Many people, even the <a href="https://njmonthly.com/articles/news/remembering-ronald-reagans-1984-visit-to-nj-and-his-born-in-the-usa-blunder/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">President of the United States</a>, misread Bruce Springsteen’s most iconic tune.
“Born in the U.S.A.” wasn’t a rah-rah anthem but a Vietnam War smackdown.
No one is misreading The Boss’ political leanings today. Springsteen’s European tour finds the rocker trashing President Donald Trump like a Stephen Colbert monologue.
There’s only one problem. Springsteen squandered his moral authority over the past decade, and it’s not coming back. He’s far from alone in hard-rock circles.
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Springsteen made waves with his recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nobody-cares-bruce-springsteen-mocked-for-tirade-against-trump?author=Amanda+Harding&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=%E2%80%98Nobody+Cares%E2%80%99%3A+Bruce+Springsteen+Mocked+For+Tirade+Against+Trump">on-stage Trump tirade</a>, a May 14 rant that swiftly went viral. So much for Norms – bashing America overseas is typically frowned upon.
<blockquote>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 experiment to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring!</blockquote>
The comments came during the media maelstrom regarding Trump’s predecessor, the 80-something president whose cognitive decline made him woefully unfit for the gig.
Yet Springsteen didn’t say a word, at least publicly, about President Joe Biden’s mental state. The Boss supported Biden’s 2020 presidential run and similarly backed Vice President Kamala Harris last year. The rock icon kept mum about what every fair-thinking American saw over the last four years.
Gaffe after gaffe. Video after video. The sad proof was there before our collective eyes.
Nor did he condemn Harris for hiding Biden’s mental fog. She worked side-by-side with Biden and sang from the “Sharp as a Tack” hymnal, yet Springsteen never pressed her on the matter in song or on a concert stage.
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His silence wasn’t isolated to that terrible issue. Springsteen stayed mum during the Twitter Files scandal, Team Biden’s attempts to curb pandemic critics and Cancel Culture’s impact on the First Amendment.
He didn’t speak up for author Jeanine Cummins, aggressively canceled for writing a book (“American Dirt”) from a different culture than her own. The Boss didn’t rage against sensitivity readers or the scolds who censored books by literary giants like Roald Dahl and Agatha Christie.
You’d think an artist of his caliber would have had their backs, even if they worked in different media. Not Springsteen.
A true blue-collar troubadour wouldn’t let partisanship get in the way of the truth. Heck, the old Springsteen might have penned an ode to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/laken-rileys-alleged-illegal-immigrant-killer-was-flown-to-georgia-on-taxpayer-dime">Laken Riley</a>, the young woman killed by an illegal immigrant in 2024.
This version? Not a chance.
The New Jersey legend refused to stand up to longtime fans alarmed at his sky-high ticket prices. He put his blue collar bona fides on a shelf and said <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bruce-springsteen-covers-lp-fan-outrage-ticket-prices-1234632658/">he was worth the price of admission.</a>
Some Everyman.
Recently, two well-known rockers rode to Springsteen’s defense. Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder has backed The Boss on stage, covering the singer’s “My City of Ruins” and blasting Trump from his <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/eddie-vedder-trump-bruce-springsteen-2074454">concert soap box</a>.
<blockquote>Part of free speech is open discussion, part of democracy is healthy public discourse. The name calling is so beneath us. Bruce has always been a true American with his values of freedom and liberty and his justice has always remained intact…This freedom to speak will still exist in another year or two when we come back to this microphone.</blockquote>
Like Springsteen, Vedder stood down during the relentless attacks on free speech over the past decade. He said nothing about Cancel Culture, of fellow artists forced to grovel for forgiveness for past jokes and comments.
Nothing.
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That goes double for Tom Morello. The Rage Against the Machine singer joined his fellow, far-Left rockers in <a href="https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5320025-rage-against-the-machine-tom-morello-trump-bruce-springsteen/">blasting Trump and backing The Boss</a>.
<blockquote>Bruce is going after Trump because Bruce, his whole life, he’s been about truth, justice, democracy, equality … And Trump is mad at him because Bruce draws a bigger audience. F— that guy!</blockquote>
And let’s not forget their collective silence on one of the biggest news stories of the past decade. Neither Springsteen, Vedder or Morello publicly spoke out against the Oct. 7 atrocities, the ongoing hostage crisis or the 2023 Nova Music Festival massacre.
The latter should have been a moment for musicians from all genres to sing in one voice against an attack that hit so close to home. U2’s Bono <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/oct/10/u2-changes-lyrics-song-pride-israeli-music-festival-supernova">briefly spoke out</a> against the Nova massacre, as did <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/10/09/attack-on-israel-exposes-cowardice-of-social-media-celebs/">Madonna</a>.
The aforementioned rockers stayed silent.
And where are the pleas for Hamas to release the hostages held captive for more than a year? How hard is it to share that message?
John Ondrasik of Five for Fighting fame has just done that, almost nonstop, since Oct. 7. He’s put politics aside to pen songs tied to the Ukraine War, the Hamas barbarism and more.
His chilling anthem “OK (We Are Not OK),” a reaction to the Oct. 7 atrocities, is a must listen.
We may disagree on the power of celebrity messaging, but Ondrasik’s moral authority remains strong. What a shame Springsteen and friends can’t say the same.
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Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News’ Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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President Trump continued trolling recording artist Bruce Springsteen this week as part of an ongoing feud.
The post shared Wednesday morning from his verified X account showed a video clip of Trump swinging his golf club spliced with footage of Springsteen stumbling up a flight of stairs during a concert in 2023.
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This move comes after several days of back and forth. While the two have never been fans of each other, Springsteen started the most recent fight when he opened his “Land of Hopes and Dreams” tour in the U.K. by delivering a lengthy diatribe against the president.
“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 experiment to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring!” Springsteen said, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nobody-cares-bruce-springsteen-mocked-for-tirade-against-trump">reported</a>.
The longtime Democrat supporter made multiple political statements during his two-and-a-half-hour-long set, including complaining about the deportation of illegal aliens and “rolling back historic civil rights legislation that has led to a more just and plural society.”
President Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114517896576879203">hit back</a> against the aging musician, calling him a “dried out prune of a rocker” and saying that Springsteen “ought to KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT until he gets back into the Country, that’s just ‘standard fare’. Then we’ll all see how it goes for him!”
On Monday, Trump called for a “major investigation&#8221; into Springsteen and other musicians for “illegal campaign contribution[s]” allegedly made during Kamala Harris&#8217; bid for office. 
“Candidates aren’t allowed to pay for ENDORSEMENTS, which is what Kamala did, under the guise of paying for entertainment,” he wrote in part. “In addition, this was a very expensive and desperate effort to artificially build up her sparse crowds. IT’S NOT LEGAL! For these unpatriotic ‘entertainers,’ this was just a CORRUPT &amp; UNLAWFUL way to capitalize on a broken system.”
Many fans were critical of Springsteen using the stage as a platform to spew political opinions, pointing out how the singer chose to make the rants on foreign soil. 
Besides being an outspoken Democrat supporter, Springsteen is a friend of former President Barack Obama and campaigned for both of his presidential campaigns. The singer headlined rallies for both Joe Biden and Harris during the last election cycle.

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President Donald Trump on Monday called for a &#8220;major investigation&#8221; into former Vice President Kamala Harris over accusations that she paid for the endorsements of celebrities like Bruce Springsteen and Beyoncé during her failed presidential campaign. 
In an early morning Truth Social <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114532867603994760" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a>, Trump claimed Harris illegally paid for high-profile endorsements. 
“HOW MUCH DID KAMALA HARRIS PAY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN FOR HIS POOR PERFORMANCE DURING HER CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT? WHY DID HE ACCEPT THAT MONEY IF HE IS SUCH A FAN OF HERS? ISN’T THAT A MAJOR AND ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION? WHAT ABOUT BEYONCÉ? …AND HOW MUCH WENT TO OPRAH, AND BONO??? I am going to call for a major investigation into this matter,” Trump wrote.  
“Candidates aren’t allowed to pay for ENDORSEMENTS, which is what Kamala did, under the guise of paying for entertainment,” he added. “In addition, this was a very expensive and desperate effort to artificially build up her sparse crowds. IT’S NOT LEGAL! For these unpatriotic &#8216;entertainers,&#8217; this was just a CORRUPT &amp; UNLAWFUL way to capitalize on a broken system. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!”
Springsteen, who performed at an October rally for Harris in Atlanta, has been attacking the Trump administration during his concerts in recent weeks. 
“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,” Springsteen <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nobody-cares-bruce-springsteen-mocked-for-tirade-against-trump?author=Amanda+Harding&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=‘Nobody+Cares’%3A+Bruce+Springsteen+Mocked+For+Tirade+Against+Trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> at a concert last week in England. “Tonight, we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experiment to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring!” 
The Harris campaign has previously come under scrutiny for large payments made to the production companies of celebrities like Oprah Winfrey, Beyoncé, and LeBron James. 
The Washington Free Beacon <a href="https://freebeacon.com/democrats/lebron-james-endorsed-kamala-harris-then-she-paid-his-company-50k/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> last month that Harris’s campaign paid James&#8217;s production company $50,000 for &#8220;campaign event production.” While James did not appear at any Harris events, he did post a social media video endorsing Harris and suggesting that Trump was a racist. 
Similarly, the Harris campaign paid Beyonce’s production company $165,000 and Oprah’s production company $1 million. Beyonce spoke briefly at a Harris campaign event in Houston while Oprah did a sit-down interview with Harris in Chicago.

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Singer and leftist Bruce Springsteen opened his &#8220;Land of Hopes and Dreams&#8221; tour with his E Street Band by delivering a lengthy diatribe on foreign soil against President Donald Trump, which led to mockery and criticism on social media.
The 75-year-old recording artist took to the stage on Wednesday in Manchester, England, to make his complaints. 
“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 experiment to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring!” Springsteen <a href="https://www.vulture.com/article/bruce-springsteen-trump-treasonous-concert.html">said</a>, per Vulture.
The longtime Democrat supporter made multiple political statements during his two-and-a-half-hour-long set, per <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/bruce-springsteen-trump-treasonous-concert-2072574">Newsweek</a>.
Before playing the song, My City of Ruins, he said, &#8220;There&#8217;s some very weird, strange, and dangerous s*** going on out there right now.&#8221;
&#8220;In America, they are persecuting people for using their right to free speech and voicing their dissent. This is happening now. In America, the richest men are taking satisfaction in abandoning the world&#8217;s poorest children to sickness and death.&#8221;
On the topic of the Trump administration targeting illegal aliens for deportation, Springsteen said, &#8220;They are removing residents off American streets and without due process of law, are deporting them to foreign detention centers and prisons.&#8221;
&#8220;In my country they&#8217;re taking sadistic pleasure in the pain they inflict on loyal American workers. They&#8217;re rolling back historic civil rights legislation that has led to a more just and plural society,” the singer said at another point. “They are abandoning our great allies and siding with dictators against those struggling for their freedom. They are defunding American universities that won&#8217;t bow down to their ideological demands.&#8221;
While some social media users agreed with Springsteen’s message, a large number of commenters were critical of the statements he was making.
“Nobody cares what Bruce Springsteen has to say,” one X user <a href="https://x.com/IanJaeger29/status/1922809978991124748">replied</a>. 
“Bruce Springsteen has completely lost his mind,” another commenter <a href="https://x.com/Bubblebathgirl/status/1922988892732391472">observed</a>. “He goes full MSNBC instead of just playing the music people were there to hear. Entertainers are such narcissists.”
“Fans don&#8217;t want to hear this bullsh**&#8230;.They want to hear music. They should have booed him off the stage,” a third person <a href="https://x.com/RealHickory/status/1922966007754162319">said</a>. 
Another commenter <a href="https://x.com/Alsboringtweets/status/1922937826166870386">wrote</a>, “Bruce Springsteen waited until his European tour to badmouth Trump. Was he afraid of the response he would have gotten if he tried it here?? I will answer this for you, Yes. Coward move.”
Besides being an outspoken Democrat supporter, Springsteen is a friend of former President Barack Obama and campaigned for both of his presidential campaigns. The singer also headlined rallies for both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris&#8217; last election cycle.

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Like many <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-jersey">New Jersey</a> politicians who came before him, state Representative Josh Gottheimer (D), who announced he was running for governor last month, professes to be a huge fan of Garden State native <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bruce-springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a>.
Gottheimer says as much on his campaign <a href="https://josh4jersey.com/about/">website</a>, noting how he grew up “catching a Springsteen show every chance he could get (and still does!).” At his campaign rally, the rep took to the stage to The Boss’s song, “Glory Days.”
Springsteen is one of the most famous musicians to come out of New Jersey and frequently expresses pride in his roots.
Most recently, Gottheimer shared a snapshot of his Spotify Wrapped top five songs he purportedly listened to this year. All five were from Springsteen: “Thunder Road,” “Because the Night,” “Glory Days,” “Badlands,” and “The Rising.”
“No surprises here,” the gubernatorial candidate wrote in the X <a href="https://x.com/Josh4Jersey/status/1865144537087201388">caption</a>. “Fun fact: My first ever concert was at Meadowlands to see The Boss!”
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Nothing seemed amiss until Monday when a writer for the New Jersey Monitor’s newsletter noted some discrepancies in the photo shared in Gottheimer’s post. These small details called the Spotify Wrapped recap into question, and many wondered if it was a fake.
For example, the “g” in “Your top songs” looked different than the “g” Spotify uses. The numerals, spacing, and resolution also didn’t look quite right.
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Gottheimer was contacted on Monday about the allegations, which led him to admit that he had fabricated his top five.
“This would be my Spotify Wrapped if I didn’t share my account with my 12 and 15-year-old kids,” Gottheimer said in a statement to NJ Advance Media. “While it’s Springsteen all day for me — don’t get me wrong, I still love listening to Taylor Swift!”
Gottheimer&#8217;s plan to connect with residents seems to have backfired. The original X post is still up, and commenters are letting him have it.
&#8220;Faking a Spotify wrapped list…embarrassing,&#8221; one person <a href="https://x.com/hack_lawyer/status/1866113403812471292">wrote</a> in reply.
&#8220;This points to a larger problem&#8230;if you lie about this what else do you also lie about? RESIGN!&#8221; another <a href="https://x.com/pilotbmf/status/1866961263579763102">said</a>.
&#8220;Lying isn&#8217;t a choice for democrats. It&#8217;s a requirement,&#8221; a third person <a href="https://x.com/BradMalotke/status/1866945647183810771">agreed</a>.
New Jersey politicians frequently mention their love of Springsteen. Last year, Democratic Governor Phil Murphy declared September 23, the musician’s birthday, “Bruce Springsteen Day” in the state. 
Former Republican Governor Chris Christie is also a huge fan of Springsteen and, according to NJ.com, had the B Street Band, a tribute band to the singer, play at his inaugural gala in 2010. 
Springsteen is popular among conservatives for writing music that resonates with blue-collar workers, but he is a staunch liberal. In 2024, he <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bruce-springsteen-endorses-harris-calls-trump-most-dangerous-candidate/">endorsed</a> Kamala Harris for president and called Republican nominee Donald Trump the &#8220;most dangerous candidate for president in my lifetime.&#8221;

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bruce-springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a> is slated to perform at <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kamala-harris">Kamala Harris</a> rallies in the battleground states of Georgia and Pennsylvania in the coming days as the Democratic candidate attempts to pull ahead in the polls.
The <a href="https://variety.com/2024/music/news/bruce-springsteen-to-appear-at-kamala-harris-rallies-georgia-pennsylvania-1236186317/">performances</a> set for Atlanta on Thursday and Philadelphia next Monday are part of a series of concert events called “When We Vote We Win.” Former President Barack Obama will join the 75-year-old recording artist at both rallies. Harris is only scheduled to make a personal appearance at the Atlanta event.
Additional stops are expected to be announced leading up to Election Day.
Springsteen is a longtime Democrat supporter who campaigned for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and campaigned for President Joe Biden in 2020. &#8220;The Boss&#8221; also performed at the Inauguration Day rally for Biden in January 2021.
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The New Jersey native officially endorsed Harris for president in a recorded video message earlier this month. 
“Perhaps not since the Civil War has this great country felt as politically, spiritually, and emotionally divided as it does at this moment,” Springsteen <a href="https://www.instagram.com/springsteen/reel/DArLPGnIJD3/?hl=en">said</a> in the clip, which was filmed at a diner in Freehold, New Jersey, and shared on multiple social media platforms. 
“It doesn’t have to be this way. &#8230; Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are committed to a vision of this country that respects and includes everyone, regardless of class, religion, race, your political point of view, or sexual identity, and they want to grow the economy in a way that benefits all, not just a few like me on top. That’s the vision of America I’ve been consistently writing about for 55 years.”
The Harris campaign has been using celebrity endorsements to their advantage. Rap artist Eminem introduced former President Barack Obama at a Harris rally in Detroit on Tuesday night. The rapper didn’t perform, but he did give some remarks on the upcoming election, saying, “People shouldn&#8217;t be afraid to express their opinions, and I don&#8217;t think anyone wants an America where people are worried about retribution of what people will do if you make your opinion known.&#8221; 
&#8220;I think Vice President Harris supports a future for this country where these freedoms and many others will be protected and upheld,&#8221; Eminem said.
Obama also repeated some of the lyrics from Eminem’s hit single “Lose Yourself” during the event.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bruce-springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a> refuted rumors that he’s thinking about retiring.
The Boss addressed the crowd during a Philadelphia <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music">concert</a> last week to set the record straight, per recently posted footage circulating on social media. 
“We’ve been around for 50 f***ing years and we ain’t quitting,” Springsteen said. “We ain’t doing no farewell tour bulls***. No farewell tour for the E Street Band.”
The 74-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">recording artist</a> continued, “Farewell to what? Thousands of people screaming your name?”
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“Yeah, I wanna quit that,” he added.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Springsteen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Springsteen</a> had some thoughts on the concept of farewell tours at his show in Philly tonight <a href="https://t.co/jBh3lNQPCS">pic.twitter.com/jBh3lNQPCS</a>
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Despite his enthusiasm for touring, Springsteen has experienced health issues in recent years, which have affected multiple scheduled concerts. The singer rescheduled some stops in European cities earlier this year due to vocal strain. Last September, Springsteen postponed more than 20 shows due to “peptic ulcer disease,” as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bruce-springsteen-says-hes-heartbroken-to-postpone-all-september-shows-due-to-medical-concerns">reported</a>.
“Over here on E Street, we’re heartbroken to have to postpone these shows,” the New Jersey native shared in a statement posted on social media at the time, noting that he had to follow his doctor’s orders. “We’ll be back soon. Love and God bless all, Bruce.”
Springsteen’s current tour wraps up in November. 
The rock and roll star has a career spanning 60 years and is one of the most well-known artists of all time. He’s sold more than 140 million records worldwide, making him the 27th best-selling music artist ever. Springsteen, whose best-known hits include “Born in the U.S.A.” and “Born to Run,” is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and boasts 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, an Academy Award, and a Special Tony Award.
Besides just having a grueling tour schedule, Springsteen has also been blamed by other musicians for setting expectations of playing for hours. Some of his shows include him and his band playing for up to four hours straight.
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Former Beatles band member Paul McCartney discussed the trend last summer. 
“These days, it’s pretty much the main act, and there might be a warm-up act,” McCartney told late-night host Conan O’Brien in July. He said that never used to be the standard.
“Now, people do three, four hours. I blame Bruce Springsteen. I’ve told him so. I’ve said, ‘It’s your fault,’” McCartney continued. “You can’t now do an hour. We used to do a half hour. That was like The Beatles’ thing. Half an hour, and we got paid for it.”

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bruce-springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a> finally got back on the stage for the first time since postponing numerous shows due to his peptic ulcer disease diagnosis, and his new look has caused quite a stir.
The 74-year-old singer hit the stage in Phoenix wearing a red flannel shirt and dark jeans and looking very pale with white hair. But it was his face that got everyone talking, with some suggesting he looked like comedian Ellen DeGeneres and others saying he looked more like actress Tilda Swinton, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/03/21/entertainment/bruce-springsteen-unrecognizable-on-tour-tilda-swinton-ellen-degeneres-comparisons/">New York Post</a> reported.
&#8220;Is that Ellen DeGeneres,&#8221; one person wrote on social media.
Another added, &#8220;I&#8217;m not even trying to be funny when I say I thought this was Megan Rapinoe.&#8221;
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Bruce Springsteen returns to stage looking unrecognizable — and a little bit like Tilda Swinton <a href="https://t.co/P3d6o5OpKG">https://t.co/P3d6o5OpKG</a> <a href="https://t.co/ncT9XMufxl">pic.twitter.com/ncT9XMufxl</a>
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While a third wrote, &#8220;That&#8217;s Tilda Swinton&#8221; and a fourth added that they thought the &#8220;Born In the USA&#8221; singer &#8220;looks freaking terrible.&#8221;
The show in Arizona marked the first time Springsteen had performed on stage with his E Street Band since September 2023. Last year, the &#8220;Dancing In The Dark&#8221; hitmaker announced that he was postponing the remainder of his 2023 tour dates.
In a post on <a href="https://x.com/springsteen/status/1707064991172476946?s=20">X</a> to his 1.3 million followers, the singer said per &#8220;doctor&#8217;s advice,&#8221; he was postponing all remaining shows until next year as he continues &#8220;to recover steadily from peptic ulcer disease&#8221; and continues treatment. He had previously postponed his August and September shows.
&#8220;All remaining 2023 tour dates for Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will be postponed until 2024,&#8221; the message read. &#8220;When the new 2024 dates are announced, those unable to attend on the new date who purchased their tickets through official ticketing companies have 30 days to request a refund. All tickets for postponed performances will remain valid for the newly announced dates.&#8221;
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&#8220;Thanks to all my friends and fans for your good wishes, encouragement, and support,&#8221; Springsteen added. &#8220;I&#8217;m on the mend and can’t wait to see you all next year.&#8221;
At the concert in Phoenix, the &#8220;Glory Days&#8221; hitmaker thanked fans for dealing with the postponed show, per the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/bruce-springsteen-tour-health-peptic-ulcer-disease-59a9e3ed6f85d2d0934820ca246307c5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Associated Press</a>.
&#8220;Phoenix, first I want to apologize if there was any discomfort because we had to move the show last time,&#8221; Springsteen told the crowd. &#8220;I hope we didn&#8217;t inconvenience you too much.&#8221;
Springsteen and the E Street band are set to tour for the rest of 2024, ending up in 17 countries across 52 dates between now and November, the New York Post noted.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bruce-springsteen-says-hes-heartbroken-to-postpone-all-september-shows-due-to-medical-concerns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bruce Springsteen Says He&#8217;s &#8216;Heartbroken&#8217; To Postpone All September Shows Due To Medical Concerns</a>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bruce-springsteen-fans-furious-as-concert-tickets-explode-under-greedy-pricing-scheme" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bruce Springsteen</a> announced on Wednesday that he was postponing the remaining 2023 tour dates amid an ongoing health issue.
In a post on <a href="https://x.com/springsteen/status/1707064991172476946?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">X</a> to his 1.3 million followers, the 74-year-old singer said per &#8220;doctor&#8217;s advice,&#8221; he was postponing all remaining shows until next year as he continues &#8220;to recover steadily from peptic ulcer disease&#8221; and continues treatment. He had previously postponed his August and September shows.
&#8220;All remaining 2023 tour dates for Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will be postponed until 2024,&#8221; the message read. &#8220;Rescheduled dates for each of the 2023 shows, including those postponed earlier this month, will be announced next week, all taking place at their originally scheduled venues.&#8221;
&#8220;When the new 2024 dates are announced, those unable to attend on the new date who purchased their tickets through official ticketing companies have 30 days to request a refund,&#8221; it added. &#8220;All tickets for postponed performances will remain valid for the newly announced dates.&#8221;
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(1/5) Bruce Springsteen has continued to recover steadily from peptic ulcer disease over the past few weeks and will continue treatment through the rest of the year on doctor&#39;s advice. <a href="https://t.co/rMgZZsKcfo">pic.twitter.com/rMgZZsKcfo</a>
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&#8220;Thanks to all my friends and fans for your good wishes, encouragement, and support,&#8221; Springsteen said. &#8220;I&#8217;m on the mend and can&#8217;t wait to see you all next year.&#8221;
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Earlier this month, Springsteen <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bruce-springsteen-says-hes-heartbroken-to-postpone-all-september-shows-due-to-medical-concerns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> he was postponing the remainder of his September concerts under the recommendation of his medical advisors to deal with his medical condition, which caused him to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bruce-springsteen-cancels-concert-hours-before-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">postpone a show</a> at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia in August just hours before it was supposed to begin.
&#8220;Over here on E Street, we&#8217;re heartbroken to have to postpone these shows,&#8221; the statement read. &#8220;First, apologies to our fabulous Philly fans who we missed a few weeks ago. We&#8217;ll be back to pick these shows up and then some.&#8221;
&#8220;Thank you for your understanding and support,&#8221; it added. &#8220;We&#8217;ve been having a blast at our US shows and we&#8217;re looking forward to more great times. We&#8217;ll be back soon. Love and God bless all, Bruce.&#8221;
Springsteen&#8217;s tour was set to conclude in December in San Francisco.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bruce-springsteen-says-hes-heartbroken-to-postpone-all-september-shows-due-to-medical-concerns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bruce Springsteen Says He&#8217;s &#8216;Heartbroken&#8217; To Postpone All September Shows Due To Medical Concerns</a>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bruce-springsteen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bruce Springsteen</a> announced Wednesday that he’s canceling the remainder of his September <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music" target="_blank" rel="noopener">concerts</a> under the recommendation of medical professionals. 
The 73-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">singer</a> has been dealing with symptoms from peptic ulcer disease, which caused him to previously cancel a concert at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on August 16 just hours before it was supposed to begin.
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&#8220;Over here on E Street, we’re heartbroken to have to postpone these shows,&#8221; The Boss shared in a statement posted on social media. 
&#8220;First, apologies to our fabulous Philly fans who we missed a few weeks ago. We’ll be back to pick these shows up and then some. Thank you for your understanding and support. We’ve been having a blast at our US shows and we’re looking forward to more great times,” the update continued. “We’ll be back soon. Love and God bless all, Bruce.&#8221;
The statement said the cancellations were made due to the recommendation of Springsteen’s medical advisors. 
Springsteen has been touring since the beginning of February. The tour kicked off in Tampa, Florida, before heading to Europe for a while. The musician hasn’t taken much time off in between, but he postponed shows prior to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bruce-springsteen-cancels-concert-hours-before-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Philadelphia cancellation</a> due to illness, which he didn’t elaborate on at the time.  
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The tour is currently scheduled to continue through the rest of the year on the West Coast, with his final concert scheduled for December 10 in San Francisco. There’s no update on whether those dates will also be postponed or changed.
Besides just having a grueling tour schedule, Springsteen has also been blamed for musicians being expected to play for hours. Former Beatles band member Paul McCartney said the musician started the trend that’s continued over the years.
“These days it’s pretty much the main act and there might be a warm up act,” McCartney <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/paul-mccartney-says-bruce-springsteen-is-to-blame-for-musicians-being-expected-to-play-for-hours" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> late night host Conan O’Brien during an interview for his “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast in July. He said that never used to be the standard.
“Now, people do three, four hours. I blame Bruce Springsteen. I’ve told him so. I’ve said, ‘It’s your fault,’” the 81-year-old songwriter continued. “You can’t now do an hour. We used to do a half hour. That was like The Beatles’ thing. Half an hour, and we got paid for it.”

Bruce Springsteen Says He’s ‘Heartbroken’ To Postpone All September Shows Due To Medical Concerns

Bruce Springsteen Says He's 'Heartbroken' To Postpone All September Shows Due To Medical Concerns

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bruce-springsteen-freed-of-drunk-driving-charges-slapped-with-500-fine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bruce Springsteen</a> canceled his concert hours before he was set to take the stage at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Wednesday due to an unknown illness.
The 73-year-old singer&#8217;s X account let his 1.3 million followers know that he had &#8220;taken ill&#8221; and would be postponing the August 16 show and another scheduled for Friday. Both were part of the &#8220;Springsteen &amp; E Street Band 2023 Tour.&#8221;
&#8220;Due to Bruce Springsteen having been taken ill, his concerts with The E Street Band at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on August 16 and 18 have been postponed,&#8221; Springsteen <a href="https://twitter.com/springsteen/status/1691872953414115424?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>.
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Due to Bruce Springsteen having been taken ill, his concerts with The E Street Band at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on August 16 and 18 have been postponed.
We are working on rescheduling the dates so please hold on to your tickets as they will be valid for the rescheduled…
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&#8220;We are working on rescheduling the dates so please hold on to your tickets as they will be valid for the rescheduled shows,&#8221; he added.
Looking on the &#8220;Born In the U.S.A.&#8221; hitmaker&#8217;s social media accounts, there is no other information as to what kind of illness the singer is dealing with or the dates for the rescheduled shows.
The post was made around 2 p.m. with things set to start at 7:30 p.m. Fans who made the trip to go to the concert reacted on social media to the short notice, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bruce-springsteen-cancels-concert-hours-before-start-time-illness" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> noted.
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&#8220;Flew all the way from Sweden to see this concert,&#8221; one wrote.
Another person added, &#8220;Sorry to hear about Bruce being ill, that sux!&#8221;
While another shared, &#8220;But when and how are refund details going to be available? I am in town from London (UK) and have 6 tix to Friday&#8217;s Bruce show, how do I get my $2K+ back?&#8221;
Springsteen&#8217;s next scheduled tour date is set for August 24, 2023 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, according to his <a href="https://brucespringsteen.net/tour/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>.
The tour kicked off in February in Florida, and in March the &#8220;Dancing In the Dark&#8221; singer postponed a handful of shows due to another illness, the outlet noted.
Shows in Albany, New York, Columbus, Ohio and Uncasville, Connecticut, were postponed with an announcement similar to Wednesday&#8217;s, with no information as to what kind of health issue forced the postponement.
His tour is set to conclude in December in San Francisco following several stops in Canada, Arizona, and throughout California.
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Paul McCartney complained that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music">performers</a> are expected to put on hours-long shows due to the influence of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bruce-springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a>.
The former Beatles band member explained that before “The Boss” came along, crowds were fine with major <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music-industry">musical acts</a> appearing for much shorter periods. 
&#8220;These days it’s pretty much the main act and there might be a warm up act,&#8221; McCartney told late night host Conan O’Brien during an interview for his &#8220;Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend&#8221; <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/paul-mccartney-blames-bruce-springsteen-performers-long-shows-your-fault">podcast</a>. The British star said back when the Beatles were popular, bands never played for that long because one show featured so many other major acts.
&#8220;Now, people do three, four hours. I blame Bruce Springsteen. I’ve told him so. I’ve said, ‘It’s your fault,’&#8221; the 81-year-old songwriter continued. &#8220;You can’t now do an hour. We used to do a half hour. That was like the Beatles&#8217; thing. Half an hour, and we got paid for it.&#8221;
“He ruined it for everyone,” O’Brien agreed.
McCartney went on to say that back in those days, playing for 30 minutes was considered extensive. 
He said promoters would ask, &#8220;‘How long can you do? Four minutes? Can you do four minutes?&#8217; And the guy would say, ‘Yeah,’ so they would do four. So, we thought, ‘Half an hour, that’s like epic.’”
&#8220;But that was it,” McCartney told O’Brien. “Big Beatles show. We were on and off like that. It didn’t seem strange.&#8221; 
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Springsteen previously told O’Brien he accidentally set the precedent of playing for a long time and felt he had to keep it up.
The “Born in the USA” composer said he &#8220;screwed the whole thing up by playing too f***ing long&#8221; during a 2020 interview with O’Brien, saying he was now forced to keep it up because fans expect it. “Now I have to do it,” he said. 
McCartney also <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/paul-mccartney-blames-bruce-springsteen-performers-long-shows-your-fault">said</a> he considered quitting the music business after the Beatles broke up in 1970.
&#8220;The main question I had was whether to keep going after the Beatles because it was a hard act — some might say, an impossible act — to follow,&#8221; the musician said in his newsletter. &#8220;There’s a couple of times in life when you are forced into taking a risk. After the Beatles, this was my situation: ‘Do I keep going with music, or not?’&#8221; he said. &#8220;The risk paid off.&#8221;

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