Legendary '70s Rock Star Faces Increasing Death Threats Amid Latest Tour
MAGA is not happy with The Boss.
Though the Make American Great Again crowd might have their qualms with President Donald Trump at the moment, we're instead referring to Bruce Springsteen, one of the defining voices of classic rock and roll.
According to the Daily Mail, the rock star has gotten a slew of increased death threats while traveling across the country on his Land of Hope and Dreams Tour. In response, Springsteen and his E Street Band have been forced to "beef up" their security.
"This tour has been a little bit different because of the high security," Steven Van Zandt, the E Street Band's longtime guitarist, told the outlet. "It's a very specific political theme to this tour and there's been a lot of threats, death threats. Usually there's always some, but this time it's been increasing."
It's no secret that The Boss, 76, is no fan of President Trump, 79; he's voiced his criticisms of the president and his administration onstage at concerts, on late-night programming, and beyond, taking aim at the war in Iran and ICE immigration policies and enforcement.
The star even reworked the lyrics of his 1993 hit "Streets of Philadelphia" into an anti-ICE protest song. Released earlier this year, "Streets of Minneapolis" is Springsteen's response to the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti, which occurred during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The song debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Digital Song Sales Chart.
The two have even traded jabs publicly, with Springsteen calling the president "corrupt, incompetent and treasonous," and Trump calling the rocker a "dried out prune," per Ultimate Classic Rock. It's all very well documented.
Springsteen's latest tour, a politically charged event he said was going to be "very topical about what's going on the country," kicked off in April in Minneapolis. The tour will conclude at the end of this month in Philadelphia, following stops in Cleveland, Boston, and Washington, D.C.
"It's not like we're saying something that's not true or we're saying something that's so really particularly controversial, but it's specifically political," Van Zandt added. "So the FBI and others have been really watching things and been overly concerned about it, as they should be. We want the fans to be safe and feel safe. So we really go the extra mile with extra security for that reason alone."
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This story was originally published May 21, 2026 at 3:24 PM.