Michael Stipe and Jason Isbell have announced plans to play a campaign concert for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz tonight (October 4).
The ‘Get Out The Vote’ gig will take place in Pittsburgh and is also set to feature a “special guest,” who is yet to be confirmed. Access to the concert can be obtained by filling an RVSP form here. Fans looking to attend will then receive information about the event time and location if successful.
Stipe and Isbell are the latest musicians to perform in support of Harris and Walz’s campaign.
Bon Iver recently played at a rally in Wisconsin, Alanis Morissette took to the stage at a Harris fundraiser in Los Angeles last weekend, and P!nk recently joined Isbell to perform at the 2024 Democratic National Convention.
Stars from across the music industry have come out in support of Harris, including Ariana Grande, Lizzo and Olivia Rodrigo – the latter of whom highlighted the VP’s stance on reproductive rights.
Charli XCX endorsed Harris by posting: “Kamala IS brat”, a reference to her new hit album and pop culture phenomenon ‘Brat’. This led to CNN attempting to explain the ‘Brat summer’ trend to its viewers live on air.
The Democratic National Convention came ahead of the forthcoming US Presidential election, which will be held on November 5.
Elsewhere, R.E.M. recently shared ‘We Are Hope Despite The Times’, a digital compilation of songs to mark National Voter Registration Day.
The compilation features 18 hand-picked R.E.M tracks by the band from their career-spanning discography, highlighting themes of activism and social responsibility. The songs include ‘World Leader Pretend’, ‘Fall On Me’, ‘Welcome To The Occupation’, ‘Drive’, ‘Finest Work Song’, ’Turn You Inside-Out’, ‘Pop Song ’89’, ‘Stand’ and ‘Its the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)’.
The former band also urged their fans to visit vote.gov or headcount.org in order to register to vote or update their voting information.
