Bruce Springsteen headlines Kamala Harris rallies in Atlanta and Philadelphia with Barack Obama
Rock legend Bruce Springsteen will hold a concert and rally with former President Barack Obama in Atlanta and Philadelphia in the coming days as part of a series of get-out-the-vote events for Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign in battleground states, a senior campaign official said.
With early voting underway, the Harris campaign is betting these surrogate rallies will help drive enthusiasm and turn out voters in states that will decide November’s tightly-contested election between Democrat Ms Harris and Republican rival Donald Trump.
The 75-year-old rock star is expected to play some of his most popular songs such as Born to Run on Thursday in Atlanta in a campaign event with Ms Harris and Mr Obama.
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On Monday, Springsteen will appear in Philadelphia with Mr Obama, the senior campaign official said.
In 2016, Springsteen played a three-song set at a rally in front of 20,000 people at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall for Democrat Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign on the eve of the election.
In 2008, Springsteen played a seven-song set for tens of thousands of people on the city’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway to encourage voter registration and rally for Obama’s campaign.
In October, Springsteen announced his support for Ms Harris saying she and her running mate Tim Walz have “a vision of this country that respects and includes everyone, regardless of class, religion, race, your political point of view or sexual identity, and they want to grow our economy in a way that benefits all.”
Taylor Swift, Pink, Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, and many other celebrities have endorsed Harris and Walz. Celebrities endorsing Trump include Hulk Hogan, Kid Rock, Jason Aldean, Russell Brand, Amber Rose, among others.
