Overview

• Bruce Springsteen opened his Berlin Olympiastadion performance on June 11 by telling about 68,000 fans that the US government was “corrupt, incompetent and dishonest.”
• He dedicated “Rainmaker” to President Trump with a warning that demagogues rise when conditions are ripe, and he criticized the deployment of US military forces against protesters in Los Angeles.
• German subtitles on the stadium screens carried Springsteen’s speeches on democracy and freedom, and he closed the night with “Chimes of Freedom” dedicated to fans from East Berlin.
• Donald Trump responded on Truth Social by calling Springsteen an “obnoxious, unbearable fool” and urging him to “keep his mouth shut until he gets back to the country.”
• Springsteen’s “Land of Hope & Dreams” tour continues with concerts scheduled in Frankfurt on June 18 and Gelsenkirchen on June 27.