{"id":2449167,"date":"2026-06-07T22:43:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T22:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2449167"},"modified":"2026-06-07T22:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T22:43:12","slug":"watch-bruce-springsteen-joined-by-bon-jovi-public-enemy-and-others-at-star-studded-new-jersey-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/watch-bruce-springsteen-joined-by-bon-jovi-public-enemy-and-others-at-star-studded-new-jersey-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Bruce Springsteen joined by Bon Jovi, Public Enemy and others at star-studded New Jersey show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/bruce-springsteen\">Bruce Springsteen<\/a>\u00a0was joined\u00a0by\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/bon-jovi\">Bon Jovi<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/public-enemy\">Public\u00a0Enemy<\/a>\u00a0and others at a star-studded New Jersey event \u2013 see footage below.<\/p>\n<p>The two-day concert series was thrown for the opening of the new Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey this week (June 4 and 5). The\u00a0institution officially opens on June 13.<\/p>\n<p>The shows celebrated 250 years of American music, with the first night focusing on pioneering artists such as Robert Johnson,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/woody-guthrie\">Woody\u00a0Guthrie<\/a>\u00a0and Hank Williams, while the second saw performances of songs by\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/elvis-presley\">Elvis Presley<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/bob-dylan\">Bob Dylan<\/a>,\u00a0Dion\u00a0and Public Enemy.<\/p>\n<p>The latter two artists were on hand, as were\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/darlene-love\">Darlene Love<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/sheryl-crow\">Sheryl Crow<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/jackson-browne\">Jackson Browne<\/a>, Nils\u00a0Lofgren\u00a0and Gary Clark Jr., while\u00a0Little Steven\u2019s Disciples of Soul served as the house band.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sheryl Crow - Bruce Springsteen - I Shall Be Released - June 5, 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D3zTkG11hUk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bruce Springsteen\/Stevie Van Zandt\/Jon Bon Jovi-&quot;Raise Your Hand&quot;- Monmouth U-Long Branch, NJ-6\/5\/26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iHb97qrqzTU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Springsteen covered Presley\u2019s \u2018Jailhouse Rock\u2019 and \u2018Burnin\u2019 Love\u2019 and joined\u00a0Sheryl\u00a0Crow for Bob Dylan\u2019s \u2018I Shall Be Released\u2019\u00a0and\u00a0Gary\u00a0Clark\u00a0Jr.\u00a0for Bobby \u2018Blue\u2019 Bland\u2019s \u2018Further Up\u00a0The\u00a0Road\u2019.\u00a0Jon Bon Jovi then took to the stage for a version of\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/chuck-berry\">Chuck Berry<\/a>\u2019s \u2018Johnny B. Goode\u2019,\u00a0his first time singing in his home state since 2018.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bruce Springsteen and friends - Farther Up the Road - June 5, 2026 - West Long Branch, NJ\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/plb6Afk7QhE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bruce Springsteen - Land of Hope and Dreams - Long Branch - June 5, 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yGlmvEIbBhM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Bon Jovi, Jackson\u00a0Browne\u00a0and Public Enemy joined forces for a rendition of Eddie Floyd\u2019s \u2018Raise Your Hand\u2019,\u00a0while Springsteen brought the show to a close with\u00a0a solo version of \u2018Land\u00a0Of\u00a0Hope\u00a0And\u00a0Dreams\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy God,\u201d Springsteen told the crowd. \u201cAt 19, I was on this campus\u2026not going to school. But played here on the steps over at the big building they have over there. If you had told me then, in 1969, that anything like this would ever, ever\u00a0occur, I\u00a0would\u2019ve\u00a0said, \u2018You are out of your fuckin\u2019 mind, my friend\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bruce Springsteen - Jailhouse Rock - Burning Love - June 5, 2026, West Long Branch, NJ\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JZsYL_nR-JE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Springsteen has playing on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/tom-morello-to-join-bruce-springsteen-for-every-show-of-land-of-hope-and-dreams-us-arena-tour-3931298\">his \u2018Land\u00a0Of\u00a0Hope\u00a0And\u00a0Dreams\u2019 tour in recent months<\/a>, using his time on stage to mount criticisms of the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0regime.\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/bruce-springsteen-attacks-president-who-cant-handle-the-truth-and-covers-prince-and-bob-dylan-with-tom-morello-as-he-kicks-off-2026-tour-3938149\">It was prompted by the killing of two Minneapolis citizens by ICE agents earlier in the year<\/a>, with the Boss saying that US citizens are \u201cliving through some very dark times\u201d as the \u201cAmerican values that have sustained us for 250 years are being challenged as never before\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In response,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/donald-trump-labels-bruce-springsteen-a-dried-out-prune-after-manchester-gig-speeches-3863043\">Trump has labelled Springsteen as a \u201cpushy, obnoxious JERK\u201d and a \u201cdried out prune of a rocker\u201d<\/a>,\u00a0although the musician\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/bruce-springsteen-makes-powerful-statement-after-assassination-attempt-on-donald-trump-3942720\">took a principled stand in the wake of a recent assassination attempt on the President<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bruce Springsteen\u00a0was joined\u00a0by\u00a0Bon Jovi,\u00a0Public\u00a0Enemy\u00a0and others at a star-studded New Jersey event \u2013 see footage below. 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