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Bruce Springsteen brings 'Streets of Minneapolis' home as he publishes US tour with 'War'
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MINNEAPOLIS — Bruce Springsteen was in a defiant but upbeat mood as he returned Tuesday night to the “Streets of Minneapolis” to launch his latest U.S. tour, denouncing the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the city and opening with a not-so-veiled salvo against the war in Iran.
Key facts
- Peter Somers, 46, of Rochester, Minnesota, brought his 11-year-old son, Jack, saying he was glad that Springsteen was “standing up with people for America and democracy
- After E Streeters including Steve Van Zandt and Max Weinberg joined in, Springsteen led fans in four chants of the song’s signature line, “ICE Out Now,” as the house lights came up
- Becky Stunc, 75, came to Minneapolis from Sandpoint, Idaho
- Springsteen kicked off his “Land of Hope & Dreams American Tour” at the packed Target Center with a show that lasted shy of three hours, with no intermission
Summary
Springsteen kicked off his “Land of Hope & Dreams American Tour” at the packed Target Center with a show that lasted shy of three hours, with no intermission. The Boss then asked the crowd to join “in choosing hope over fear, democracy over authoritarianism, the rule of law over lawlessness, ethics over unbridled corruption, resistance over complacency, unity over and peace over. ” before exploding into a thunderous version of “War,” a song he has sung since war clouds loomed over the Reagan administration.
After E Streeters including Steve Van Zandt and Max Weinberg joined in, Springsteen led fans in four chants of the song’s signature line, “ICE Out Now,” as the house lights came up.