All I'm saying is that these musicians are just using Bush to sell tickets. It's okay if that's really how they want to make a living, but it used to be that musicians made money with their music, not their opinions. And sure, musicians use music to voice their opinions all the time, but these guys wrote most of their music before Bush was elected. Can these really be considered anti-Bush concerts if they don't actually play any anti-Bush music? The title "Vote for Change" is advertizing rather than advocacy, and isn't really different from "Rock Against Bush" which is shipping it's second volume soon. I wouldn't be opposed if their message was neutral: "We won't tell you who to vote for just as long as you cast your vote. Then, no matter the outcome, you'll be a true patriot for participating in the election."
Music fans come in both leftwing and rightwing varieties, and holding these concerts in swing states only makes the outcome more uncertain.
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