{"id":2578326,"date":"2026-03-10T18:26:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T22:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-woke-joke-fans-furious-at-hypocrite-bruce-springsteen-as-tickets-to-his-no-kings-tour-are-so-expensive-only-royalty-can-afford-them\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T18:29:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T22:29:01","slug":"a-woke-joke-fans-furious-at-hypocrite-bruce-springsteen-as-tickets-to-his-no-kings-tour-are-so-expensive-only-royalty-can-afford-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-woke-joke-fans-furious-at-hypocrite-bruce-springsteen-as-tickets-to-his-no-kings-tour-are-so-expensive-only-royalty-can-afford-them\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;A Woke Joke&#8217; &#8211; Fans Furious at Hypocrite Bruce Springsteen as Tickets to His &#8216;No Kings&#8217; Tour Are So Expensive, Only Royalty Can Afford Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">50<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-woke-joke-fans-furious-at-hypocrite-bruce-springsteen-as-tickets-to-his-no-kings-tour-are-so-expensive-only-royalty-can-afford-them%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2578326&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Bruce springsteen has announced a 20-date \u201cLand of Hope adn Dreams\u201d tour with the E Street Band, branded around a No Kings theme that critics say clashes with the ticket prices. Tickets start around $84.55, but many seats go for hundreds to thousands of dollars, with some listings above $3,000. The pricing has sparked debate, with Variety noting the shock and The new York post pointing out the irony of a \u201cman of the people\u201d image paired with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/victor-davis-hanson-gavin-newsom-thinks-california-is-a-model-for-america-we-better-hope-not\/\" title=\"Victor Davis Hanson: Gavin Newsom Thinks California Is a Model for America \u2014 We Better ... Not\">steep costs<\/a>. Springsteen has framed the tour as a political statement about liberalism in 2026, asserting resilience in dark times.Prices at major venues-such as the Prudential Center in newark, UBS Arena in Belmont Park, Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and Madison Square Garden-illustrate the broad disparity, ranging from hundreds to well over a thousand dollars per ticket. Reactions from fans and commentators focus on affordability and optics, with some defending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/interview-how-health-care-price-transparency-can-save-americans-money-and-put-consumers-in-charge\/\" title=\"INTERVIEW: How Health Care Price Transparency Can Save Americans Money And Put Consumers In Charge\">high prices<\/a> as market reality and others criticizing them as out of reach for many supporters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bruce Springsteen, a man of the people. Provided those people can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-why-arent-americans-getting-any-healthier\/\" title=\"WATCH: Why Aren\u2019t Americans Getting Any Healthier?\">pay exorbitant prices<\/a> for concerts, of course.<\/p>\n<p>Springsteen is launching the 20-date &ldquo;Land of Hope and Dreams Tour&rdquo; with his E Street Band starting next month and ending in May. The tour is going to be pushing a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-tds-sufferer-enraged-inflatable-trump-costume-arrested-violent-attack-no-kings-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No Kings<\/a>&rdquo; theme, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/07\/entertainment\/bruce-springsteen-fans-outraged-over-his-up-to-3k-tour-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, which is somewhat ironic when you look at the ticket prices.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/music\/news\/bruce-springsteen-ticket-prices-variations-1236669375\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a>, the tickets for the tour start at $84.55, although you would be insanely lucky to get those nosebleed seats. The most expensive tickets are over $3,000 a pop.<\/p>\n<p>And the 76-year-old Springsteen means this tour as a sort of statement on where liberalism is in 2026, which is &hellip; well, apt.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are living through dark, disturbing and dangerous times, but do not despair &mdash; the cavalry is coming!&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bruce-springsteen-blasts-democrats-inability-talk-normal-people-need-effective-alternative-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Springsteen<\/a> said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will be rocking your town in celebration and in defense of America &mdash; American democracy, American freedom, our American Constitution and our sacred American dream &mdash; all of which are under attack by our wannabe king and his rogue government in Washington, D.C. Everyone, regardless of where you stand or what you believe in, is welcome &hellip;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Provided, of course, you can pay the piper.<\/p>\n<p>The cheapest available ticket at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on April 20 is going for $279.63. The May 5 show at the UBS Arena in Belmont Park, New York, is slightly cheaper at $177.31, while the Barclays Center in Brooklyn had tickets for $244.35. Madison Square Garden tickets will be at least $326.60.<\/p>\n<p>Variety, a showbiz publication, naturally thought that these high prices were much ado about nothing:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Springsteen tours have tended to attract more attention for their cost than most in recent years, partly because some fans believe that he has a &ldquo;man of the people&rdquo; image that should mandate keeping costs for fans low, while others think it&rsquo;s just fine if he charges something closer to a going rate, given how scalpers will make the lion&rsquo;s  off outrageous prices if he leaves money on the table for the sake of optics. And, of course, many in Springsteen&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >core demographic rarely buy tickets anymore<\/a> and still complain about anything above 1985 prices&hellip; although no one can be blamed for having their eyes widen upon first exposure to the higher tiers here. (It&rsquo;s not just boomers who balk, anyway; the onsale for Harry Styles&rsquo; upcoming residencies had some millennials at least as much in shock as any Bruce fan.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Some people (read: Variety writers) don&rsquo;t get that the shock is less people upset that concerts cost more than they did 40 years ago and more those pesky &ldquo;optics,&rdquo; particularly as it relates to a &ldquo;No Kings&rdquo;-themed tour aimed at whinging about Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>If that&rsquo;s what you want to do, fine &mdash; but don&rsquo;t price it for kings only.<\/p>\n<p>The Post, fittingly, captured some of the reactions, which were particularly brutal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You have become a friggin woke joke,&rdquo; one commenter said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just remember, Bruce, Republicans buy concert tickets, too. At least they did until now,&rdquo; another wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Many of us are living paycheck to paycheck and can&rsquo;t afford tickets for hundreds or thousands of dollars. I thought Bruce was better than that,&rdquo; another wrote.<\/p>\n<p>No, he&rsquo;s not, even if he is a billionaire. But cheer up: He&rsquo;s only going places where he gets his butt taxed off for it!<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ha, ha only blue cities. No one else would buy the Obama bootlicker&rsquo;s tickets,&rdquo; one fan wrote about the itinerary.<\/p>\n<p>Springsteen&rsquo;s attitude and staggering ticket prices were always bound to rub some the wrong way, but the Boss doesn&rsquo;t seem to have accounted for how badly this would go. Not that he would know, given how unaffected by reality he seems to be these days.<\/p>\n<p>However, I have good news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bruce-springsteen-pauses-concert-deliver-vulgar-anti-ice-message\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Springsteen<\/a> fans with budgets: At least you can be sure that $3,000 is being fleeced from all the right sort of people.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The trek, which is described as having a \u201cNo Kings\u201d theme, is framed as a statement on liberalism in 2026. Tickets are selling at a wide range of prices: the lowest listed seats start around $84, but those are hard to come by, and some tickets exceed $3,000.<\/p>\n<p>At 76, Springsteen presents the tour as a political stance-one that critics say clashes with the reality of ticket costs. The cheapest available seat at the Prudential Center in Newark on April 20 is about $279, while other dates run higher: about $177 at UBS Arena in Belmont Park, roughly $244 at Barclays Center, and around $327 at Madison Square Garden. Variety notes that the price spike has drawn more attention than the tour itself, with debate over whether the high costs are justified by optics, demand, or scalping expectations.<\/p>\n<p>Public reactions cited include harsh comments about the \u201cNo Kings\u201d branding and the idea of a \u201cman of the people\u201d charging steep prices. Some fans argue Republicans also buy tickets, while many core supporters cannot afford hundreds or thousands of dollars. The piece suggests the high prices reflect optics as much as market demand, implying that the tour\u2019s political messaging may be at odds with accessibility for ordinary fans.<\/p>\n<p>In short, the article portrays Springsteen\u2019s tour as a high\u2011priced, politically charged event that has sparked strong mixed reactions about affordability, authenticity, and the artist\u2019s public image<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2578327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bruce-Springsteen-Makes-Fans-Furious.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[75495,75497,75498,75496,75494],"class_list":["post-2578326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bruce-springsteen-2","tag-fan-backlash-2","tag-no-kings-tour","tag-ticket-prices-2","tag-woke-joke"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bruce-Springsteen-Makes-Fans-Furious.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2578326"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2578334,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578326\/revisions\/2578334"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2578327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2578326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2578326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2578326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}