Overview
- NJ.com music reporter Bobby Olivier published a scathing review Tuesday of Springsteen’s Newark show, calling it “hypocritical crap” and accusing him of profiteering off protest.
- Olivier cited up to $2,900 tickets for prime seats, $90 “No Kings” flags sold inside the arena, and a court order obtained by Springsteen’s merch distributor to stop bootleg T‑shirt sellers outside.
- The tour features pointed anti‑Trump speeches, including a repeated line that the country is in the hands of a “corrupt, incompetent, racist, reckless and treasonous” administration.
- Earlier this month, President Trump mocked Springsteen as “a dried up prune” and urged supporters to boycott the shows.
- The review argues the “Land of Hope and Dreams” run, which leans into protest themes, risks staining Springsteen’s late‑career legacy as it continues through the spring.