Overview
- Ahead of Tuesday’s opener in Minneapolis, Springsteen said the Land of Hope and Dreams tour “is going to be political and very topical about what’s going on in the country.”
- He will appear at a No Kings rally in St. Paul on Saturday and plans to perform “Streets of Minneapolis,” a protest song written after ICE agents killed Renée Good and Alex Pretti in January.
- Tom Morello will join the E Street Band at every show after advising Springsteen to take a harder lyrical edge on the new song.
- The White House blasted Springsteen, with spokesperson Steven Cheung calling him a “loser,” and he replied that audience blowback is part of the job and he is ready for it.
- The tour spans about 20 U.S. dates and ends May 27 in Washington, D.C., as related activism continues with an ACLU ad using “Born in the U.S.A.” ahead of an April 1 Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship.