boss49 hat geschrieben:
Bruce wurde nach einigen Angaben bei einem Konzert in den Staaten (ich glaube, während der Rising-Tour) von einem Teil des Publikums ausgebuht, weil er sich kritisch zur republikanischen Politik geäußert hat.
Vielleicht weiß jemand Näheres.
Du meinst wahrscheinlich die kurze Ansprache vor Beginn des Cincinnati Konzertes am 12.11.2002 anschließend der Opener "American Skin" statt "The Rising"
Zitat:
Rocker Bruce Springsteen challenged Cincinnati to deal with its racial issues in a prelude to a stirring performance Tuesday that overshadowed concerns about the return of festival seating to the rock arena where 20 people died in the 1979 Who concert tragedy.
Springsteen opened the nearly sold-out show at U.S. Bank arena with a passionate speech about racism, seemingly lending his moral support to local groups who had urged him to boycott the city because of its perceived racial injustices.
"As a young man I saw (racism) up close in my own hometown. While there have been many improvements since then, the core fact of racism continues to this day at all levels of our society," Springsteen said before playing a note.
There were about two dozen protesters at entrances to the building, …