Bruce Springsteen Barclays Center run

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday, May 14, as part of the Land of Hope & Dreams American Tour, a 2026 U.S. run that Relix and BrooklynVegan both described as politically charged. BrooklynVegan published photos, video and a setlist recap on May 15, and Relix published a photo gallery and recap the same day. The Brooklyn show came in the middle of a five-date New York metro stretch, according to Relix. Madison Square Garden is scheduled to host the next show on Saturday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m., according to MSG’s event page. ### Why was the Barclays date part of a bigger New York run? Relix said the May 14 Barclays concert was Springsteen’s fourth of five New York metro appearances on the tour. BrooklynVegan said the band had played Madison Square Garden on Monday, May 11, then Barclays Center on Thursday, May 14, with one more New York date still to come. (brooklynvegan.com) MSG’s official listing says Springsteen and the E Street Band are booked at Madison Square Garden on May 16, 2026, with doors at 6:30 p.m. and showtime at 7:30 p.m. The same listing says the Garden dates for this leg are May 11 and May 16. ### What did Springsteen play in Brooklyn? (brooklynvegan.com) Setlist.fm’s listing for the May 14 Barclays show says Springsteen opened with the Temptations’ “War,” then played “Born in the U.S.A.,” “Death to My Hometown” and the Clash cover “Clampdown.” The same listing says the main set also included “Streets of Minneapolis,” “American Skin (41 Shots),” “Long Walk Home,” “My City of Ruins,” “The Rising,” “Badlands” and “Land of Hope and Dreams,” before an encore that ended with “Chimes of Freedom” and “This Land Is Your Land.” (msg.com) BrooklynVegan reported that the May 11 Madison Square Garden show and the May 14 Barclays show used “the exact same setlist.” Relix likewise said Springsteen had “stuck to a set songlist throughout the run,” even though he is known to vary shows from night to night. ### How central was Tom Morello to this stop? (setlist.fm) Tom Morello appeared repeatedly during the Barclays show, according to BrooklynVegan, which said he joined the opening run of songs, returned for “American Skin (41 Shots)” and “Long Walk Home,” and came back again for “The Ghost of Tom Joad,” “Badlands,” “Land of Hope and Dreams,” “American Land,” “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” and “Chimes of Freedom.” Setlist.fm’s song-by-song listing also marks Morello on many of those performances. (brooklynvegan.com) Relix said Morello was “a featured guest throughout the night” and shared lead vocals with Springsteen on “The Ghost of Tom Joad.” JamBase’s tour listings for Springsteen’s 2026 dates also identify Morello on the May 14 Barclays appearance and the May 16 Madison Square Garden date. (brooklynvegan.com) ### How explicit was the politics on this tour stop? BrooklynVegan quoted Springsteen introducing “My City of Ruins” by telling the crowd that “honesty, honor, humility, character, truth, compassion, humanity, thoughtfulness, morality, true strength, and decency” still matter, then adding that “this American tragedy can only be stopped by the American people — you.” The same report said Springsteen gave a shoutout to the New York Immigrant Coalition, which had tables set up in the venue. (relix.com) Relix described the tour as a critique of the Trump administration and said promotional material for the run declared “no kings.” Relix also said Springsteen addressed voter registration, favors for friends and business associates, and the killing of Alex Pretti during ICE’s occupation of Minneapolis. (brooklynvegan.com) ### Where did this run come from, and what comes next? Relix reported in February that the Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour would run from March 31 to May 27 across 19 arena shows and one final outdoor date. The same report said the tour would end at Nationals Park in Washington on May 27. (relix.com) Saturday, May 16, is the next confirmed date on the itinerary, with Springsteen and the E Street Band scheduled to return to Madison Square Garden in New York at 7:30 p.m., according to MSG and Springsteen’s tour page. (msg.com) (relix.com)