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The Bruce Springsteen-President Donald Trump back and forth continues. The latest salvo is the rush release of "Land of Hope and Dreams," a six-track EP issued on streaming services on Wednesday. It draws from the Boss’ European tour opening show with the E Street Band in Manchester,
No Surrender, which bills itself as a "note-for-note" ultimate Springsteen tribute band, announced it has been booked at another venue.
Over here on E Street, it’s pretty quiet now that a Jersey Shore bar owner questioned whether No Surrender, a Bruce Springsteen cover band, should perform at his establishment after the real Springsteen openly criticized Donald Trump.
When Bruce Springsteen described the Trump administration as “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous” from a concert stage in England last week, there was no need to gasp. Springsteen is a truth teller.
A rumor that carmaker Jeep stopped advertising with musician Bruce Springsteen circulated online following his public criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump in mid-May 2025. The Facebook page America's Last Line of Defense posted the rumor on May 17, 2025:
The release includes May 14 performances of the songs “Land of Hope and Dreams,” “My City of Ruins” and “Chimes of Freedom.”
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Ultimate Classic Rock on MSNBruce Springsteen Releases ‘Land of Hope and Dreams’ Live EPBruce Springsteen has rush released a four-song EP from his much-discussed May 14 performance in Manchester, England, as the E Street Band’s European tour continues. He announced a new name for the trek on stage that night,
Neil Young, one of Donald Trump ‘s most vocal critics in the music industry, weighed in on the president’s online fight with Bruce Springsteen and other musicians this week, thanking Springsteen for speaking up while encouraging the world’s most powerful person to focus on more pressing issues at hand than what recording artists say about him.
Bruce Springsteen is one of those artists who seems to be perpetually touring, and this summer, he'll be on the road with the E Street Band once again, though this tour will only be taking him to Europe.
Bruce Springsteen released an EP today from his “Land Of Hope And Dreams” European tour, including the scathing comments he made about President Donald Trump. Hours later, Trump posted a mock video in which he tees off and his golf ball hits Springsteen in the head.