Springsteen, Madonna perform for Clinton

  • 08/11/2016
Bruce Springsteen performs during a campaign event for US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton (Reuters)
Bruce Springsteen performs during a campaign event for US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton (Reuters)

Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi have performed before tens of thousands at Philadelphia's Independence Mall to rally voters for Hillary Clinton in the penultimate event of her presidential campaign.

Madonna, meanwhile, staged a surprise performance in New York for Clinton in Washington Square Park.

"The choice tomorrow couldn't be any clearer," Springsteen said in between a set of 'Thunder Road' and 'Long Walk Home'.

He said that Clinton's candidacy was based on "an actual vision," while her rival Donald Trump is a man "whose vision is limited to little beyond himself."

It was Springsteen's first campaign appearance for Clinton. He performed for Barack Obama in his 2008 and 2012 campaigns, as well as for John Kerry.

In brief remarks, Springsteen made a reference to the type of working class economic issues that are at the heart of so much of his music.

"Hillary sees an America where income distribution should be at the heart of the national conversation," he said.

Bon Jovi has been a frequent presence on the campaign trail for Clinton, and at the rally he said that she has "proven to be a unifier."

Around the same time as the Philadelphia rally, Madonna held an impromptu performance at Washington Square Park in New York for Clinton, which was broadcast on Facebook Live.

She urged those gathered to "vote with your hearts. Vote with your spirits.

"Do you believe in the power of unity? Do you believe in the power of prayer? Do you believe in the power of love? Amen," she said.

Reuters