Michael Stipe and Jason Isbell joined forces to carry out a pair of R.E.M. classics throughout a Pennsylvania marketing campaign occasion supporting Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.

On Friday (Oct. 4), the singer-songwriters took the stage throughout a Get Out the Vote live performance at Pittsburgh’s Schenley Plaza, the place Stipe sang R.E.M.’s “The One I Love” and “Driver 8,” which he hadn’t carried out reside since 2008. The former was the enduring rock band’s first high 10 hit, reaching No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1987.

The singer-songwriters additionally teamed up for a handful of songs from Isbell’s catalog, together with “Traveling Alone” and “Hope the High Road.”

During the occasion, Stipe and Isbell have been launched by potential future First Gentleman Doug Emhoff, who’s married to Vice President Harris. Emhoff was current to assist rally voters within the battleground state for this 12 months’s Democratic presidential ticket.

“It’s been a while since I’ve sung these songs, 16 years in fact, but I’m really happy to be here with Jason and with the soon-to-be First Gentleman ever of the United States of America,” Stipe instructed the group.

Stipe and Isbell have been vocal of their assist for the VP this 12 months, with the “Cover Me Up” singer performing at the Democratic National Convention in August. Stevie Wonder, John Legend, The Chicks, Mickey Guyton and P!nk additionally took the stage at the Chicago political gathering, whereas quite a few superstar musicians — together with Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Lizzo and Cardi B — have all endorsed Harris for president in 2024.

The Get Out the Vote live performance arrived on the heels of the Oct. 1 vice presidential debate between Walz and Donald Trump’s working mate, JD Vance, which came about a number of weeks after the Sept. 10 presidential debate between Harris and the previous POTUS.

Both campaigns are actually working to sway the minds of American voters as Election Day on Nov. 5 approaches, significantly the nation’s swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Watch Stipe and Isbell’s performances of “The One I Love” and “Driver 8” right here.