Bruce Springsteen launches impassioned Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour video. “We rocked the house from one end of the country to the other, and we spoke up in defence of our Constitution, our Bill of Rights, and our sacred democracy”
Bruce Springsteen has released a 37-minute live video from the final night of the E Street Band's Land of Hope and Dreams Tour, filmed at Philadelphia's Xfinity Mobile Arena. Dubbed the "Philadelphia Freedom Cut," the footage shows Springsteen opening with a passionate speech invoking American democracy and the US Constitution, before leading the band through a politically charged set. Springsteen said the tour saw the band "speak up everywhere in defence of our Constitution, our Bill of Rights, and our sacred democracy," which he said were "under attack by a lawless President and his regime."
The seven-song set includes covers of The Temptations' "War" and The Clash's "Clampdown," alongside Springsteen classics "Born In The U.S.A." and "Darkness On The Edge of Town," plus "Streets Of Minneapolis," a track written for Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two civilians killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis. The E Street Band lineup features longtime members Roy Bittan, Nils Lofgren, Garry Tallent, Stevie Van Zandt and Max Weinberg, joined by Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello. Three further videos from the same concert are due to be released before the end of the year.
- Springsteen releases 37-minute Philadelphia tour finale video
- Set includes political speech and covers of War, Clampdown
- Three more videos from the show due by year's end