On Colbert's penultimate LATE NIGHT show, Bruce sings and dedicates "Streets of Minneapolis" to him

May 21, 2026

Last night, the penultimate episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert closed with Colbert introducing a musical performance by Bruce Springsteen. Before he began singing a solo-acoustic version of "Streets of Minneapolis," Springsteen said the following:

"Thank you. Stephen... I'm here in support tonight for Stephen because, uh, you're the first guy in America who's lost his show because we got a President who can't take a joke...and because Larry and David Ellison feel they need to kiss his ass to get what they want... Anyway, Stephen, these are small-minded people. They got no idea what the freedoms of this beautiful country are supposed to be about. This is for you..."

A riveting and beautiful late-night television moment indeed, even with the ridiculous bleeping of the "...against Miller and Noem's fucking lies" line. Viva Stephen Colbert!