
Eddie Vedder Covers “My City of Ruins” Following Trump’s Attack on Springsteen

During Pearl Jam’s concert in Pittsburgh on Friday, frontman Eddie Vedder performed a solo cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “My City of Ruins,” a pointed response to Donald Trump’s Truth Social rant threatening to keep Springsteen out of the country following the conclusion of his own European tour. Watch Vedder’s acoustic rendition of The Rising song below.
Vedder didn’t make any direct reference to Springsteen before covering his 2002 song, but on Springsteen’s current tour, the track has been preceded by a vehement speech that lambasts the Trump administration for corruption and its attack on civil liberties.
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“In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, and has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration,” Springsteen proclaimed during The E Street Band’s...
Vedder didn’t make any direct reference to Springsteen before covering his 2002 song, but on Springsteen’s current tour, the track has been preceded by a vehement speech that lambasts the Trump administration for corruption and its attack on civil liberties.
Get Pearl Jam Tickets Here
“In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, and has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration,” Springsteen proclaimed during The E Street Band’s...
- 5/18/2025
- by Jaeden Pinder
- Consequence - Music
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