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Bruce Springsteen ‘The Boss” and The E Street Band delivered a politically charged, electrifying performance in Manchester, as they kicked off their Land of Hope and Dreams Tour. A performance that was as politically resonant as it was musically superb. With 23,500 fans packed into the arena, the show fused iconic rock ‘n’ roll with impassioned calls for justice, unity, and resistance.
Before launching into the song, Land of Hope and Dreams, Springsteen welcomes the crowd warmly: “It’s wonderful to be in Manchester and back in the UK. Welcome to the Land of Hope and Dreams Tour.” He speaks of America, once a beacon of liberty and hope, now facing a critical crossroads under what he describes as a “corrupt and incompetent leadership.”

The latest exclusive release from the Bruce Springsteen Live Archive Series comes from Oakland Arena on October 28, 1999 – the final night of a three-show stand in Oakland, CA that finds Springsteen performing at his Reunion tour best.
If the modern era of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is demarcated by the start of the Reunion tour, we’ve nearly reached the moment where it also represents the midpoint of their touring career spanning late 1972 to present day. Amazingly, that means less time passed between the Born to Run and Reunion tours than the Reunion tour and today. So does a 1999 show have more in common with what came before or what’s come since?