A tentative list of private music events planned in Twin Cities clubs for convention-goers:

First Avenue: Southern Delegation Party with Sammy Hagar (Aug. 31); Friends of New Orleans fundraiser with Irma Thomas, Marcia Ball, more (Sept. 1).

Fine Line Music Cafe: Screen Actors Guild salute with performers TBA (Aug. 31); Big Head Todd and Bobby Yang (Sept. 1); Texas singers Jack Ingram and Robert Earl Keen (Sept. 2), tribute bands Super Diamond and Boogie Knights (Sept. 3).

Epic: Mississippi Rising benefit with acts TBA (Sept. 1); Recording Industry Association of America and the One Campaign event with Daughtry (Sept. 2).

Aqua: Coalition for a Conservative Majority and Citizens United event with Smash Mouth (Sept. 1).

Trocaderos: Keeping Florida a Red State with LeAnn Rimes and Bellamy Brothers (Sept. 1); Texas Honky Tonk with (non-Texans) Gretchen Wilson, John Rich and Cowboy Troy (Sept. 2).