{"id":1088,"date":"2025-05-15T09:38:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T09:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/bruce-springsteen-and-the-e-street-band-co-op-live-manchester-may-14-2025-149807\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T09:38:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T09:38:42","slug":"bruce-springsteen-and-the-e-street-band-co-op-live-manchester-may-14-2025-149807","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/bruce-springsteen-and-the-e-street-band-co-op-live-manchester-may-14-2025-149807\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band, Co-Op Live, Manchester, May 14, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bruce Springsteen<\/strong> has spoken recently about the responsibility of the artist in a turbulent world and he wastes no time putting those words into action tonight. He opens with an extraordinary monologue in which he calls on \u201cthe righteous spirit of art, of music, of rock \u2019n\u2019 roll in dangerous times\u201d, rails against how the country that he loves has fallen into \u201cthe hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration\u201d and concludes by asking \u201call who believe in democracy and the best of our American experiment to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring!\u201d Then the 18-piece E Street Band<\/strong> hurtle into the title track of this two-year tour, now on its final leg, with a righteously impassioned \u201cLand Of Hope And Dreams<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Bruce Springsteen<\/strong> has spoken recently about the responsibility of the artist in a turbulent world and he wastes no time putting those words into action tonight. He opens with an extraordinary monologue in which he calls on \u201cthe righteous spirit of art, of music, of rock \u2019n\u2019 roll in dangerous times\u201d, rails against how the country that he loves has fallen into \u201cthe hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration\u201d and concludes by asking \u201call who believe in democracy and the best of our American experiment to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring!\u201d Then the 18-piece E Street Band<\/strong> hurtle into the title track of this two-year tour, now on its final leg, with a righteously impassioned \u201cLand Of Hope And Dreams<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Springsteen, a stadium veteran of over 40 years, rarely plays indoor venues in Europe now, but the relative intimacy of the first of three nights at this 23,500 seater allows an unusually closer quarters view of a performer on a mission, delivering what must surely be the most politically-charged show of his career. As he stands just feet from the front rows, video screens show the singer\u2019s face furrow with concentration as he delivers every line with passion, precision and often venom. Springsteen is 75 years old now. His hair is greyer and wirier. He no longer plays guitar on his back or does knee slides across the stage like he did in his youth, but he\u2019s still more than capable of helming a powerhouse two and a half hour show which never once loses fire, brimstone or focus. The main members of the E Street Band are now in their 70s too, but with saxophonist Jake Clemons<\/strong> replacing his late, legendary uncle Clarence, they roar away as inimitably as ever.<\/p>\n

The song choices reflect Springsteen\u2019s prevailing mood and theme. Delivered with barely a pause for each \u201cwun-two-three-fah!\u201d between them, the likes of \u201cDeath To My Hometown<\/strong>\u201d,\u00a0 \u201cYoungstown<\/strong>\u201d and \u201cDarkness On The Edge Of Town<\/strong>\u201d are songs about ordinary lives or livelihoods crushed by situations beyond their control. Springsteen pointedly dedicates 2020\u2019s \u201cRainmaker<\/strong>\u201d \u2013 receiving its live debut \u2013 to \u201cour dear leader\u201d. It\u2019s the story of Charles Hatfield<\/strong>, an early 20th century sewing machine salesman who claimed to be able to produce rain but who was exposed as a conman. Springsteen never once mentions Donald Trump<\/strong> by name, but during an acoustic \u201cHouse Of A Thousand Guitars<\/strong>\u201d the line \u201cThe criminal clown has stolen the throne\/He steals what he can never own<\/em>\u201d triggers spontaneous cheering.<\/p>\n

The singer previews a gospel-tinged \u201cMy City Of Ruins<\/strong>\u201d with another angry monologue about the \u201cweird, strange and dangerous shit going on in America\u201d, detailing events from the \u201crolling back of historic civil rights legislation\u201d to \u201csiding with dictators\u201d. However, he urges \u201cwe\u2019ll survive this moment\u201d as the show\u2019s life-affirming second half gradually becomes a hope-filled celebration of the power of music to protest and inspire.<\/p>\n

Although a rousing \u201cHungry Heart<\/strong>\u201d appears early on, the floodgates open with \u201cBecause The Night<\/strong>\u201c, an epic singalong \u201cBadlands<\/strong>\u201d and a furiously rejuvenated \u201cBorn In The USA<\/strong>\u201d, which sees gravel creep into Springsteen\u2019s vocals as he roars the chorus with the crowd. \u201cDancing In The Dark<\/strong>\u201d is pure gleeful pop and \u201cBorn To Run<\/strong>\u201d sounds so enormous one fears the roof will blow off and it won\u2019t be an indoor venue any more. By now, the house lights are up, guitarist Nils Lofgren<\/strong> is spinning round during solos, the audience\u2019s \u00a0hands are in the air and Springsteen is down in the crowd for \u201cthe bit that really matters\u201d.<\/p>\n

By the end, for a closing cover of Bob Dylan<\/strong>\u2019s rallying cry \u201cChimes Of Freedom<\/strong>\u201d, he looks emotionally and physically drained, but euphoric. The message of this incredible show is that however bad things may seem people have the power. As Springsteen puts it, \u201cI believe in the truth of what the great American writer James Baldwin<\/strong> said: \u2018In this world there\u2019s isn\u2019t as much humanity as people would like, but there\u2019s enough.\u2019 Let\u2019s pray.\u201d Amen.<\/p>\n

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Land Of Hope And Dreams
Death To My Hometown
Lonesome Day
My Love Will Not Let You Down
Rainmaker
Darkness On The Edge Of Town
The Promised Land
Hungry Heart
My Hometown
Youngstown
Murder Inc.
Long Walk Home
House Of A Thousand Guitars
My City Of Ruins
Letter To You
Because The Night
Human Touch
Wrecking Ball
The Rising
Badlands
Thunder Road
Born In The U.S.A.
Born To Run
Bobby Jean
Dancing In The Dark
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Chimes Of Freedom<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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