The Light of Day WinterFest main event show took place Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank

The rock legend was performing in his home state Saturday night when he said federal immigration officers are using "Gestapo tactics" against Americans.

Bruce Springsteen took center stage over the weekend—but not just for a concert. The aging rocker veered off-script during a

Bruce Springsteen criticized the ICE surge in Minnesota and the shooting of Renee Good during a surprise show in New Jersey over the weekend, parroting the words of Mayor Jacob Frey in demanding that ICE “get the f--- out of Minneapolis.

Bruce Springsteen delighted those who attended the 2026 Light of Day concert with a surprise appearance filled with hits and surprises. In what was his first show of 2026, the legendary Bruce Springsteen broke out some surprises in his setlist at the Light of Day concert, including some from his recent Electric Nebraska release.

Bruce Springsteen criticized Trump administration's deployment of ICE agents to Minneapolis at Light of Day WinterFest show in Red Bank, Jan. 17, 2026

Bruce Springsteen has again taken aim at President Donald Trump and ICE in the wake of the killing of Renee Good, delivering a pointed message to a crowd gathered for a benefit concert. Springsteen took the stage January 17 in a surprise appearance at the Light of Day Winterfest in his home state of New Jersey.

Bruce Springsteen denounced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s “Gestapo tactics,” and dedicated a song to Renee Good, the 37-year-old woman who was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis earlier this month.

Bruce Springsteen appeared at the Light of Day charity gig to jam with Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers, and delivered some pointed political remarks.

Springsteen also released the fabled Electric Nebraska sessions last year as part of the box set Nebraska ’82: Expanded Edition. Plus, the Boss sat down with Jeremy Allen White on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to discuss his new biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.

In a surprise appearance in New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen ripped into President Donald Trump and Immigration and Customs Enforcement for its raids in Minneapolis and the killing of Renee Good.

A viral Facebook post claimed that Bruce Springsteen was allegedly booed offstage in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.