A Bruce Springsteen cowl band misplaced a gig within the Boss’ dwelling state of New Jersey over issues a few backlash from Springsteen’s vicious assaults on President Donald Trump in concert events abroad. In the meantime Springsteen continued his assaults on Trump at Saturday night time’s present in France, with French subtitles on the jumbotron’s throughout his anti-Trump speeches.
Springsteen cowl band No Give up was set to play a present Might thirtieth at Rivs Toms River Hub within the southern New Jersey Trump stronghold of Toms River, however the proprietor acquired chilly ft after Springsteen repeatedly attacked President Trump in concert events in Manchester, England this month.
Excerpt from a report by NJ.com:
Shortly after Springsteen kicked off his European tour with harsh phrases in regards to the Trump administration on Might 14, bandleader Brad Hobicorn began receiving involved textual content messages from bar proprietor Tony Rivoli, Hobicorn advised NJ Advance Media Thursday morning.
On Sunday, Rivoli texted Hobicorn to say the gig was canceled, saying it was “too dangerous in the intervening time,” citing his restaurant’s conservative buyer base.
Hobicorn supplied to have his band play solely non-Springsteen, classic-rock covers. However Rivoli balked at paying $2,500 for a classic-rock cowl band versus a Springsteen-specific group.
“Sadly it’s simply an excessive amount of cash I needed to do the Springsteen tribute for that cash in my social media workforce would have promoted it we might have executed nicely however now as a result of Bruce can’t hold his mouth shut we’re screwed,” Rivoli wrote in a textual content message to Hobicorn obtained by NJ Advance Media.
In a message despatched to bassist Man Fleming, Rivoli wrote, “At any time when the nationwide anthem performs, my bar stands and is in complete silence, that’s our clientele. Toms River is crimson and gained’t stand for his bull—-.”
At his present Saturday night time at Stade Pierre-Mauroy Villeneuve-d’Ascq in Lille, France, Springsteen continued his struggle on overseas soil with Trump, giving his three speeches all through the present in English with French subtitles on the jumbotrons:
The excellent news is that Bruce Springsteen opened his set in Lille with a heartfelt rant in opposition to trump. He stays unbowed beneath the pink child’s onslaught. Extra energy to him pic.twitter.com/JPzO7vmtye
— simon learn (@simonnread) May 24, 2025
In a world filled with Trumps. Be a Bruce Springsteen! pic.twitter.com/g9lAygcoR8
— René Leenders (@LeendersRene) May 24, 2025
Text of Springsteen’s speech trashing President Trump (and his supporters) as initially given in Manchester, England on Might 14 and repeated at each successive present:
Introduction to My Metropolis of Ruins
There’s some very bizarre, unusual and harmful shit happening on the market proper now. In America, they’re persecuting individuals for utilizing their proper to free speech and voicing their dissent. That is taking place now.
In America, the richest males are taking satisfaction in abandoning the world’s poorest kids to illness and demise. That is taking place now.
In my nation, they’re taking sadistic pleasure within the ache they inflict on loyal American employees.
They’re rolling again historic civil rights laws that has led to a extra simply and plural society.
They’re abandoning our nice allies and siding with dictators in opposition to these struggling for his or her freedom. They’re defunding American universities that gained’t bow all the way down to their ideological calls for.
They’re eradicating residents off American streets and, with out due strategy of regulation, are deporting them to overseas detention facilities and prisons. That is all taking place now.
A majority of our elected representatives have failed to guard the American individuals from the abuses of an unfit president and a rogue authorities. They don’t have any concern or thought for what it means to be deeply American.
The America l’ve sung to you about for 50 years is actual and no matter its faults is a good nation with an awesome individuals. So we’ll survive this second. Now, I’ve hope, as a result of I imagine within the reality of what the good American author James Baldwin stated. He stated, “On this world, there isn’t as a lot humanity as one would love, however there’s sufficient.” Let’s pray.
Springsteen is scheduled to tour Europe the subsequent month-and-a-half, ending in Italy on July third. No U.S. dates have been introduced to date.
President Trump has fired again at Springsteen a number of instances the previous few weeks, most notably with a renewed golf swing meme focusing on Springsteen that featured actual video of Springsteen falling down on stage throughout a live performance in Amsterdam in Might 2023:
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 21, 2025
