Bruce Springsteen Keeps Hope and Dreams Alive on Tour: 10 Best Moments From Cleveland
Categoria: Musica
The Boss stopped at Rocket Arena on May 22 as part of his Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour.
Por Billboard | 23/05/2026
Preparing for the final song of his Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour on Friday (May 22) night in Cleveland, Bruce Springsteen reminded the Rocket Arena crowd that “the E Street Band was built for hard times.” Those times have inarguably become harder during the seven-and-a-half weeks since the 20-date trek began in Minneapolis , and it was evident on Friday that it’s only made the group, 20 strong on this outing, harder and Springsteen even more focused and resolute in his mission. Related Bruce Springsteen’s Tour Kickoff in Minneapolis: Fiery Speeches, a Prince Cover & More Best Moments Cleveland marked the 17th date of the tour — and the start of its final week — which is likely to culminate in an even more pointed and poignant reckoning on May 27 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. The tour wraps May 30 in Philadelphia after that date was postponed because of an NBA scheduling conflict. The setlist remains unchanged since Springsteen and company added the Clash’s “Clampdown” to the set during the third show in Inglewood, California. Springsteen didn’t even vary the show to reference the previous night’s end of Stephen Colbert’s late-night TV reign ( he sang “Streets of Minneapolis” on the penultimate episode) or the Cleveland Cavaliers’ spot in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. The Boss did, however, reference the city’s Agora, site of revered live radio broadcasts during the ’70s, and emotionally thanked the city “for a lifetime” of devotion. Primarily, the New Jersey rocker continued to present as ferocious and committed, pulling no punches as he slammed “reckless, racist, incompetent, treasonous” U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies and “super fools administration.” His words — delivered by Springsteen as part pulpit-pumping preacher and part podium-pounding representative of the people, with just enough Rock Star thrown in — were strong. But it was the 27 songs that really put weight behind the message, as the E Street troupe during its two-hours and 50 minutes on stage. The repertoire is carefully considered and curated, from the opening protest of the Temptations/Edwin Starr Vietnam era hit “War” through the hymn-like closing of Bob Dylan’s “Chimes of Freedom.” In between, Springsteen offered a treatise and sermon about not just what’s wrong in America today but also what can be right. He’s certainly taking his crowds to the “Darkness on the Edge of Town,” but he wants to bring them back as well. “We needed to come to Cleveland… to feel your strength and your hope and your faith,” Springsteen explained at the end of the night. “And we needed to bring some strength and some hope and some faith.” That, in turn, made the optimism of “The Promised Land,” “Long Walk Home,” “City of Ruins,