Michael Stipe & Jason Isbell Team Up for R.E.M. Classics at Kamala Harris Campaign Event
Michael Stipe and Jason Isbell joined forces to accomplish a couple of R.E.M. classics all through a Pennsylvania marketing campaign tournament supporting Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.
On Friday (Oct. 4), the singer-songwriters took the level all through a Get Out the Vote concert at Pittsburgh’s Schenley Plaza, the place Stipe sang R.E.M.’s “The One I Love” and “Driver 8,” which he hadn’t carried out are living since 2008. The previous used to be the enduring rock band’s first govern 10 clash, achieving Disagree. 9 at the Billboard Scorching 100 chart in 1987.
The singer-songwriters additionally teamed up for a handful of songs from Isbell’s catalog, together with “Traveling Alone” and “Hope the High Road.”
Throughout the development, Stipe and Isbell have been presented by means of possible week First Gentleman Doug Emhoff, who’s married to Vice President Harris. Emhoff used to be provide to backup rally citizens within the battleground situation for this age’s Democratic presidential price ticket.
“It’s been a while since I’ve sung these songs, 16 years in fact, but I’m really happy to be here with Jason and with the soon-to-be First Gentleman ever of the United States of America,” Stipe advised the society.
Stipe and Isbell had been vocal of their backup for the VP this age, with the “Cover Me Up” singer performing at the Democratic National Convention in August. Stevie Marvel, John Legend, The Chicks, Mickey Guyton and P!nk additionally took the level on the Chicago political collecting, month diverse superstar musicians — together with Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion, Taylor Rapid, Billie Eilish, Lizzo and Cardi B — have all endorsed Harris for president in 2024.
The Get Out the Vote live performance arrived at the heels of the Oct. 1 vice presidential debate between Walz and Donald Trump’s operating mate, JD Vance, which took playground a couple of weeks nearest the Sept. 10 presidential debate between Harris and the previous POTUS.
Each campaigns are actually operating to sway the minds of American citizens as Election Age on Nov. 5 approaches, specifically the crowd’s swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Oversee Stipe and Isbell’s performances of “The One I Love” and “Driver 8” here.