Legendary rock star Bruce Springsteen kicked off this year's European tour with a fiery tirade against President Donald Trump.
According to Rolling Stone, Springsteen, performing in Manchester, England, issued the rebuke before launching into his hit song, "Land of Hope and Dreams."
“The mighty E Street Band is here tonight to call upon the righteous power of art, of music, of rock and roll, in dangerous times,” he said. “In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, and has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration."
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"Tonight, we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experience to rise with us, raise your voices against the authoritarianism, and let freedom ring," he continued. "This is ‘Land of Hope and Dreams.”
Springsteen has used his voice to highlight political causes for years, and backed multiple Democratic presidential campaigns, playing "The Rising" at the Democratic National Convention in 2020.
As all of this was happening, another band getting ready to perform on their own European tour, Austin, Texas-based Lord Buffalo, was forced to cancel as their drummer, a Mexican citizen with green card status, was yanked off the plane in Dallas by Customs and Border Protection for an unspecified reason.
Watch part of Springsteen's speech below or at the link here.
