Bruce Springsteen delivers fiery performance at No Kings protest Chris Jordan, Asbury Park PressMon, March 30, 2026 at 3:23 PM UTC 0 Bruce Springsteen brought a song and a message to the No Kings flagship rally in St. Paul, Minnesota. The musician, known affectionately by fans as The Boss, performed his new protest song, "Streets of Minnesota," at the demonstration Saturday, March 28, one of hundreds of events held across the country to resist the leadership of President Donald Trump.
Bruce Springsteen delivers fiery performance at No Kings protest
Chris Jordan, Asbury Park PressMon, March 30, 2026 at 3:23 PM UTC
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Bruce Springsteen brought a song and a message to the No Kings flagship rally in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The musician, known affectionately by fans as The Boss, performed his new protest song, "Streets of Minnesota," at the demonstration Saturday, March 28, one of hundreds of events held across the country to resist the leadership of President Donald Trump. Springsteen's song, released in January, chronicles marches held earlier this year in protest of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents' increasingly violent tactics in the Twin Cities.
"This past winter, federal troops brought death and terror to the streets of Minneapolis. Well, they picked the wrong city," the New Jersey-born singer-songwriter said on stage. "The power and the solidarity of the people of Minneapolis, of Minnesota, was an inspiration to the entire country."
Musician Bruce Springsteen performs during a "No Kings" protest outside the State Capitol building on March 28, 2026 in St Paul, Minnesota.
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He continued: "Your strength and your commitment told us that this is still America. This reactionary nightmare and these invasions of American cities will not stand," referencing ICE operations across the country. "You gave us hope. You gave us courage, and for those who gave their lives, Renee Good, mother of three, brutally murdered. Alex Pretti, VA nurse, executed by ICE, shot in the back, and left to die in the street without even the decency of our lawless government investigating their deaths."
Pretti was shot and killed during a confrontation with federal agents who were conducting an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis on Jan. 24. He was the second person, following Good, to be fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis since Trump commenced what he called the "largest immigration enforcement operation ever" in Minnesota.
"Their bravery, their sacrifice, and their names will not be forgotten," Springsteen said, beginning to sternly strum his guitar.
The performance was focused and intense, with the singer at one point changing the lyrics to include an expletive, blasting White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.
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Rock legend Bruce Springsteen took the stage on March 28, 2026, to perform his protest song "Streets of Minneapolis" at the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul on Saturday. Springsteen performed during a "No Kings" protest — the third nationwide "No Kings" protest held against the Trump administration. Musicians Joan Baez and Maggie Rogers were also scheduled to perform at the protest.
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Minnesota's Governor Tim Walz introduced Springsteen, praising his career "giving voice to the working class" and his popularity "across generations."
"It's my pleasure to be able to welcome somebody who has spent a lifetime giving voice to the working class, expressing our hopes and dreams, our fears, all of the things that makes us human, and has done that with a voice that resonated across generations," Walz said. "So I have to tell you we're damn sure about this. We need no damn kings. But I'll tell you what I'm glad we have. We do need a Boss. Please welcome Bruce Springsteen to the stage."
Folk legend Joan Baez, singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers, actress Jane Fonda and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., also appeared at the rally. Tom Morello, a founding member of Rage Against the Machine and part-time member of Springsteen's E Street Band, also made a surprise appearance.
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He's The Boss. Rock and roll legend Bruce Springsteen is known as much for his music as he is for his outspoken politics and global stardom.Look back at his iconic moments on stage and throughout his career in photos, starting here, as Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform a concert at Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 2, 1981.
Morello joined Baez and Rogers for a performance of the Bob Dylan classic "The Times They Are A-Changin'."
Morello will join the E Street Band's No Kings-themed Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour, which begins Tuesday, March 31, at the Target Center in Minneapolis. More than 3,000 No Kings events took place across the country on Saturday.
Contributing: Anna Kaufman, KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY
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