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Vote for Change Tour Location United States Start date September 27, 2004 End date October 13, 2004 Legs 1 No. of shows40
The Vote for Change tour was a politically motivated American popular music concert tour that took place in October 2004.[ 1] The tour was presented by MoveOn.org to benefit America Coming Together .[ 2] The tour was held in swing states and was designed to encourage people to register and vote. Though the tour and the organization were officially non-partisan, many of the performers urged people to vote against then President George W. Bush and for John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential election campaign .[ 1] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Bush would defeat Kerry in November 2004.
Itinerary
Every region had a specific night during which the concerts would be held in that region.[ 6] When concerts were held in the same city, they were at different venues.
Results
The tour was generally successful in attracting audiences,[according to whom? ] generating media attention and raising approximately $10 million for America Coming Together .[ 7] [better source needed ]
In terms of the tour's effect on the 2004 election, none of the visited states went differently from what had been predicted in pre-election polls.[according to whom? ] Four of the eight ended up voting in favor of Kerry (Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) while the other four went to Bush (Missouri, Iowa, Florida, and Ohio).[citation needed ] The states that had the heaviest tour presence (five or six shows) also split evenly. The result in Ohio was the most critical , as it decided the election in Bush's favor[citation needed ] (despite six shows there).
The shows
The Springsteen and E Street Band performances were compressed to two hours in length due to the multi-act nature of the concerts.[ 8] Especially at the beginning of his sets, Springsteen accomplished this by stripping down the songs,[ 8] removing elongated outros and false endings from the likes of "Born in the U.S.A. " and "Badlands ". In doing so, the style of the Vote for Change shows foreshadowed the next E Street outing,[according to whom? ] the 2007 Magic Tour , when Springsteen adopted a similar approach.[citation needed ]
Originals
Cover songs
"All Along the Watchtower" w/ Neil Young
"As Long As I (Can Be With You) w/ Patti Scialfa
"Bad Day" w/ R.E.M.
"Bad Moon Rising" w/ John Fogerty
"Better Man" w/ Eddie Vedder
"Centerfield" w/ John Fogerty
"Deja Vu (All Over Again) w/ John Fogerty
"Fortunate Son " w/ John Fogerty
"Love (Stand Up)" w/ Patti Scialfa
"Man on the Moon w/ R.E.M.
"People Have the Power" w/ entire group of performers
"Permanent Vacation" w/ R.E.M.
"Proud Mary" w/ John Fogerty
"Rockin' in the Free World" w/ Neil Young, R.E.M., John Fogery, and Pegi Young
"Running on Empty" w/ Jackson Browne
"The Star Spangled Banner"
"Travelin' Band" w/ John Fogerty
"(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?" w/ R.E.M, John Fogerty, Bright Eyes , Dixie Chicks , Neil Young and Pegi Young
Source:
[ 8] [ 9]
Tour dates
Date
City
Country
Venue
Tickets sold / Available
Revenue
North America[ 10]
September 27, 2004
Seattle
United States
McCaw Hall
September 29, 2004
Phoenix
Cricket Pavilion
October 1, 2004
Reading
Sovereign Center
Philadelphia
Wachovia Center
19,353 / 19,353
$1,552,750
University Park
Bryce Jordan Center
14,596 / 14,596
$716,562
Pittsburgh
Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts
Wilkes-Barre
F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts
October 2, 2004
Cincinnati
Taft Theatre
Toledo
Toledo Sports Arena
Cleveland
Gund Arena
State Theatre
Fairborn
Nutter Center
Columbus
Promowest Pavilion
October 3, 2004
East Lansing
Wharton Center for Performing Arts
Walker
DeltaPlex Arena
Detroit
Cobo Arena
Fox Theatre
Auburn Hills
The Palace of Auburn Hills
13,181 / 13,181
$607,118
Kalamazoo
Wings Stadium
October 5, 2004
Kansas City
Midland Theatre
Saint Paul
Xcel Energy Center
Madison
Kohl Center
Iowa City
Hancher Auditorium
Milwaukee
Riverside Theater
St.Louis
Fox Theatre
October 6, 2004
Des Moines
Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
Asheville
Asheville Civic Center
Ames
Hilton Coliseum
October 8, 2004
Jacksonville
Moran Theater
Kissimmee
Silver Spurs Arena
Orlando
TD Waterhouse Centre
Gainesville
O'Connell Center
Clearwater
Ruth Eckerd Hall
Miami Beach
Jackie Gleason Theater
October 11, 2004
Washington, D.C.
MCI Center
16,769 / 16,769
$1,714,865
October 13, 2004
East Rutherford
Continental Airlines Arena
19,800 / 19,800
$1,687,750
Performer
Fairborn
Cleveland (Theater)
Columbus
East Lansing
Walker
Detroit (Cobo)
Detroit (Fox)
Auburn Hills
Kalamazoo
Kansas City
Babyface
Ben Harper
Bonnie Raitt
Bright Eyes
Bruce Springsteen
Dave Matthews Band
Death Cab for Cutie
Dixie Chicks
Gob Roberts
Jackson Browne
James Taylor
John Fogerty
John Mellencamp
Jurassic 5
Keb' Mo'
My Morning Jacket
Neil Young
Pearl Jam
R.E.M.
Performer
St. Louis (October 5)
St. Louis (October 6)
Saint Paul
Madison
Iowa City
Milwaukee
Des Moines
Asheville
Ames
Jacksonville
Babyface
Ben Harper
Bonnie Raitt
Bright Eyes
Bruce Springsteen
Dave Matthews Band
Death Cab for Cutie
Dixie Chicks
Gob Roberts
James Taylor
John Fogerty
John Mellencamp
John Prine
Jurassic 5
Keb' Mo'
My Morning Jacket
Neil Young
Pearl Jam
R.E.M.
Sheryl Crow
Performer
Kissimmee
Orlando
Gainesville
Clearwater
Miami Beach
Washington, D.C.
East Rutherford
Babyface
Ben Harper
Bonnie Raitt
Bruce Springsteen
Dave Matthews Band
Death Cab for Cutie
Dixie Chicks
Eddie Vedder
Gob Roberts
Jackson Browne
James Taylor
John Fogerty
John Mellencamp
Jurassic 5
Keb' Mo'
Neil Young
Patti Scialfa
Pearl Jam
Peter Frampton
R.E.M.
Tracy Chapman
References
^ a b "Voices for Change" . Rolling Stone . 2004-10-14. Retrieved 2007-09-03 .
^ Tyrangiel, Josh (2004-10-11). "Born to Stump" . Time . Retrieved 2009-09-09 .
^ Gardner, Elysa. "Springsteen, R.E.M., Other Big Acts Embark on Tour" . USA Today . August 4, 2004.
^ Springsteen, Bruce. "Chords for Change" . The New York Times . August 5, 2004.
^ Kay, Jennifer. "Springsteen, R.E.M. Kick off "Vote for Change" Concerts Across Swing States" Archived 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine . Common Dreams NewsCenter . October 2, 2004.
^ Evans, Rob. "Bruce Springsteen takes Vote for Change Tour home" Archived 2004-10-10 at the Wayback Machine . LiveDaily . October 4, 2004.
^ Fricke, David. "Taking It to the Streets" . Rolling Stone . August 11, 2004.
^ a b c "2004 Setlists" . Backstreets.com . October 2004. Retrieved 2007-12-12 .
^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2013-12-15 .{{cite web }}
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^ Evans, Rob (October 4, 2004). "Bruce Springsteen takes Vote for Change Tour home" . LiveDaily . Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved November 18, 2013 .
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