Gracie Abrams takes the stage at a Kamala Harris rally at United Energy Center on Wednesday night (October 30) in Madison, Wisconsin The 25-year-old singer/songwriter urged young voters to support the Harris/Walz campaign so it remains a democracy and “fix it when it’s our turn.”
“I know that everyone who is on stage tonight and who will be on stage tonight will be anywhere else but… the next president of the United States: amazing, compassionate and brilliant,” Abrams said. Kamala Harris. “For many of us on stage and in the crowd tonight, this is the first or second time we have had the privilege of voting in a presidential election. As we all know, we have inherited a world in trouble. , it’s easy to feel disconnected and disillusioned. Between the advent of social media in our childhoods, COVID-19, and relentlessly targeted disinformation, it’s easy to become discouraged, but we know better. Let’s vote and keep our democracy intact or we won’t be able to do anything to fix this problem when it’s our turn.
Abrams concluded her speech by praising Harris: “She is the right leader at this very difficult time, and we couldn’t be luckier.”
In addition to her speech, Abrams and her band, who are currently kicking off the final North American leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, performed “I Love You I’m Sorry” (which The song just entered the top 20 this month (the Billboard Hot 100) and “Free Now”; both are from her latest album, our secretwhich debuted at No. 1 on the summer album sales chart.
Mumford & Sons also performed at the rally, performing “Little Lion Man,” “Awake My Soul” and “I Will Wait” – their highest-charting singles, which peaked at No. 1 on the Hot 100 in 2013 12 bits. ) left the band after writing the book “The Brave Man”. Revealed: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy.
Remy Wolfe also took the stage to perform “Cinderella” and said in his speech that America should be “a place where we feel safe, accepted and free.” That’s why I’m here today to support our future President, Kamala Harris, in her efforts to create this safe space for us again. She understands that the right to make decisions about her own body is crucial. She works on big issues like climate change and, like me, is a girl from the Bay Area who loves to laugh and have fun.
Also at the music-filled rally, The Nation’s Aaron Dessner and Matt Berninger dedicated their song “I Need a Girl” to Harris.
