Get Free Concert Tickets in Return for Online Activism

If your blood's boiling over human rights abuses, inequality or environmental destruction, there's never been a better time to let the world know. As of yesterday, your activism can not only help the cause, it can also get you access to free concert tickets.

That's because Danny Rogers has launched Global Citizen Tickets Australia. Even if you don't know Danny Rogers by name, chances are you probably like him already. Or like what's he done. His achievements include co-founding both St Jerome's Laneway Festival and And Publishing and managing Gotye.

Here's how it works. You choose a cause and get active online. You might give time, donate money, write letters, sign petitions, start protests or spread the word via social media. Every action earns points and, once they've accumulated, you submit an entry to win a pair of tickets. An array of bands has signed up, including big names like Bruce Springsteen, Cold Chisel and Pearl Jam, and medium-sized names such as DD Dumbo, Tigertown and Asta.

"More and more people are coming on every day," Rogers told themusic.com.au. "Bernard Fanning reached out to Hugh [Evans, Global Poverty Project CEO] about a month ago, putting his hand up to be an ambassador. But it’s not really about how big you are, the idea is that anyone can be a part of it ... I think it’s got such a great message and it’s also a really positive way for the music industry to work together on something.”

Via themusic.com.au.