Vote for Change
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| Vote for Change Tour | |
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| Artist | Various |
| Dates | September 27, 2004 - October 13, 2004 |
| No. of legs | 1 |
| No. of shows | 40 |
The Vote for Change tour was a politically-motivated American popular music concert tour that took place in October 2004. All concerts were held in swing states, to benefit MoveOn.org and to encourage people to vote against George W. Bush (and implicitly, and in some performances explicitly, for John Kerry) in the 2004 Presidential election campaign.
Schedule
Every region had a specific night during which the concerts would be held in that region. When concerts were held in the same city, they were at different venues. Acts are listed in opener-to-closer order.
Monday, Sept. 27 Washington
- Seattle - Keb' Mo', Bonnie Raitt, and Jackson Browne
- Phoenix - Keb' Mo', Bonnie Raitt, and Jackson Browne (with special guests Jack Johnson and Crosby, Stills, & Nash)
- Reading - Bob Roberts, Death Cab for Cutie, and Pearl Jam
- Philadelphia - Bright Eyes, R.E.M., and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (with special guest John Fogerty)
- State College - My Morning Jacket, Jurassic 5, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, and Dave Matthews Band
- Pittsburgh - James Taylor and Dixie Chicks
- Wilkes-Barre - Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds and John Mellencamp
- Cincinnati - Keb' Mo', Bonnie Raitt, and Jackson Browne
- Toledo - Bob Roberts, Death Cab for Cutie, and Pearl Jam (with special guests Peter Frampton, Pegi Young, and Neil Young)
- Cleveland - Bright Eyes, R.E.M., and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (with special guest John Fogerty)
- Dayton - My Morning Jacket, Jurassic 5, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, and Dave Matthews Band
- Cleveland - James Taylor and Dixie Chicks
- Columbus - Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds and John Mellencamp
- East Lansing - Keb' Mo', Bonnie Raitt, and Jackson Browne
- Grand Rapids - Bob Roberts, Death Cab for Cutie, and Pearl Jam
- Detroit - Bright Eyes, R.E.M., and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (with special guest John Fogerty), late visit by Dixie Chicks
- Detroit - My Morning Jacket, Jurassic 5, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, and Dave Matthews Band
- Detroit - James Taylor and Dixie Chicks
- Kalamazoo - Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds and John Mellencamp
- Kansas City, Missouri - Keb' Mo', Bonnie Raitt, and Jackson Browne
- St. Louis, Missouri - Bob Roberts, Death Cab for Cutie, and Pearl Jam
- St. Paul, Minnesota - Bright Eyes, R.E.M., and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (with special guest John Fogerty) (with unannounced guest Neil Young)
- Madison, Wisconsin - My Morning Jacket, Jurassic 5, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, and Dave Matthews Band
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa - James Taylor and Dixie Chicks
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds and John Mellencamp
- Des Moines, Iowa - John Prine, Keb' Mo', and Bonnie Raitt
- Asheville, North Carolina - Bob Roberts, Death Cab for Cutie, and Pearl Jam
- Ames, Iowa - My Morning Jacket, Jurassic 5, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, and Dave Matthews Band
- St. Louis, Missouri - James Taylor and Dixie Chicks
- Jacksonville - Sheryl Crow, Keb' Mo', and Bonnie Raitt
- Kissimmee - Bob Roberts, Death Cab for Cutie, and Pearl Jam
- Orlando - Tracy Chapman, R.E.M., and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (with special guest John Fogerty)
- Gainesville - Jurassic 5, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, and Dave Matthews Band
- Tampa Bay - James Taylor and Dixie Chicks
- Miami - Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds and John Mellencamp
- A final concert combining various artists who participated in the tour including Dixie Chicks, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Dave Matthews Band, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, John Fogerty, John Mellencamp, Jurassic 5, Keb Mo, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Pearl Jam, and R.E.M.. The concert was broadcast live on the cable Sundance Channel and on radio stations.
- Meadowlands - Patti Scialfa, Jackson Browne, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (with special guest John Fogerty) (and with unannounced guest Eddie Vedder)
The shows
Results
The tour was generally successful in attracting audiences, generating media attention and raising approximately $10 million for ACT, but failed in its ultimate purpose of swaying the vote in battleground states. None of the states involved went differently than predicted in pre-election polls, and most critically Ohio stayed in the Bush column despite the placement of six concerts there.
External links
- [Backstreets.com set lists and descriptions] for the shows that Springsteen was involved in
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