MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis and St. Paul have been on Bruce Springsteen’s mind a lot these days. That’s why he wrote “Streets of Minneapolis” in January, why he performed his instant protest song at First Avenue days later and why he is opening his Land of Hope & Dreams American Tour at Target Center in Minneapolis.

A book could be written about Bruce Springsteen’s betrayal of rock and roll, starting with his song “Faithless” — cited by his pal Barack Obama as one of 2025’s best recordings — which blasphemes America and Christianity in its allegory of ...