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Bruce Springsteen performed his new anti-ICE anthem, Streets of Minneapolis, at Minnesota's National Shutdown protest on Friday.
The 76-year-old musician — whose 1984 track Born in the USA was censored in the UK — released his latest song on Wednesday, following the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
He sang the song live for the first time at a benefit concert called Defend Minnesota!, held at First Avenue, according to NBC News.
Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello shared a flier for the event via Instagram on Wednesday.
Announcing his protest sing this week, Springsteen wrote on Instagram, 'I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis.
'It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.'
Bruce Springsteen performed his new anti-ICE anthem, Streets of Minneapolis, at Minnesota's National Shutdown protest on Friday
The 76-year-old musician released his new song on Wednesday, following the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); pictured in October 2025
He signed off, 'Stay free, Bruce Springsteen.'
The official audio for Streets of Minneapolis has so far been viewed on YouTube more than 4.6 million times.
And Springsteen's Instagram post announcing the new music has over 310,000 likes from his 2.1 million followers.
Morello wrote online earlier this week, 'We are coming to Minneapolis where the people have heroically stood up against ICE, stood up against Trump, stood up against this terrible rising tide of state terror.
'Where the people have stood up for their neighbors and themselves, for democracy and justice. Ain’t nobody coming to save us except us and it’s now or never.'
The longtime music artist added, '100% of proceeds go to the families of those murdered by ICE in Minneapolis Renee Good and Alex Pretti.'
Alongside performers Morello, Rise Against, Al Di Meola, and Ike Reilly, the promotional poster teased 'a very special guest.'
On stage on Friday, Morello introduced Springsteen as 'my good friend and fellow freedom fighter,' per The Hollywood Reporter.
Announcing his protest sing this week, Springsteen wrote on Instagram, 'I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis'; pictured in Los Angeles in October
According to the outlet, the New Jersey–bred singer shared an anecdote about the advice Morello gave him before he released Streets of Minneapolis.
He said to the crowd: 'Now I know Tom is an excitable man. I say, "Tom, what do you think? It’s kind of soapboxy." He says, "Bruce, nuance is wonderful, but sometimes you have to kick them in the teeth."
'So this is for the people of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the people of our good country, the United States of America.'
Springsteen's surprise appearance comes after a lyric from Born In The USA was censored at a radio station in the United Kingdom earlier this month.
He sings: 'So they put a rifle in my hands, sent me off to a foreign land, to go and kill the yellow man, Born in the USA.'
According to The Sun, Absolute Radio will censor the phrase when the song is played on their station.
The tune is one of Springsteen's most well-known songs and discusses a disillusioned Vietnam veteran's alienation after the war.
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