Watch Vampire Weekend Perform at Bernie Sanders Rally in Iowa City

Photo via Bernie Sanders' website

Tonight, Vampire Weekend, Killer Mike, Foster the People, and more are in Iowa City to perform at a Bernie Sanders rally. Watch a livestream of the "Students for Bernie" event below.

Because Vampire Weekend co-founder Rostam Batmanglij left the band earlier this week, Ezra Koenig is performing with a makeshift band, made up of Vampire Weekend drummer Chris Tomson, Dirty Projectors' Dave Longstreth, comedic duo the Lucas Bros, and the University of Iowa's Hawkapellas—an all-female a cappella group. ("Bernie can call that Vampire Weekend if he likes," he said.)

Prior to the rally, they performed at the Java House in Iowa City. Watch some clips from the event (including "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "This Land Is Your Land" sing-alongs) and check out Koenig's rehearsal with the Hawkapellas below, via Stereogum.

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HAWKAPELLAS rooting for them in the ICAA Great Lakes Quarter-Final

A video posted by Ezra Koenig (@arze) onJan 30, 2016 at 2:01pm PST

@thejavahouseic was packed today. What an experience to see @arze and ALL the fans sing the Star Spangled Banner. I teared up a little . The happiest moment for me was watching our #hipster staff smile and enjoy themselves!!! #USA #CAUCUS

A video posted by Angela (@aneuwi82) onJan 30, 2016 at 4:44pm PST

cape cod kwassa kwassa #vampireweekend

A video posted by Clara Lindner (@clara.lindner) onJan 30, 2016 at 4:28pm PST

REHEARSAL #vampireweekend#berniesanders via @ nickweidenfield on twitter

A video posted by Vampire Weekend (fan account) (@ezrafactory) onJan 30, 2016 at 11:32am PST

. @arze #VampireWeekend & @dirtyprojectors getting kids stoked at this coffee shop in #Iowa #vampireweekendatbernies

A video posted by Luis Calderin (@luis_calderin) onJan 30, 2016 at 2:44pm PST

#ThisLandIsYourLand. @arze #vampireweekendatbernies #FeeltheBern

A video posted by Luis Calderin (@luis_calderin) onJan 30, 2016 at 3:34pm PST

VAMPIRE WEEKEND & THE DIRTY PROJECTERS @thejavahouseic @arze

A video posted by Clara Lindner (@clara.lindner) onJan 30, 2016 at 4:10pm PST

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