Vote for Change

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Vote for Change Tour
The tour poster, which shared characteristics with Captain America's shield.
Tour by MoveOn.org
Start date September 27, 2004
End date October 13, 2004
Legs 1
Shows 40
MoveOn.org tour chronology
Vote for Change
(2004)


Bruce Springsteen tour chronology
The Rising Tour
(2002-2003)		 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 2003 Tour
(2003)		 Vote for Change
(2004)		 2005 North American/South American Tour
(2005)

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.

Contents

[edit] 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

  1. Seattle - Keb' Mo', Bonnie Raitt, and Jackson Browne

Wednesday, Sept. 29 Arizona

  1. Phoenix - Keb' Mo', Bonnie Raitt, and Jackson Browne (with special guests Jack Johnson and Crosby, Stills, & Nash)

Friday, Oct. 1 Pennsylvania

  1. Reading - Gob Roberts, Death Cab for Cutie, and Pearl Jam
  2. Philadelphia - Bright Eyes, R.E.M., and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (with special guest John Fogerty)
  3. State College - My Morning Jacket, Jurassic 5, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, and Dave Matthews Band
  4. Pittsburgh - James Taylor and Dixie Chicks
  5. Wilkes-Barre - Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds and John Mellencamp

Saturday, Oct. 2 Ohio

  1. Cincinnati - Keb' Mo', Bonnie Raitt, and Jackson Browne
  2. Toledo - Gob Roberts, Death Cab for Cutie, and Pearl Jam (with special guests Peter Frampton, Pegi Young, and Neil Young)
  3. Cleveland - Bright Eyes, R.E.M., and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (with special guest John Fogerty)
  4. Dayton - My Morning Jacket, Jurassic 5, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, and Dave Matthews Band
  5. Cleveland - James Taylor and Dixie Chicks
  6. Columbus - Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds and John Mellencamp

Sunday, Oct. 3 Michigan

  1. East Lansing - Keb' Mo', Bonnie Raitt, and Jackson Browne
  2. Grand Rapids - Gob Roberts, Death Cab for Cutie, and Pearl Jam
  3. Detroit - Bright Eyes, R.E.M., and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (with special guest John Fogerty), late visit by Dixie Chicks
  4. Detroit - My Morning Jacket, Jurassic 5, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, and Dave Matthews Band
  5. Detroit - James Taylor and Dixie Chicks
  6. Kalamazoo - Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds and John Mellencamp

Tuesday, Oct. 5 Midwest

  1. Kansas City, Missouri - Keb' Mo', Bonnie Raitt, and Jackson Browne
  2. St. Louis, Missouri - Gob Roberts, Death Cab for Cutie, and Pearl Jam
  3. 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)
  4. Madison, Wisconsin - My Morning Jacket, Jurassic 5, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, and Dave Matthews Band
  5. Iowa City, Iowa - James Taylor and Dixie Chicks
  6. Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds and John Mellencamp

Wednesday, Oct. 6 Midwest

  1. Des Moines, Iowa - John Prine, Keb' Mo', and Bonnie Raitt
  2. Asheville, North Carolina - Gob Roberts, Death Cab for Cutie, and Pearl Jam
  3. Ames, Iowa - My Morning Jacket, Jurassic 5, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, and Dave Matthews Band (With unannounced guest Neil Young)
  4. St. Louis, Missouri - James Taylor and Dixie Chicks

Friday, Oct. 8 Florida

  1. Jacksonville - Sheryl Crow, Keb' Mo', and Bonnie Raitt
  2. Kissimmee - Gob Roberts, Death Cab for Cutie, and Pearl Jam (with special guests Peter Frampton and Neil Young)
  3. Orlando - Tracy Chapman, R.E.M., and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (with special guest John Fogerty)
  4. Gainesville - Jurassic 5, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, and Dave Matthews Band
  5. Tampa Bay - James Taylor and Dixie Chicks
  6. Miami - Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds and John Mellencamp

Monday, Oct 11 Washington D.C.

  1. 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.

Wednesday, Oct 13 New Jersey

  1. Meadowlands - Patti Scialfa, Jackson Browne, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (with special guest John Fogerty) (and with unannounced guest Eddie Vedder)

[edit] The shows

[edit] 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.

[edit] External links

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