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Rock Against Bush is a project mobilizing punk rock musicians against the 2004 U.S. Presidential campaign of George W. Bush. It was inspired by the idea of creating a vibe of anti-war and pro-peace sentiment, similar to the Woodstock Festival of 1969.

The effort was initiated by Fat Mike (Michael Burkett) of the band NOFX. It has included live concerts, a series of compilation albums, and a "punkvoter" website. Its goal was to encourage people, especially punk fans, to register to vote and to oppose Bush. The album proceeds were used to support a 2004 concert tour and an associated voter registration drive, emphasizing the swing states.

The project was not successful, as President George W. Bush went on to win re-election by a majority, receiving the largest number of votes of any Presidential candidate in U.S. history.

Albums

The albums have been issued by the Fat Wreck Chords label, which focuses on punk artists, so most of the songs are by punk bands. In addition to NOFX, performers include Rise Against, Pennywise, and Anti-Flag.

Discography

Vol. 1 (April 20, 2004)
Vol. 2 (August 10, 2004)
Vol. 3 (scheduled for release sometime in 2005)

Complete list of contributors

Volume one

Volume two

External links

The punk voter website

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 The effort was initiated by [[Fat Mike]] (Michael Burkett) of the band [[NOFX]]. It has included live concerts, a series of compilation [[album]]s, and a "punkvoter" [[website]]. Its goal was to encourage people, especially punk fans, to register to vote and to oppose Bush. The album proceeds were used to support a 2004 concert tour and an associated voter registration drive, emphasizing the [[swing state]]s.
+The project was not successful, as [[President of the United States|President]] George W. Bush went on to win re-election by a majority, receiving the largest number of votes of any Presidential candidate in [[United States|U.S.]] history.
-The project was a huge success in mobilizing the punk vote as [[John Kerry]] recieved more votes than [[Ronald Reagan]] or [[Bill Clinton]] in the 2004 election.
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