Young people urged to register to vote: “This is your super power – don’t let them take it away”

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NME about why getting young people engaged matters.Just Vote recently launched their Crash The Party campaign, encouraging people aged 18-34 to step up and make their voices heard.

They’ve also enlisted over “50 music industry” including artists, record labels and festivals to help spread the message – with the added opportunity of being able to win tickets to Glastonbury and Reading & Leeds.Ahead of the UK’s General Election on July 4, people have until 11.59pm tonight to register to be eligible to vote.

You can register to vote here.We’re thrilled to announce the launch of @JustVote24, a campaign dedicated to empowering 1 million young people to register to vote.4th July will be the most important general election of our lifetimes.

We’re at a historic point, with the opportunity for a profound change of… pic.twitter.com/V1vWgkw7sA— JustVote24 (@justvote24) June 3, 2024The campaign is the brainchild of entrepreneur and environmentalist Dale Vince OBE, who told NME about how important music was to politics as it had “changed the way he saw the world” when going to gigs and festivals a teenager.“The idea was to reach out to people through festivals, through live music events, through musicians and artists to spread the word to young people that they actually have a superpower,” said Vince.