With Election Day simply over a month away, R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe and Jason Isbell are teaming up for a live performance in Pennsylvania supporting Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s marketing campaign.
Dubbed “Get Out the Vote,” the free present will happen 6-9 p.m. Friday (Oct. 4) in Pittsburgh, its actual location solely to be revealed to confirmed visitors who RSVP on-line. Potential future First Gentleman Doug Emhoff, who’s married to Vice President Harris, will even be current to assist rally voters within the battleground state for this 12 months’s Democratic presidential ticket.
Each Stipe and Isbell have been vocal of their assist for the VP this 12 months, with the “Cowl Me Up” singer performing on the Democratic Nationwide Conference in August. Stevie Surprise, John Legend, The Chicks, Mickey Guyton and P!nk additionally took the stage on the Chicago political gathering, whereas a litany of celeb musicians — spanning Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Cardi B and extra — have all endorsed Harris for president in 2024.
The Get Out the Vote present follows on the heels of the Oct. 1 vice presidential debate between Walz and Donald Trump’s operating mate, JD Vance, which befell just a few weeks after the Sept. 10 presidential debate between Harris and the twice-impeached former POTUS. Each campaigns at the moment are working to sway the minds of American voters as Election Day on Nov. 5 approaches, notably the nation’s swing states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
See Stipe and Isbell’s Get Out the Vote live performance announcement beneath.