Springsteen Stages Surprise Protest Set at Tom Morello’s Minneapolis Benefit

Overview

• Springsteen appeared on Jan. 30 at Minneapolis’s First Avenue during a Morello-organized benefit denouncing ICE operations.
• He performed the new song “Streets of Minneapolis” with “Arrest The President” displayed on his guitar.
• The set included “The Ghost of Tom Joad” with Morello, with performance clips circulated by music outlets.
• Morello opened with Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name” and called the moment the “Battle of Minneapolis,” likening it to fascism in a speech.
• After the show, Springsteen and Morello led attendees into the streets as Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” played, while President Donald Trump separately attacked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on Truth Social.