The tents and tarps may be gone, but the Occupy Wall Street series of concerts is continuing.

Third Eye Blind and Jackson Browne, who are both currently on tour, announced they were performing for Occupy Wall Street on Wednesday night. Organizers said they were not seeking publicity for the tour, but rather have been genuinely inspired by the movement.

They have also contributed to “Occupy This Album,” a benefit compilation album in aid of the cause.

Other musicians who have performed at the plaza include David Crosby and Graham Nash, Tom Morello, Talib Kweli, Michael Franti, Pete Seegar and Arlo Guthrie.

In the video above, Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind performs "Jumper" in support of Occupy Wall Street, Zuccotti Park, Lower Manhattan, New York City. December 1, 2011.

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Get ready to raise your lighters up, here's another video of David Crosby and Graham Nash from their live performance at Zucotti Park in Manhattan yesterday.

You can hear just how thrilled the Occupiers are to have the duo there with them. And if you watched the Countdown video from last night - or caught the show - you can hear the pair get a bit emotional as they talk about how it touched them that the crowd knew the words to their song.

It's a real blast of Woodstock nostalgia. Enjoy.

Countdown with Keith Olbermann (Current TV's news hour) hosts musicians David Crosby and Graham Nash hours after their inspiring "Occupy" appearance and sing-a-long in Manhattan.

The pair discuss their impressions of the Occupy Wall Street movement with Keith. The duo also performs an original song a cappella.

Graham Nash on observations from a recent tour of Europe:

""We just finished a seven-month tour of Europe. Everywhere we went, they cheered."
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"They're having occupations about the park bigger than the park. To them it's like America is waking up."."

David Crosby on the Occupy Wall Street movement:

"They know the system is set against them. They know that it's a system that just favors the rich people. They know this, and they're standing up and laying their bodies on the line - literally - to do it."

Be sure to have your lighters ready to raise up into the air during the song!