Bruce Springsteen Accepts Tribeca Social Justice Award, Performs With 2 Music Icons
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Updated · Deadline · Jun 13
Bruce Springsteen Accepts Tribeca Social Justice Award, Performs With 2 Music Icons
3 articles · Updated · Deadline · Jun 13
Summary
At the Tribeca Festival, Bruce Springsteen accepted the Harry Belafonte Voices For Social Justice Award and dedicated it to residents of Minneapolis, Los Angeles and Portland who he said resisted a federal "invasion" of their cities.
Bono presented the honor, then joined Springsteen, Patti Smith and Tony Shanahan for a performance of "People Have the Power" that drew standing ovations before Springsteen closed solo with "Land of Hopes and Dreams."
Robert De Niro, a Tribeca co-founder, used his introduction to denounce Donald Trump and his "feckless enablers," prompting Springsteen to praise De Niro's attacks on the president.
Springsteen framed the moment as an extension of his activism, saying the E Street Band and his songwriting were built for "hard times" and arguing that art can shape culture, politics and the nation.