Bruce Springsteen & Tom Morello Embrace Onstage, First Avenue

Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello perform together with electric guitar at First Avenue in Minneapolis.
Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello perform together with electric guitar at First Avenue in Minneapolis.

Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello performed at First Avenue in Minneapolis as part of a "Concert of solidarity & resistance to defend MN!". The event, announced on Wednesday, featured Springsteen as a special guest alongside Morello, Rise Against, Al Di Meola, and Ike Reilly. The concert's purpose was to protest "Operation Metro Surge.” Find more photos like this on my Operation Metro Surge: Ice in Minneapolis page.

Photo taken in January 2026.

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