In 1988, Bruce Springsteen performed in what was then East Berlin. Invited by the FDJ, the East German youth organisation, he took to the stage at the Weißensee cycling track in front of an estimated 300,000 to 500,000 people — far more than the 160,000 tickets originally issued. It was billed as a concert in solidarity with Nicaragua, but Bruce was careful to remain apolitical. Speaking in German, he told the crowd: “I’m not here to represent or support any government. I’ve come to play rock and roll in the hope that one day all the barriers will be torn down.”
Roll forward to 2025, and Bruce is back in Berlin — but this time, it’s political. Since the opening nights of this European leg in Manchester, Springsteen has been vocal about his…

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