The National, Remi Wolf, Gracie Abrams and Mumford & Sons played and spoke at a Kamala Harris gathering in Wisconsin last night. Represented by Matt Berninger and Aaron Dessner and with a comically enthusiastic voice over the PA, the National performed an acoustic set of “Bloodbuzz Ohio,” “I Need My Girl” — which Berninger said they wrote for their daughters but dedicated that night to Harris and the Obama-era anthem “Fake Empire.” Berninger concluded: “Get out there and vote. Tell all your friends to vote.” Check it out from the 37:50 mark in the video below.
Elsewhere, Remy Wolff opened proceedings with “Cinderella,” telling the crowd that Vice President Harris “understands that the right to make decisions about our own bodies is fundamental. She's committed to tackling big issues like climate change and, like me, she's a Bay Area girl who likes to laugh and have fun.” Watch it from 11:45.
Abrams, taking a break from kicking off Taylor Swift's Eras tour, played with her band and gave a speech aimed at younger voters: “We've inherited a world that's struggling and it's easy to feel disconnected and disillusioned,” she said. “Between the advent of social media in our childhood and COVID and relentless targeted misinformation, we've been through some stuff. It's easy to get discouraged, but we know better. We know that if we don't vote and keep our democracy intact, there's nothing we can do to fix it when it's our turn.” Watch her from 1:17:20.
And Mumford & Sons, appearing at the 1:41:10 mark, performed a set of “Little Lion Man”, “Awake My Soul” and “I Will Wait”.
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