First of all, let's dispense with some Bruce Springsteen mythology: It is a fallacy that all his concerts last three hours. Opening a fresh tour Tuesday night at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Springsteen and the E Street Band turned in a performance that lasted exactly 2 hours and 54 minutes,

What did our critic think of BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - LAND OF HOPES AND DREAMS TOUR at Target Center Minneapolis? Bruce Springsteen didn’t just play a show at Target Center on March 31—he turned the whole night into something that felt bigger than a concert.

Bruce Springsteen didn't ease into his new tour so much as light a fuse under it. At the kickoff of his 2026 "Land of Hope and Dreams" run in Minneapolis on Tuesday night, the 74-year-old rocker opened not with a song,

This past winter, federal troops brought death and terror to the streets of Minneapolis,” Springsteen told the crowd. “Well, they picked the wrong town."

Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello joins the E Street Band as Springsteen kicks off his first US tour since Trump took office for a second term.