{"id":2586529,"date":"2026-04-02T12:32:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T16:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/springsteen-living-rich-life-amid-high-ticket-prices-joe-concha\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T16:34:13","slug":"springsteen-living-rich-life-amid-high-ticket-prices-joe-concha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/springsteen-living-rich-life-amid-high-ticket-prices-joe-concha\/","title":{"rendered":"Springsteen living &#8216;rich life&#8217; amid high ticket prices: Joe Concha"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fspringsteen-living-rich-life-amid-high-ticket-prices-joe-concha%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=2586529&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>The piece reports on Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha\u2019s criticism of Bruce Springsteen for living a luxurious life while using a political platform to attack the Trump administration. Concha argues that Springsteen\u2019s wealth and elitist image clash with his attempts to relate to average Americans, comparing him to progressive politicians like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders.The article notes Springsteen\u2019s new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-ohio-democrat-says-hes-a-champion-of-the-working-class-now-hes-backing-a-tax-break-for-coastal-millionaires\/\" title=\"This Ohio Democrat Says He\u2019s a Champion of the Working Class. Now, He\u2019s Backing a Tax Break for Coastal Millionaires.\">political tour<\/a>, \u201cLand of Hope And Dreams American Tour,\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >highlights <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-expands-clubhouse-like-audio-chat-feature\/\" title=\"Twitter Expands Clubhouse-Like Audio Chat Feature\">ticket prices<\/a> ranging<\/a> from $200 to $1,100 for a Washington, D.C. show, calling out the contradiction between his political stance and affordability.Concha and others argue that celebrities such as Springsteen, Robert De Niro, and Howard Stern have become elitists who audiences don\u2019t want to hear on political issues, and he even suggests fans boycott the tour in response to the controversy.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bruce Springsteen living &lsquo;rich life&rsquo; while trying to relate to average people: Joe Concha<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2535155\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/joe-concha\/\">Joe Concha<\/a> slammed musician <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bruce-springsteen\/\">Bruce Springsteen<\/a> for living a luxurious life but trying to relate to average Americans, after the singer began his tour criticizing the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a> amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ken-burns-new-documentary-reminds-fans-why-they-love-baseball\/\" title=\"Ken Burns\u2019 New Documentary Reminds Fans Why They Love Baseball\">high ticket prices<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Springsteen launched his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-for-maga-boycott-against-bruce-springsteens-political-concert-tour\/\" title=\"... calls for MAGA boycott against ...&#039;s political concert ...\">political concert tour<\/a>, &ldquo;Land Of Hope And Dreams American Tour,&rdquo; in Minneapolis on Tuesday. Concha compared Springsteen to progressive politicians, arguing they all want to live the &ldquo;rich life&rdquo; while trying to relate to Americans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bruce is just like [Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)], just like [Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)], he&rsquo;s living the rich life while trying to relate to average Americans,&rdquo; Concha said Thursday on <em>Fox &amp; Friends First<\/em>. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the jungle land, [co-host Todd Piro], of hypocrisy.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3459032&amp;userid=11311&amp;usertype=user&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=b872aa65f21e41c36b90d1d72441995f\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Springsteen received a wave of backlash for criticizing the Trump administration while having high ticket prices for his tour.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Concha blasted Springsteen for the ticket prices, which range from $200 to $1,100 for his show at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., on May 27.<\/p>\n<p>Concha said Springsteen should take &ldquo;two seats&rdquo; on the issues of affordability.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you got $1,000 laying around, you too can sit in the upper deck in the cheap seat for some of these concerts,&rdquo; Concha said. &ldquo;This is the guy who flies private jets and talks about affordability at a Monmouth airport near the Jersey Shore.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Concha said Springsteen, like actor Robert De Niro and radio host Howard Stern, is an elitist, and nobody wants to hear him talk about politics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4513438\/trump-maga-boycott-bruce-springsteen\/\"><strong>TRUMP SAYS &lsquo;MAGA SHOULD BOYCOTT&rsquo; BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AFTER LAUNCHING POLITICAL CONCERT TOUR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All these guys in their 70s that used to relate to the working man are now the elitists that they used to attack, they used to mock, and that&rsquo;s where we are at this point,&rdquo; Concha said. &ldquo;No one wants to hear from these guys.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You have your right to the First Amendment and free speech, I get it completely, but at the same time, it&rsquo;s getting so old already, especially with Bruce &hellip; play your music and move on,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concha: Springsteen rich life, tries to relate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3984,"featured_media":2586530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26091050988292.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[77032,75737,77034,77033],"class_list":["post-2586529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-brucespringsteen","tag-joeconcha","tag-richlife","tag-ticketprices"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26091050988292.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586529","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\/3984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2586529"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2586533,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586529\/revisions\/2586533"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2586530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2586529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2586529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2586529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}