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{{Short description|Politically motivated 2004 American concert tour}}

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{{Infobox concert

| concert_tour_name = Vote for Change Tour

| image = VoteForChange.jpg

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

| artist = MoveOn.org

| location = United States

| start_date = September 27, 2004

| end_date = October 13, 2004

| number_of_legs = 1

| number_of_shows = 40

| Misc =

{{Extra tour chronology

| Group = Bruce Springsteen

| Type = tour

| Last tour = The Rising Tour
(2002–03)

| This tour = Vote for Change
(2004)

| Next tour = Devils & Dust Tour
(2005)

}}

{{Extra tour chronology

| Group = Dixie Chicks

| Type = tour

| Last tour = Top of the World Tour
(2003)

| This tour = Vote for Change
(2004)

| Next tour = Accidents & Accusations Tour
(2006)

}}

{{Extra tour chronology

| Group = Pearl Jam

| Type = tour

| Last tour = Riot Act Tour
(2003)

| This tour = Vote for Change
(2004)

| Next tour = 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.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6487639/voices_for_change | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060316085947/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6487639/voices_for_change/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=March 16, 2006 | title=Voices for Change | access-date=2007-09-03 | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=2004-10-14}} The tour was presented by MoveOn.org to benefit America Coming Together.{{cite magazine | author=Tyrangiel, Josh | url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,995309,00.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029051133/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,995309,00.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 29, 2010 | title=Born to Stump | access-date=2009-09-09 | magazine=Time | date=2004-10-11}} 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.Gardner, Elysa. [https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-08-04-vote-tour_x.htm "Springsteen, R.E.M., Other Big Acts Embark on Tour"]. USA Today. August 4, 2004.Springsteen, Bruce. [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/05/opinion/05bruce.html?ex=1249444800en=768bb75ef1018abeei=5090 "Chords for Change"]. The New York Times. August 5, 2004.Kay, Jennifer. [http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/1002-21.htm "Springsteen, R.E.M. Kick off "Vote for Change" Concerts Across Swing States"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824142023/http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/1002-21.htm |date=2007-08-24 }}. Common Dreams NewsCenter. October 2, 2004. Bush would defeat Kerry in November 2004.

Itinerary

Every region had a specific night during which the concerts would be held in that region.Evans, Rob. [http://www.livedaily.com/news/7139.html "Bruce Springsteen takes Vote for Change Tour home"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041010003009/http://www.livedaily.com/news/7139.html |date=2004-10-10 }}. LiveDaily. October 4, 2004. 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|date=December 2017}} generating media attention and raising approximately $10 million for America Coming Together.Fricke, David. [https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/johnfogerty/articles/story/6420236/taking_it_to_the_streets "Taking It to the Streets"]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. Rolling Stone. August 11, 2004.{{better source needed|date=December 2017}}

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|date=December 2017}} 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|date=December 2017}} 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|date=December 2017}} (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.{{cite web | url = http://www.backstreets.com/setlists2004.html | title = 2004 Setlists | publisher = Backstreets.com |date=October 2004 | access-date = 2007-12-12}} Especially at the beginning of his sets, Springsteen accomplished this by stripping down the songs, 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|date=December 2017}} the 2007 Magic Tour, when Springsteen adopted a similar approach.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}

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Originals

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Greetings from Asbury Park, New Jersey

  • "Lost in the Flood"

Born to Run

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"

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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

Lucky Town

The Ghost of Tom Joad

  • "Youngstown"

The Rising

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

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Cover songs

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  • "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

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  • "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 Fogerty, 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

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Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.greasylake.org/setlists_lists.php |title=Bruce Springsteen Setlists | Greasy Lake |access-date=2013-12-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026114142/http://www.greasylake.org/setlists_lists.php |archive-date=2012-10-26 }}

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Tour dates

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colspan="6" |North America{{cite web|url=http://www.livedaily.com/news/7139.html |title=Bruce Springsteen takes Vote for Change Tour home |last1=Evans |first1=Rob |date=October 4, 2004 |website=LiveDaily |access-date=November 18, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041010003009/http://www.livedaily.com/news/7139.html |archive-date=October 10, 2004 }}
September 27, 2004

|Seattle

|rowspan="37"|United States

|McCaw Hall

September 29, 2004

|Phoenix

|Cricket Pavilion

rowspan="5"|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

rowspan="6"|October 2, 2004

|Cincinnati

|Taft Theatre

Toledo

|Toledo Sports Arena

rowspan="2" |Cleveland

|Gund Arena

State Theatre
Fairborn

|Nutter Center

Columbus

|Promowest Pavilion

rowspan="6"|October 3, 2004

|East Lansing

|Wharton Center for Performing Arts

Walker

|DeltaPlex Arena

rowspan="2"|Detroit

|Cobo Arena

Fox Theatre
Auburn Hills

|The Palace of Auburn Hills

|13,181 / 13,181

|$607,118

Kalamazoo

|Wings Stadium

rowspan="6"|October 5, 2004

|Kansas City

|Midland Theatre

Saint Paul

|Xcel Energy Center

Madison

|Kohl Center

Iowa City

|Hancher Auditorium

Milwaukee

|Riverside Theater

rowspan="2" |St.Louis

| rowspan="2" |Fox Theatre

rowspan="4" |October 6, 2004
Des Moines

|Civic Center of Greater Des Moines

Asheville

|Asheville Civic Center

Ames

|Hilton Coliseum

rowspan="6"|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

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! style="text-align:center; width:8%;"|Columbus

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! style="text-align:center; width:8%;"|Detroit (Cobo)

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! style="text-align:center; width:8%;"|Auburn Hills

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Bright Eyes

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Gob Roberts

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My Morning Jacket

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Neil Young

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! style="text-align:center; width:8%;"|Madison

! style="text-align:center; width:8%;"|Iowa City

! style="text-align:center; width:8%;"|Milwaukee

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Ben Harper

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Bonnie Raitt

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Bright Eyes

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Bruce Springsteen

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Dave Matthews Band

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Death Cab for Cutie

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Gob Roberts

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James Taylor

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Neil Young

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! style="text-align:center; width:8%;"|Gainesville

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References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.backstreets.com/setlists2004.html Backstreets.com set lists and descriptions] for the shows that Springsteen was involved in

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