The Vote for Change tour was a politically motivated American popular music concert tour that took place in October 2004.^[1] The tour was presented by MoveOn.org to benefit America Coming Together.^[2] The tour was held in swing states and was designed to encourage people to register and vote. Though the tour and the organization were officially non-partisan, many of the performers urged people to vote against then President George W. Bush and for John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election campaign.^[1][3][4][5] Bush would defeat Kerry in November 2004.

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Vote for Change Tour

Tour by MoveOn.org
The tour poster, which shared characteristics with Captain America's shield.
Location	United States
Start date	September 27, 2004
End date	October 13, 2004
Legs	1
No. of shows	40
Bruce Springsteen tour chronology The Rising Tour (2002–03) 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 Tour (2003) Vote for Change (2004) 2005 North American/Latin American Tour (2005)

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Every region had a specific night during which the concerts would be held in that region.^[6] When concerts were held in the same city, they were at different venues.

The tour was generally successful in attracting audiences,^{[according to whom?]} generating media attention and raising approximately $10 million for America Coming Together.^{[7][better source needed]}

In terms of the tour's effect on the 2004 election, none of the visited states went differently from what had been predicted in pre-election polls.^{[according to whom?]} Four of the eight ended up voting in favor of Kerry (Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) while the other four went to Bush (Missouri, Iowa, Florida, and Ohio).^{[citation needed]} The states that had the heaviest tour presence (five or six shows) also split evenly. The result in Ohio was the most critical, as it decided the election in Bush's favor^{[citation needed]} (despite six shows there).

The Springsteen and E Street Band performances were compressed to two hours in length due to the multi-act nature of the concerts.^[8] Especially at the beginning of his sets, Springsteen accomplished this by stripping down the songs,^[8] removing elongated outros and false endings from the likes of "Born in the U.S.A." and "Badlands". In doing so, the style of the Vote for Change shows foreshadowed the next E Street outing,^{[according to whom?]} the 2007 Magic Tour, when Springsteen adopted a similar approach.^{[citation needed]}