Bruce Springsteen Opens 2026 Tour in Minneapolis: Every Song He Played at the First Show

No musical artist at Bruce Springsteen ’s level of commercial success, artistic endurance and renown has been as outspoken as he has when it comes to President Donald Trump’s ICE surge in Minnesota. During separate incidents in January, ICE agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens (Renée Good and Alex Pretti) in Minneapolis. Springsteen’s searing folk-rock protest anthem “Streets of Minneapolis” came out just days after Pretti’s killing at the hands of ICE agents.

The Trump administration rushed to portray Good and Pretti as a domestic terrorists without providing evidence; eyewitness accounts and video footage from both killings seemed to tell a different story than the one spun by the federal government. “Their claim was self-defense, sir, just don’t believe your eyes,” sang Springsteen on the song. “It’s our blood and bones and these whistles and phones against [Stephen] Miller and [Kristi] Noem’s dirty lies.” The 20-time Grammy winner gave “Streets of Minneapolis” its live debut at legendary local venue First Avenue during Tom Morello’s fundraiser for the families of Pretti and Good (a mother of three) on Jan.

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