No April Foolin' this year, no joke, and no kings!

photo by Shawn Poole

April 1, 2026

Just in case you might not have heard already, last night The Land of Hope & Dreams American Tour launched in Minneapolis, MN's Target Center. To paraphrase Bruce Springsteen, this tour is happening NOW. No foolin', no joke.

Springsteen and the E Street Band, along with their full-tour special guest Tom Morello, are as serious as a heart attack in their mission to "call upon the righteous power of art, of music, of rock and roll in dangerous times..." And of course the show still contains everything else that makes a Springsteen/ESB concert great, including the cheesy fun stuff.

There's more on last night's tour-opener coming soon from Letters To You's editor/publisher Shawn Poole, who was there. In the meantime, we also are sending our very best wishes to The American Civil Liberties Union's National Legal Director (and birthright citizen) Cecillia Wang, who will be arguing the landmark Barbara v. Donald J. Trump case before the U.S. Supreme Court later today. Definitely no joke there, either.