Bruce Springsteen to Perform ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ at St. Paul Protest Against Monarchy Today

ST. PAUL, Minn. — This Saturday, the nation is poised for a historic series of protests tagged “No Kings,” aimed squarely at President Donald Trump and his administration. These rallies are set to be among the largest in U.S. history, with Minnesota serving as a pivotal point for the movement.

Across all 50 states, organizers have planned more than 3,100 events, with an anticipated participation of over 9 million individuals. This widespread mobilization underscores a significant national sentiment against recent political actions.

In particular, St. Paul, Minnesota, has been chosen as the flagship location for these demonstrations. The decision highlights Minnesota’s role as a flashpoint for resistance, especially following the fatal shooting of two individuals by federal agents during Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts.

The rally in St. Paul will feature Bruce Springsteen, who will perform “Streets of Minneapolis.” This song was inspired by the tragic deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti and serves as a tribute to the thousands of Minnesotans who have actively protested throughout the winter. Springsteen’s American Tour, themed “No Kings,” will kick off in Minneapolis on Tuesday.

Minnesota’s organizers have coordinated with state officials, predicting that upwards of 100,000 people might gather at the Capitol grounds. This would surpass last June’s turnout, which was estimated at 80,000 attendees.

The St. Paul rally will also feature singer Joan Baez, actor Jane Fonda,Sen. Bernie Sanders and a long list of other activists, labor leaders and elected officials.

The White House dismissed the nationwide protests as the product of “leftist funding networks” with little real public support.

“The only people who care about these Trump Derangement Therapy Sessions are the reporters who are paid to cover them,” White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said in a statement.

Rallies are also planned in more than a dozen other countries, from Europe to Latin America to Australia, Ezra Levin, a co-executive director of Indivisible, a group spearheading the events, said in an interview. Countries with constitutional monarchies call the protests “No Tyrants,” he said.

For those unable to attend in person, another activist group, Stand Up For Science, is hosting a “virtual and accessible” event online.

National organizers told reporters in an online news conference Thursday that they expect Saturday’s protests to be larger than the first two rounds of No Kings rallies, which they estimate drew more than 5 million people in June and more than 7 million in October.

“This administration’s actions are angering not just Democratic voters or folks in big blue city centers – they are crossing a line for people in red and rural areas, in the suburbs, all over the country,” said Leah Greenberg, the other co-executive director of Indivisible. “The defining story of this Saturday’s mobilization is not just how many people are protesting, but where they are protesting,”

Two-thirds of the RSVPs have come from outside of major urban centers, Greenberg said, listing registration surges in conservative-leaning states like Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, South Dakota and Louisiana, as well in competitive suburban areas of Pennsylvania, Georgia and Arizona.

“Millions of us are rising up from all walks of life, from rural communities to big cities at No Kings,” said Katie Bethell, executive director of MoveOn, another major organizer. “And as we do so, we will send the loudest, clearest message yet that this country does not belong to kings, dictators, tyrants. It belongs to us.”