Bruce Springsteen performed at Tom Morello’s “Defend Minnesota!” concert, Jan. 30.
Bruce Springsteen performed a solo acoustic version of his new protest song “Streets of Minneapolis” at Tom Morello’s “Defend Minnesota!” concert at the First Avenue nightclub in Minneapolis, today. You can watch a video of it, below.
Springsteen told the crowd that after he wrote and recorded the song, he sent it to Morello, and expressed his reservation that it was “kind of soapbox-y.” He said Morello responded: “Nuance is wonderful. But sometimes you have to kick them in the teeth.”
He dedicated the song to “the people of Minneapolis, the people of Minnesota, and the people of our good country The United States.”
The concert also featured Rise Against, Al Di Meola and Ike Reilly. It was billed as “A Concert of Solidarity & Resistance,” and proceeds benefited the families of the late Renee Good and the late Alex Pretti.
In addition to singing “Streets of Minneapolis,” Springsteen also performed “The Ghost of Tom Joad” with Morello, and joined in on the show’s grand finale, a cover of John Lennon’s “Power to the People.” Videos of those songs are below as well.
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