lends support to John Kerry

For most of its history, the band chose to stay away from the political realm. However, in 2004, upon learning that George W. Bush ‘s presidential campaign was using “Times Like These” at rallies, Grohl decided to lend his public support to John Kerry ‘s campaign, saying, “There’s no way of stopping the president playing your songs, so I went out and played it for John Kerry’s people instead, where I thought the message would kinda make more sense.” Grohl attended several Kerry rallies and occasionally performed solo acoustic sets. The entire band joined Grohl for a performance in Arizona coinciding with one of the presidential debates .