Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band, Co-Op Live, Manchester, May 14, 2025
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band reviewed in concert at the Co-Op Live in Manchester on May 14, 2025
Bruce Springsteen has spoken recently about the responsibility of the artist in a turbulent world and he wastes no time putting those words into action tonight. He opens with an extraordinary monologue in which he calls on āthe righteous spirit of art, of music, of rock ānā roll in dangerous timesā, rails against how the country that he loves has fallen into āthe hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administrationā and concludes by asking āall who believe in democracy and the best of our American experiment to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring!ā Then the 18-piece E Street Band hurtle into the title track of this two-year tour, now on its final leg, with a righteously impassioned āLand Of Hope And Dreamsā.
Bruce Springsteen has spoken recently about the responsibility of the artist in a turbulent world and he wastes no time putting those words into action tonight. He opens with an extraordinary monologue in which he calls on āthe righteous spirit of art, of music, of rock ānā roll in dangerous timesā, rails against how the country that he loves has fallen into āthe hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administrationā and concludes by asking āall who believe in democracy and the best of our American experiment to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring!ā Then the 18-piece E Street Band hurtle into the title track of this two-year tour, now on its final leg, with a righteously impassioned āLand Of Hope And Dreamsā.
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AdvertisementSpringsteen, a stadium veteran of over 40 years, rarely plays indoor venues in Europe now, but the relative intimacy of the first of three nights at this 23,500 seater allows an unusually closer quarters view of a performer on a mission, delivering what must surely be the most politically-charged show of his career. As he stands just feet from the front rows, video screens show the singerās face furrow with concentration as he delivers every line with passion, precision and often venom. Springsteen is 75 years old now. His hair is greyer and wirier. He no longer plays guitar on his back or does knee slides across the stage like he did in his youth, but heās still more than capable of helming a powerhouse two and a half hour show which never once loses fire, brimstone or focus. The main members of the E Street Band are now in their 70s too, but with saxophonist Jake Clemons replacing his late, legendary uncle Clarence, they roar away as inimitably as ever.
The song choices reflect Springsteenās prevailing mood and theme. Delivered with barely a pause for each āwun-two-three-fah!ā between them, the likes of āDeath To My Hometownā,Ā āYoungstownā and āDarkness On The Edge Of Townā are songs about ordinary lives or livelihoods crushed by situations beyond their control. Springsteen pointedly dedicates 2020ās āRainmakerā ā receiving its live debut ā to āour dear leaderā. Itās the story of Charles Hatfield, an early 20th century sewing machine salesman who claimed to be able to produce rain but who was exposed as a conman. Springsteen never once mentions Donald Trump by name, but during an acoustic āHouse Of A Thousand Guitarsā the line āThe criminal clown has stolen the throne/He steals what he can never ownā triggers spontaneous cheering.
The singer previews a gospel-tinged āMy City Of Ruinsā with another angry monologue about the āweird, strange and dangerous shit going on in Americaā, detailing events from the ārolling back of historic civil rights legislationā to āsiding with dictatorsā. However, he urges āweāll survive this momentā as the showās life-affirming second half gradually becomes a hope-filled celebration of the power of music to protest and inspire.
AdvertisementAlthough a rousing āHungry Heartā appears early on, the floodgates open with āBecause The Nightā, an epic singalong āBadlandsā and a furiously rejuvenated āBorn In The USAā, which sees gravel creep into Springsteenās vocals as he roars the chorus with the crowd. āDancing In The Darkā is pure gleeful pop and āBorn To Runā sounds so enormous one fears the roof will blow off and it wonāt be an indoor venue any more. By now, the house lights are up, guitarist Nils Lofgren is spinning round during solos, the audienceās Ā hands are in the air and Springsteen is down in the crowd for āthe bit that really mattersā.
By the end, alone in the spotlight for a closing solo cover of Bob Dylanās rallying cry āChimes Of Freedomā, he looks emotionally and physically drained, but euphoric. The message of this incredible show is that however bad things may seem people have the power. As Springsteen puts it, āI believe in the truth of what the great American writer James Baldwin said: āIn this world thereās isnāt as much humanity as people would like, but thereās enough.ā Letās pray.ā Amen.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played:
Land Of Hope And DreamsDeath To My HometownLonesome DayMy Love Will Not Let You DownRainmakerDarkness On The Edge Of TownThe Promised LandHungry HeartMy HometownYoungstownMurder Inc.Long Walk HomeHouse Of A Thousand GuitarsMy City Of RuinsLetter To YouBecause The NightHuman TouchWrecking BallThe RisingBadlandsThunder RoadBorn In The U.S.A.Born To RunBobby JeanDancing In The DarkTenth Avenue Freeze-OutChimes Of Freedom
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