Bruce Springsteen is being ripped to shreds by his own state over ticket prices for his anti-Trump tour.
The artist was the subject of a stinging NJ.com article calling out the “hypocrisy” of his “Land of Hopes and Dreams” tour, which starts out with a leftist diatribe against President Donald Trump.
“The America I love, the America that I’ve written about for 50 years that has been a beacon of hope and liberty around the world, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, racist, reckless, and treasonous administration,” he declares. “Tonight we ask all of you to join with us in choosing hope over fear, democracy over authoritarianism, the rule of law over lawlessness, ethics over unbridled corruption, resistance over complacency, truth over lies, unity over division, and peace over war.”
But rather than focusing on his message or even his music, most eyes have turned to the shocking price that it costs to be in the same arena as the Boss. The article scorches the artist for his performative protests that ignore the current economic reality of his fanbase, which is supposed to be the “destitute and downtrodden.”
“One problem: It’s all hypocritical crap. Profiteering over legitimate protest. Springsteen’s artistic identity, as a bleeding-heart populist who sings for the destitute and downtrodden, has never been more disconnected from his economic behavior as a touring act or businessman,” the piece reads. “The blue-collar troubadour now charges exorbitant amounts for his tickets — up to $2,900 retail for the best seats in Newark Monday; prices he agreed to despite fan backlash. He’s selling ‘No Kings’ branded flags for $90 in the arena concourse.”
For someone who is claiming to represent the average Joe blue-collar worker, these prices are absolutely unforgivable. And the outlet wasn’t about to let people get away by pointing out that other artists have been selling tickets at similar or higher prices, because Springsteen is someone who built a brand “exalting themselves as the cavalry coming to rescue democracy from the clutches of fat-cat bureaucrats as they march to the bank. None of them has spent their career on stage as an agent of moral witness, who doesn’t perform as much as he preaches to his disciples in the name of all that is good and just.”
The music itself, the writer admits, is just fine, but “to frame it all now as some act of protest, set at a price few can afford, is not the tradition or high ground it pretends to be. It’s a hollow monetization of a fraught time in American history and a significant blemish on a storied career.”
BizPac Review previously reported on the shocking prices that infuriated fans, many of whom have seen him in concert many times over the course of his career, at significantly lower rates.
“I’d love to see you in San Francisco but I can’t afford any ticket even nosebleeds! Wow,” one user wrote.
“BRUCE… these ticket prices are outrageous. I remember seeing you at CBP on the floor with my husband and feeling like we won the lottery. Accessibly-priced tickets for your working-class fanbase. Not anymore. Couldn’t get through the queue let alone afford the price tag,” another said.
“It’s so sad for anyone that’s a huge fan of yours and wants so very badly to see you in concert, [Springsteen], but just can’t afford these ticket prices! Especially now, when the economy is so bad I thought that you if anyone would really understand what I’m saying because you yourself talk about making this world more affordable to live in,” a third person pointed out.
Springsteen infuriates fans with jacked-up ticket prices for ‘No Kings’ tour https://t.co/s7gui8FPkt
— BPR (@BIZPACReview) March 9, 2026
