7 p.m. The campaign will give out 250 VIP tickets, distributed one per person, for free from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at an Obama booth in front of the Athens County Court of Common Pleas, Farrell said. VIP ticket holders will be permitted to enter the venue at 6:15 p.m., he said.