Bruce Springsteen - Vote for Change Tour 2004

Vote for Change Tour 2004

Conceived by a loose coalition of musicians four months ago, Vote for Change is a multi-city, multi-artist tour that will include approximately 38 shows in 32 cities in 12 states over the course of 12 days. Vote for Change artists hope to accomplish a single goal through the tour: to get people to the polls on November 2nd to vote for a change. The Vote for Change tour will be presented by MoveOn PAC, with all concert proceeds benefiting the work of America Coming Together (ACT).

The Vote for Change tour came about as part of an informal conversation among a handful of artists on how they could make a difference in this year’s elections and beyond. This idea has resulted in a first-of-its-kind endeavor where Vote for Change participating artists will focus their energies on the states where the elections are expected to be the closest. All Vote for Change artists are donating their time and talent in support of the tour.

For more information on the Vote For Change tour, please got to www.moveonpac.org

Mitwirkende Künstler:

Pearl Jam
Bruce Springsteen
R.E.M.
Dave Matthews Band
Jurassic 5
Dixie Chicks
Death Cab for Cutie
James Taylor
Ben Harper
My Morning Jacket
Jackson Browne
Bonnie Raitt
John Fogerty
Keb' Mo'
Bright Eyes
John Mellencamp
Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds
John Prine
und viele Gaststars...

Bruce Springsteen über "Vote for Change":

Chords for Change
By BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

Anation's artists and musicians have a particular place in its social and political life. Over the years I've tried to think long and hard about what it means to be American: about the distinctive identity and position we have in the world, and how that position is best carried. I've tried to write songs that speak to our pride and criticize our failures.

These questions are at the heart of this election: who we are, what we stand for, why we fight. Personally, for the last 25 years I have always stayed one step away from partisan politics. Instead, I have been partisan about a set of ideals: economic justice, civil rights, a humane foreign policy, freedom and a decent life for all of our citizens. This year, however, for many of us the stakes have risen too high to sit this election out.

Through my work, I've always tried to ask hard questions. Why is it that the wealthiest nation in the world finds it so hard to keep its promise and faith with its weakest citizens? Why do we continue to find it so difficult to see beyond the veil of race? How do we conduct ourselves during difficult times without killing the things we hold dear? Why does the fulfillment of our promise as a people always seem to be just within grasp yet forever out of reach?

I don't think John Kerry and John Edwards have all the answers. I do believe they are sincerely interested in asking the right questions and working their way toward honest solutions. They understand that we need an administration that places a priority on fairness, curiosity, openness, humility, concern for all America's citizens, courage and faith.

People have different notions of these values, and they live them out in different ways. I've tried to sing about some of them in my songs. But I have my own ideas about what they mean, too. That is why I plan to join with many fellow artists, including the Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., the Dixie Chicks, Jurassic 5, James Taylor and Jackson Browne, in touring the country this October. We will be performing under the umbrella of a new group called Vote for Change. Our goal is to change the direction of the government and change the current administration come November.

Like many others, in the aftermath of 9/11, I felt the country's unity. I don't remember anything quite like it. I supported the decision to enter Afghanistan and I hoped that the seriousness of the times would bring forth strength, humility and wisdom in our leaders. Instead, we dived headlong into an unnecessary war in Iraq, offering up the lives of our young men and women under circumstances that are now discredited. We ran record deficits, while simultaneously cutting and squeezing services like afterschool programs. We granted tax cuts to the richest 1 percent (corporate bigwigs, well-to-do guitar players), increasing the division of wealth that threatens to destroy our social contract with one another and render mute the promise of "one nation indivisible."

It is through the truthful exercising of the best of human qualities - respect for others, honesty about ourselves, faith in our ideals - that we come to life in God's eyes. It is how our soul, as a nation and as individuals, is revealed. Our American government has strayed too far from American values. It is time to move forward. The country we carry in our hearts is waiting.
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Die Konzerte:

27. September 2004 - McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA
mit Keb' Mo', Bonnie Raitt und Jackson Browne

... ohne Bruce Springsteen ...

29. September 2004 - Cricket Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ
mit Keb' Mo', Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Jack Johnson
und Crosby, Stills, & Nash

... ohne Bruce Springsteen ...

01. Oktober 2004 - Wachovia Arena - Philadelphia, PA
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band / R.E.M. / Bright Eyes und John Fogerty

Man on the Moon (mit R.E.M.)
The Star-Spangled Banner
Born in the USA
Badlands
No Surrender
Lonesome Day
Lost in the Flood
Johnny 99
Youngstown
Centerfield (mit John Fogerty)
Deja Vu All Over Again (mit John Fogerty)
Fortunate Son (mit John Fogerty)
The Promised Land (mit John Fogerty)
The Rising
Because the Night (mit Stipe)
Mary's Place
Born to Run (mit Mike Mills und Peter Buck von R.E.M.)
Proud Mary (mit John Fogerty)
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding
People Got The Power

02. Oktober 2004 - Gund Arena - Cleveland, OH
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band / R.E.M. / Bright Eyes und John Fogerty

Bad Day (mit R.E.M.)
Man on the Moon (mit R.E.M.)
The Star-Spangled Banner
Born in the U.S.A.
Badlands
No Surrender
Lonesome Day
The River
Johnny 99
Youngstown
Centerfield (mit John Fogerty)
Deja Vu All Over Again (mit John Fogerty)
Fortunate Son (mit John Fogerty)
The Promised Land (mit John Fogerty)
The Rising
Because the Night (mit Michael Stipe)
Mary's Place
Born to Run (mit Mike Mills und Peter Buck)
Bad Moon Rising (mit John Fogerty)
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding
People Have the Power

03. Oktober 2004 - Cobo Arena - Detroit, MI
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band / R.E.M. / Bright Eyes und John Fogerty. Special Guest: The Dixie Chicks

Bad Day (mit R.E.M.)
Man on the Moon (mit R.E.M.)
The Star-Spangled Banner
Born in the U.S.A.
Badlands
No Surrender
The Ties That Bind
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Johnny 99
Youngstown
Centerfield (mit John Fogerty)
Deja Vu All Over Again (mit John Fogerty)
Fortunate Son (mit John Fogerty)
The Promised Land (mit John Fogerty)
The Rising
Because the Night (mit Michael Stipe)
Mary's Place/Born to Run (mit Mike Mills und Peter Buck)
Travelin' Band (mit John Fogerty)
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding
People Have the Power (mit The Dixie Chicks)

05. Oktober 2004 - Xcel Energy Center - St. Paul, MN
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band / R.E.M. / Bright Eyes und John Fogerty. Special Guest: Neil und Pegi Young

Bad Day (mit R.E.M.)
Man on the Moon (mit R.E.M.)
The Star-Spangled Banner
Born in the U.S.A.
Badlands
No Surrender
Lonesome Day
The River
Souls of the Departed (mit Neil Young)
All Along the Watchtower (mit Neil Young)
Johnny 99/Centerfield (mit John Fogerty)
Deja Vu All Over Again (mit John Fogerty)
Fortunate Son (mit John Fogerty)
The Promised Land (mit John Fogerty)
The Rising
Because the Night (mit Michael Stipe)
Mary's Place
Born to Run (mit Mike Mills und Peter Buck)
Proud Mary (mit John Fogerty)
Rockin' in the Free World (mit allen und Pegi Young)
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding
People Have the Power

06. Oktober 2004 - Civic Center, Des Moines, IO
mit John Prine, Keb' Mo', Bonnie Raitt

... ohne Bruce Springsteen ...

06. Oktober 2004 - Civic Center, Asheville, NC
mit Gog Roberts, Death Cab for Cutie und Pearl Jam

... ohne Bruce Springsteen ...

06. Oktober 2004 - Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IO
mit My Morning Jacket, Jurassic 5, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals,
Dave Matthews Band und Neil Young

... ohne Bruce Springsteen ...

08. Oktober 2004 - TD Waterhouse - Orlando, FL
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band / R.E.M. und John Fogerty. Special Guest: Tracy Chapman

Permanent Vacation (mit R.E.M.)
Man on the Moon (mit R.E.M.)
The Star-Spangled Banner
Born in the U.S.A.
Badlands
Prove It All Night
No Surrender
My Hometown (mit Tracy Chapman)
Johnny 99
Youngstown
Centerfield (mit John Fogerty)
Deja Vu All Over Again (mit John Fogerty)
Fortunate Son (mit John Fogerty)
The Promised Land (mit John Fogerty)
The Rising
Because the Night (mit Michael Stipe)
Mary's Place
Born to Run (mit Mike Mills und Peter Buck)
Bad Moon Rising (mit John Fogerty)
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding
People Have the Power

11. Oktober 2004 - MCI Center - Washington, DC
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, John Fogerty, R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Bonnie Raitt, Dave Matthews Band, Dixie Chicks, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, John Mellencamp, Jurassic 5, Keb’ Mo’, und Babyface Edmonds

Man on the Moon (mit R.E.M.)
The Star-Spangled Banner
Born in the U.S.A.
Badlands
No Surrender
Deja Vu All Over Again (mit John Fogerty)
Fortunate Son (mit John Fogerty)
Because the Night (mit Michael Stipe)
Mary's Place
Born to Run (mit Mike Mills und Peter Buck)
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding
People Have the Power

13. Oktober 2004 - Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, John Fogerty, Jackson Browne, Patti Scialfa und Eddie Vedder

As Long As I (Can Be With You) (mit Patti Scialfa)
Love (Stand Up) (mit Patti Scialfa)
Running on Empty (mit Jackson Browne)
The Star-Spangled Banner
Born in the U.S.A.
Badlands
Lonesome Day
No Surrender (mit Eddie Vedder)
Darkness on the Edge of Town (mit Eddie Vedder)
Betterman (mit Eddie Vedder)
Johnny 99
Centerfield (mit John Fogerty)
Deja Vu All Over Again (mit John Fogerty)
Fortunate Son (mit John Fogerty)
The Promised Land (mit John Fogerty)
The Rising
Racing in the Street (mit Jackson Browne)
Mary's Place
Born to Run
Proud Mary (mit John Fogerty)
Bad Moon Rising (mit John Fogerty)
Travelin' Band (mit John Fogerty)
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding
People Have the Power