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Bruce Springsteen in furious rant about 'treasonous' Trump during UK gig
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band performed at the Co-Op Live arena in Manchester as part of his 2025 Land of Hope and Dreams Tour and made a number of furious speeches
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The lights dim. A resounding BRUCEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE echoes through the air. A sea of fans, both young and old, fill a bustling arena, their screams erupting as a true rock-and-roll legend steps into their presence. It's clear when The Boss is back in town.
Bruce Springsteen is now 75 years old. His hair is whiter, his face more lined, his muscles not as firm. The days of ripped denim sleeveless shirts and bandanas that adorned thousands of stages and iconic album covers are gone, replaced by a waistcoat and tie.
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Yet, what remains undiminished is the Boss' resolve to challenge what he perceives as injustices. This rock and roller, who made his mark with potent, impactful and relatable lyrics, isn't fading away quietly into his twilight years, reports the Manchester Evening News.
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Because if there's one thing to glean from the opening night of his 2025 tour, it's that Bruce Springsteen is irate and frustrated with the state of affairs in his homeland. From superstar gigs to cosy pubs find out What’s On in Wales by signing up to our newsletter here
On what is a landmark night for Manchester's Co-op Live arena - celebrating its first anniversary this week with its biggest star yet - the capacity crowd inside quickly grasp what Springsteen stands for.
Article continues belowAfter heralding the E Street Band's intention to "call upon the righteous power of music, art and rock and roll in dangerous times," he addressed the audience: "In my home, the America I love, the America I've written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration.
"Tonight, we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American spirit, to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism, and let freedom reign."
It was blatantly obvious whom he was referring to.
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Next, the anthem 'Land of Hope and Dreams', the 16-date European tour title and a cherished, gospel-tinged classic resonating with the optimism he implored the crowd to cling to, charged through the venue.
Springsteen is thrusting his finger towards his fans, strumming his guitar with an intensity that seems imbued with deeper significance than ever before, and bellowing the song's words with a passion that underlines his voice still boasts the raw harshness that made it iconic.
His purpose couldn't be clearer.
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The concert then surged into a series of emotive performances filled with defiance, yearning for a better state back home, and yet tinged with hope, pulling from the heart of Springsteen’s powerful lyrical talents. Fans were treated to a selection that included fierce tracks such as 'Death to My Hometown', 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' and 'Promised Land'.
Whilst a few other crowd favourites are included in the opening set ('Hungry Heart' and 'Murder Incorporated' never fail to get the audience going), Springsteen, a committed Democrat known for his liberal political stance throughout his career, is far from finished expressing his palpable fear for the USA.
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He tells the crowd: "When the checks and balances of government have failed... all we've got is each other" before launching into a solo rendition of 'House of A Thousand Guitars' (The criminal clown has stolen the throne/ He steals what he can never own). Springsteen then moves to the edge of the stage to sit down.
"There's some very weird strange and dangerous s*** going on out there right now in America," he declares, before unleashing a series of criticisms against the Trump administration, including "inflicting pain on loyal workers... abandoning our allies and siding with dictators... removing residents off American streets and without due process or law deporting them".
He goes on: "A majority of our representatives aren't protecting the people from an unfit president and rogue government - they have no concern or idea of what it means to be American.
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"The America of what I have sung to you for 50 years is real and regardless of its faults is a great country with great people. We will survive this."
Following his speech, the E Street band performed 'My City of Ruins' (the repeated chorus of: "Come on, rise up" leaves little to the imagination).
In all probability, not many other stars could pull off such a political focus, particularly when it pertains to a foreign country. However, Springsteen has crafted his rock and roll persona and fanbase around his candid, wear-your-heart-on-your-sleeve attitude, which only garners enthusiastic applause from those who clamoured for tickets to see him.
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It certainly doesn't hurt that both he and the 17-piece E Street band consistently remind you why they are considered the world's top stage ensemble with nearly every song, as the volume cranks up, the best-known hits roll out, and the crowd rises to their feet.
The anthemic 'Wrecking Ball' and 'The Rising' are swiftly followed by classics like 'Badlands', 'Thunder Road' and three of his most famous hits, 'Born in the USA', 'Born To Run' and 'Dancing In The Dark', all belted out to an ecstatic crowd, who save special cheers for Jake Clemons - nephew of the renowned Clarence Clemons - and Steve Van Zandt.
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And it's while strumming the hits and striding across the stage with his guitar that another point is driven home. Springsteen is 75, and most of his E Street Band, whom he's known since his New Jersey days, could claim pensions if they so desired.
Yet they left none of the 23,500 capacity crowd in any doubt about their ability to deliver heart-stopping, pants-dropping, house-rocking, earth-quaking, booty-shaking energy to the max with every tune.
Concluding the set with 'Tenth Avenue Freeze Out' as the second-to-last tune, Springsteen plunged into the throng, fans barely believing their luck to be so close to the legend as he passed them.
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While it’s assuredly a task to include all of Springsteen's adored tracks in a mere two-and-a-half-hour show, some of the classic anthems inevitably had to give way to the evening's specific theme – this isn't a greatest hits showcase after all, and attendees should hardly anticipate as much from an artist of Springsteen's storied calibre.
With his trio of gigs in Manchester wrapping up next Tuesday countless fans will undoubtedly be yearning for Springsteen to grace the city once again for what can only be described as an extraordinary night of live music.
"I'm always a little bit nervous on that first night, even after all this time," confessed Springsteen before bringing the phenomenal show to a close.
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If you ask us, his butterflies were nowhere to be seen
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