Overview

• Springsteen opened the European leg of his tour in Manchester, delivering speeches condemning the Trump administration for authoritarianism and civil rights rollbacks.
• He urged audiences to defend democracy and oppose authoritarianism, aligning his music with political activism.
• The setlist featured politically charged songs like 'Death to My Hometown' and 'Rainmaker,' critiquing corporate greed and demagoguery.
• Springsteen accused Trump’s administration of persecuting dissenters, siding with dictators, and abandoning vulnerable populations.
• The tour, rebranded from Letter to Run, signals a deliberate shift toward overt political messaging in response to current U.S. leadership.