The E Street Band opened its Land of Hope and Dreams tour on Tuesday night, where the musician asked the crowd to choose “unity over division and peace over war.”

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bruce Springsteen was in a defiant but upbeat mood as he returned Tuesday night to the “Streets of Minneapolis” to launch his latest U.S. tour, denouncing the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the city and opening with a not-so-veiled salvo against the war in Iran

This past winter, federal troops brought death and terror to the streets of Minneapolis,” Springsteen told the crowd. “Well, they picked the wrong town."

The Boss kicked off his new tour in Minneapolis, slamming "a corrupt, incompetent, racist, reckless, and treasonous administration."

During opening night of the Land of Hope and Dreams Tour with the E Street Band, Springsteen called on the audience to "fight for the America that we love"

Bruce Springsteen is sending a serious message on his Land of Hope & Dreams American Tour. Here's what he had to say opening night in Minneapolis.

"The power of solidarity, of the people of Minneapolis, was an inspiration to the entire country," the rocker said during his Tuesday, March 31 show

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band began their Tuesday, March 31 Land of Hope and Dream American Tour opener at the Target Center in Minneapolis