British folk band Mumford & Sons have encouraged Americans to “make a voting plan” as they performed at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Ms Harris has harnessed star power as she focuses on battleground states in her bid for the White House with Beyonce, Eminem and Bruce Springsteen among those to have appeared at her campaign events. In Madison, Wisconsin, US singer Gracie Abrams appeared to address the frustration which she said is shared by young voters, before Mumford & Sons took to the stage.
“We are Mumford & Sons and there is nowhere else we’d rather be,” frontman Marcus Mumford, who is married to British actress Carey Mulligan, told the crowd. The Brit and Grammy award-winning group performed hits including The Cave, Little Lion Man, Awake My Soul and I Will Wait. “We love this place, we love this state,” 37-year-old Mumford continued.
“I know it might not sound like it, because I grew up in England, but I was born in America. “I was born in California, and last week, it was my great privilege to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz to be president and vice president of the United States of America. “And I would encourage you to get with your mates, make a voting plan and go out and vote, because every vote will matter you.
” It came after Abrams performed her tracks I Love You, I’m Sorry, Risk and Free Now to the chanting audience. “We’ve inherited a world that is struggling and it�.