Vote for Change

Politically motivated 2004 American concert tour

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Vote for Change Tour

Tour by MoveOn.org

The tour poster, which shared characteristics with Captain America's shield.

Location

United States

Start date

September 27, 2004

End date

October 13, 2004

Legs

No. of shows

Bruce Springsteen tour chronology
The Rising Tour (2002–03)	Vote for Change (2004)	Devils & Dust Tour (2005)

Dixie Chicks tour chronology
Top of the World Tour (2003)	Vote for Change (2004)	Accidents & Accusations Tour (2006)

Pearl Jam tour chronology
Riot Act Tour (2003)	Vote for Change (2004)	2005 North American/Latin American Tour (2005)

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

Greetings from Asbury Park, New Jersey

"Lost in the Flood"

Born to Run

"Born to Run" w/ Mike Mills and Peter Buck

Darkness on the Edge of Town

"Badlands"
"Darkness on the Edge of Town"
"The Promised Land" w/ John Fogerty
"Prove It All Night"
"Racing in the Street" w/ Jackson Browne

The River

"The River"
"The Ties That Bind"

Nebraska

"Johnny 99"

Born in the U.S.A.

"Born in the U.S.A."
"No Surrender"
"My Hometown" w/ Tracy Chapman

Live/1975–85

"Because the Night" w/ Michael Stipe

Lucky Town

"Souls of the Departed" w/ Neil Young

The Ghost of Tom Joad

"Youngstown"

The Rising

"Lonesome Day"
"Mary's Place"
"The Rising"

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
	Cleveland		State Theatre
	Fairborn		Nutter Center
	Columbus		Promowest Pavilion
October 3, 2004	East Lansing		Wharton Center for Performing Arts
	Walker		DeltaPlex Arena
	Detroit		Cobo Arena
	Detroit		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	St.Louis		Fox Theatre
	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

Performers

Performer	Seattle	Phoenix	Reading	Philadelphia	University Park	Pittsburgh	Wilkes-Barre	Cincinnati	Toledo	Cleveland
Babyface
Ben Harper
Bonnie Raitt
Bright Eyes
Bruce Springsteen
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Dave Matthews Band
Death Cab for Cutie
Dixie Chicks
Gob Roberts
Jack Johnson
Jackson Browne
James Taylor
John Fogerty
John Mellencamp
Jurassic 5
Keb' Mo'
My Morning Jacket
Neil Young
Pearl Jam
Peter Frampton
R.E.M.

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. Archived from the original on March 16, 2006. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
^ Tyrangiel, Josh (2004-10-11). "Born to Stump". Time. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. 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"^{[dead link]}. Rolling Stone. August 11, 2004.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2004 Setlists". Backstreets.com. October 2004. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
^ "Bruce Springsteen Setlists | Greasy Lake". Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
^ 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.

External links

Backstreets.com set lists and descriptions for the shows that Springsteen was involved in

Pearl Jam

Jeff Ament

Stone Gossard

Mike McCready

Eddie Vedder

Matt Cameron

Touring/session members: Boom Gaspar; Josh Klinghoffer; Richard Stuverud

Former members: Jack Irons; Dave Krusen; Matt Chamberlain; Dave Abbruzzese

Studio albums

Ten
Vs.
Vitalogy
No Code
Yield
Binaural
Riot Act
Pearl Jam
Backspacer
Lightning Bolt
Gigaton
Dark Matter

Live albums

Compilations

Lost Dogs
Rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991–2003)
Pearl Jam Twenty

Extended plays

Merkin Ball

Videos

Singles

"Alive"
"Even Flow"
"Jeremy"
"Oceans"
"Go"
"Daughter"
"Animal"
"Dissident"
"Spin the Black Circle"
"Not for You"
"Immortality"
"Who You Are"
"Hail, Hail"
"Off He Goes"
"Given to Fly"
"Wishlist"
"Last Kiss"
"Nothing as It Seems"
"Light Years"
"I Am Mine"
"Save You"
"Love Boat Captain"
"Man of the Hour"
"World Wide Suicide"
"Life Wasted"
"Gone"
"The Fixer"
"Just Breathe"
"Amongst the Waves"
"Crown of Thorns"
"Mind Your Manners"
"Sirens"
"Can't Deny Me"
"Dance of the Clairvoyants"
"Superblood Wolfmoon"
"Quick Escape"
"Retrograde"

Other songs

"Once"
"Black"
"State of Love and Trust"
"Breath"
"Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town"
"Glorified G"
"Rearviewmirror"
"Yellow Ledbetter"
"Tremor Christ"
"Better Man"
"Nothingman"
"Corduroy"
"Red Mosquito"
"In Hiding"
"Do the Evolution"
"Grievance"
"Thumbing My Way"
"½ Full"
"Brother"

Tours

Articles	Discography Band members Awards and nominations Monkeywrench Records
Bands	Green River Soundgarden Bad Radio Mother Love Bone Temple of the Dog Brad Hater Wellwater Conspiracy Hovercraft Mad Season Red Hot Chili Peppers Three Fish The Rockfords RNDM 3rd Secret
Albums	Mirror Ball Bayleaf Into the Wild Tone Ukulele Songs Water on the Road Moonlander Earthling

Category

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E Street Band Bruce Springsteen Garry Tallent Roy Bittan Max Weinberg Steven Van Zandt Nils Lofgren Patti Scialfa Soozie Tyrell Charles Giordano Jake Clemons Clarence Clemons Danny Federici Vini Lopez David Sancious Ernest Carter Suki Lahav
Studio albums	Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. (1973) The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle (1973) Born to Run (1975) Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) The River (1980) Nebraska (1982) Born in the U.S.A. (1984) Tunnel of Love (1987) Human Touch (1992) Lucky Town (1992) The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995) The Rising (2002) Devils & Dust (2005) We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006) Magic (2007) Working on a Dream (2009) Wrecking Ball (2012) High Hopes (2014) Western Stars (2019) Letter to You (2020) Only the Strong Survive (2022)
Live albums	Live 1975–85 (1986) In Concert/MTV Plugged (1993) Live in New York City (2001) Hammersmith Odeon, London '75 (2006) Live in Dublin (2007) Springsteen on Broadway (2018) The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts (2021)
Bruce Springsteen Archives	Apollo Theater 3/09/12 (2014) The Agora, Cleveland 1978 (2015) Tower Theater, Philadelphia 1975 (2015) Nassau Coliseum, New York 1980 (2015) Brendan Byrne Arena, New Jersey 1984 (2015) LA Sports Arena, California 1988 (2015) Schottenstein Center, Ohio 2005 (2015) Ippodromo delle Capannelle, Rome 2013 (2015) Arizona State University, Tempe 1980 (2015) The Christic Shows 1990 (2016) HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY, 11/22/09 (2016) Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO, 8/23/08 (2017) Olympiastadion, Helsinki, July 31, 2012 (2017) Palace Theatre, Albany 1977 (2017) Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY 1977 (2017) The Summit, Houston, TX December 8, 1978 (2017)
Soundtracks	Western Stars – Songs from the Film (2019)
Compilations	Greatest Hits (1995) 18 Tracks (1999) The Essential Bruce Springsteen (2003) Greatest Hits (2009) The Promise (2010) Collection: 1973–2012 (2013) Chapter and Verse (2016) Best of Bruce Springsteen (2024)
Box sets	The Born in the U.S.A. 12" Single Collection (1985) Tracks (1998) The Collection (2004) Born to Run: 30th Anniversary Edition (2005) The Collection 1973–1984 (2010) The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story (2010) The Album Collection Vol. 1 1973–1984 (2014) The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (2015)
EPs	Live Collection (1987) Chimes of Freedom (1988) Blood Brothers (1996) PBS Exclusive (2007) Magic Tour Highlights (2008) American Beauty (2014)
Video releases	Video Anthology / 1978–88 (1989) In Concert/MTV Plugged (1992) Blood Brothers (1996) The Complete Video Anthology / 1978–2000 (2001) Live in New York City (2001) Live in Barcelona (2003) VH1 Storytellers (2005) Wings for Wheels (2005) Hammersmith Odeon, London '75 (2005) Live in Dublin (2007) Magic Tour Highlights (2008) London Calling: Live in Hyde Park (2010) The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town (2010) Springsteen & I (2013) Born in the U.S.A. Live: London 2013 (2014) A MusiCares Tribute to Bruce Springsteen (2014) Bruce Springsteen's High Hopes (2014) High Hopes in South Africa (2014) Hunter of Invisible Game (2014)
Concerts	Born to Run tours (1974–77) Darkness Tour (1978) The River Tour (1980–81) Born in the U.S.A. Tour (1984–85) Tunnel of Love Express (1988) Human Rights Now! (1988) Bruce Springsteen 1992–1993 World Tour (1992–93) Ghost of Tom Joad Tour (1995–97) Reunion Tour (1999–2000) Rising Tour (2002–03) Vote for Change (2004) Devils & Dust Tour (2005) Seeger Sessions Band Tour (2006) Magic Tour (2007–08) Working on a Dream Tour (2009) Wrecking Ball World Tour (2012–13) High Hopes Tour (2014) The River Tour (2016) Summer '17 (2017) Springsteen on Broadway (2017–18; 2021) 2023 Tour (2023–24)
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