Los Tigres Del Norte to perform free concert for O’Rourke rally

Legendary Grammy-award winning Los Tigres del Norte will throw a free concert for Democrat Rep. Beto O’Rourke in Texas this week as he seeks to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz (R) in the Texas Senate race, Billboard reported on Tuesday.

The free concert and rally are scheduled to take place in Edinburg, Texas, on Thursday. The Georgia-based band will reportedly be joined by musical groups Asleep at the Wheel and Little Joe y La Familia.

{mosads}“The families of our Latino community have been a cornerstone of Texas’ population for generations, but are once again under direct attack from an administration built on divisiveness; while a sitting Senator turns a blind eye and deaf ear to our struggles,” Los Tigres del Norte said in a statement to the publication.

“In stark contrast, Los Tigres del Norte believes that Beto O’Rourke stands WITH our community on important issues, such as immigration reform, affordable health care, a future for our DREAMers, and more immediate assistance to our families still separated at the border,” the statement continued.

Los Tigres del Norte will also reportedly use their platform to encourage their fans to support the Texas Democrat on Election Day as he prepares to face off with Cruz this November in a race seen by many to be neck and neck.

Though Texas hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate in decades and Cruz leads O’Rourke by 7 percent in an average of recent polling, according to RealClearPolitics.