Instagram/Bruce Springsteen & Tom M Music Bruce Springsteen's Minneapolis tour opener: a powerful rock concert and protest anthem, born from tragedy and Twin Cities activism. April 1, 2026 AceShowbiz - The opening night of the Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's Land of Hopes and Dreams American Tour in Minneapolis on March 31 was a powerful, emotionally charged event. The concert came just two months after ICE agents fatally shot two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis in a brief span, an incident that inspired Springsteen to write the protest anthem "Streets of Minneapolis.