Overview

• Springsteen’s E Street Band intensified its rock edge in Frankfurt with heavier guitar-driven arrangements underpinning key songs.
• The setlist combined gospel-inflected anthems like “No Surrender” with newer material such as “Rainmaker” to underscore themes of unity and resistance.
• Onstage speeches accused President Trump’s administration of undermining American democracy, earning sustained applause from the crowd.
• Jake Clemons honored his late uncle Clarence in a moving performance of “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” complemented by vintage video clips.
• After opening in Manchester, the European trek now heads toward its conclusion at Milan’s San Siro Stadium following the Frankfurt stop.