Vote for Change

Vote for Change Tour
	Tour by MoveOn.org
	File:VoteForChange.jpg 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	1
Number of shows	40
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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 of 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, generating media attention and raising approximately $10 million for America Coming Together.^[7]

In terms of the tour's effect on the election, none of the states that featured shows on the tour went differently from predicted in pre-election polls. 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). 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 (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, the 2007 Magic Tour, when Springsteen adopted a similar approach.

Songs performed by Springsteen

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
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
	University Park		Bryce Jordan Center
	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
	Fairborn		Nutter Center
	Cleveland		State Theatre
	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
	Kalamazoo		Wings Stadium
October 5, 2004	Kansas City		Midland Theatre
	St. Louis		Fox Theatre
	Saint Paul		Xcel Energy Center
	Madison		Kohl Center
	Iowa City		Hancher Auditorium
	Milwaukee		Riverside Theater
October 6, 2004	Des Moines		Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
	Asheville		Asheville Civic Center
	Ames		Hilton Coliseum
	St. Louis		Fox Theatre
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
October 13, 2004	East Rutherford		Continental Airlines Arena

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

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↑ 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". Common Dreams NewsCenter. October 2, 2004.
↑ Evans, Rob. "Bruce Springsteen takes Vote for Change Tour home". LiveDaily. October 4, 2004.
↑ Fricke, David. "Taking It to the Streets". Rolling Stone. August 11, 2004.
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External links

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

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[3] Gardner, Elysa. "Springsteen, R.E.M., Other Big Acts Embark on Tour". USA Today. August 4, 2004.

[4] Springsteen, Bruce. "Chords for Change". The New York Times. August 5, 2004.

[5] Kay, Jennifer. "Springsteen, R.E.M. Kick off "Vote for Change" Concerts Across Swing States". Common Dreams NewsCenter. October 2, 2004.

[6] Evans, Rob. "Bruce Springsteen takes Vote for Change Tour home". LiveDaily. October 4, 2004.

[7] Fricke, David. "Taking It to the Streets". Rolling Stone. August 11, 2004.

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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 Ernest Carter Clarence Clemons Danny Federici Vini Lopez David Sancious
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) Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 10/20/09 (2017) Palace Theatre, Albany 1977 (2017) Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY 1977 (2017) King's Hall, Belfast March 19, 1996 (2017) The Summit, Houston, TX December 8, 1978 (2017) The Live Series: Songs of the Road (2018) The Live Series: Songs of Friendship (2019) The Live Series: Songs of Hope (2019) The Live Series: Songs of Love (2019) The Live Series: Songs from Around the World (2019) The Live Series: Songs Under Cover (2020)
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)
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)
Singles	"Blinded by the Light" (1973) "Spirit in the Night" (1973) "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" (1974) "Born to Run" (1975) "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" (1976) "Prove It All Night" (1978) "Badlands" (1978) "The Promised Land" (1978) "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" (1979) "Hungry Heart" (1980) "Fade Away" (1981) "Sherry Darling" (1981) "The River" (1981) "Cadillac Ranch" (1981) "Point Blank" (1981) "Atlantic City" (1982) "Open All Night" (1982) "Dancing in the Dark" (1984) "Cover Me" (1984) "Born in the U.S.A." (1984) "I'm on Fire" (1985) "Glory Days" (1985) "I'm Goin' Down" (1985) "My Hometown" (1985) "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (1985) "War" (1986) "Fire" (1987) "Brilliant Disguise" (1987) "Tunnel of Love" (1987) "One Step Up" (1988) "Tougher Than the Rest" (1988) "Spare Parts" (1988) "Human Touch" (1992) "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)" (1992) "Better Days" (1992) "Streets of Philadelphia" (1994) "Secret Garden" (1995) "The Ghost of Tom Joad" (1996) "Sad Eyes" (1999) "The Rising" (2002) "Lonesome Day" (2002) "Waitin' on a Sunny Day" (2003) "Devils & Dust" (2005) "Radio Nowhere" (2007) "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" (2008) "Working on a Dream" (2008) "My Lucky Day" (2008) "The Wrestler" (2009) "We Take Care of Our Own" (2012) "Death to My Hometown" (2012) "High Hopes" (2013) "Just Like Fire Would" (2014) "Hello Sunshine" (2019) "There Goes My Miracle" (2019) "Tucson Train" (2019) "Western Stars" (2019) "Letter to You" (2020) "Ghosts" (2020) "I'll See You in My Dreams" (2020) "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)" (2022) "Nighshift" (2022) "Don't Play That Song" (2022) "Turn Back the Hands of Time" (2022)
Charting songs	"Be True" (1981) "Ramrod" (1981) "Nebraska" (1982) "Johnny 99" (1982) "No Surrender" (1984) "Bobby Jean" (1984) "Stand on It" (1985) "Trapped" (live) (1985) "Because the Night" (live) (1986) "Chimes of Freedom" (live) (1988) "Youngstown" (1995) "American Skin (41 Shots)" (2001) "Pay Me My Money Down" (2006) "Long Walk Home" (2006) "My City of Ruins" (2011) "Rocky Ground" (2012) "The Power of Prayer" (2020)
Other notable songs	"Growin' Up" (1973) "For You" (1973) "Incident on 57th Street" (1973) "The Fever" (1973) "Thunder Road" (1975) "Night" (1975) "Backstreets" (1975) "She's the One" (1975) "Meeting Across the River" (1975) "Jungleland" (1975) "Adam Raised a Cain" (1978) "Racing in the Street" (1978) "Darkness on the Edge of Town" (1978) "Stay" (1979) "The Ties That Bind" (1980) "Independence Day" (1980) "Out in the Street" (1980) "Stolen Car" (1980) "Wreck on the Highway" (1980) "Highway Patrolman" (1982) "Darlington County" (1984) "Working on the Highway" (1984) "Downbound Train" (1984) "Pink Cadillac" (1984) "Jersey Girl" (1986) "Light of Day" (1993) "The New Timer" (1995) "Land of Hope and Dreams" (2012) "Hunter of Invisible Game" (2014) "Chinatown" (2020)
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)
Related people	Jessica Springsteen Pamela Springsteen Jon Landau John Hammond Mike Appel Phil Petillo Marie Castello Southside Johnny Brendan O'Brien Ron Aniello Toby Scott Bob Clearmountain Chuck Plotkin Jimmy Iovine Dave Marsh Eric Meola Frank Stefanko Lynn Goldsmith Annie Leibovitz Danny Clinch
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