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08.10.2004 |
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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 |
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Künstler während des Konzerts: Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band, R.E.M., Bright Eyes und John Fogerty. Special Guest: Tracy Chapman Die Presse schreibt: The thousands of music fans who turned out for the anti-Bush ''Vote for Change'' concert in Orlando Friday night were not looking for political persuasion so much as seeking entertainment. And if the musicians affirmed the political beliefs of the majority of the fans, then many said that was just a happy coincidence. From the parking lot outside the TD Waterhouse Centre to the floor of the arena, music fans said they were there to see the headline performers -- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band and R.E.M. -- even if most of the T-shirts and bumper stickers urged Bush's defeat. ''We're here for the music,'' said Peyton Bradley, 46, of Fernandina, as he sat in the bed of his Chevy pickup drinking a Budweiser long neck, his wife, Joyce, standing nearby. ``But we're both Democrats.'' Springsteen, R.E.M. and folk singer Tracy Chapman, who opened the show, are among a loose coalition of more than 20 musicians who announced in August that they would perform in 36 cities across 12 battleground states to mobilize opposition to President Bush. The 10-day series of concerts will culminate in Washington on Monday. For most of the show, none of the performers mentioned either of the presidential candidates by name. Instead, they urged the audience to vote for ''a change in the direction of our government,'' as Springsteen told the crowd during a brief introduction. Chapman spoke of the struggles of the civil rights movement and women's suffrage and then segued into a song titled Change is Going to Come. R.E.M. front man Michael Stipe used a similar tactic until, near the end of his set, he called the 2000 election ''fraudulent'' before finally saying: ``I don't care who people vote for. Actually, I do. I think people should vote for Kerry because he's smart. He has experience. And he's a veteran of the Vietnam war, which is important to me.'' Springsteen, who opened his set with Born to Run, was not as overtly political, though he insisted during videotaped interviews played on giant monitors in between sets that the administration had erred in Iraq, on health care, and with tax cuts. Still, not all in the audience were convinced. Tailgating from the open rear hatch of a white Chevy Trailblazer SUV, five friends were debating politics. Two of the five men were Bush supporters, two were for Kerry and one was undecided. ''Music and politics are two different things,'' said Duke Gunn, 46, of Richmond, Va., a Bush supporter. |
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