Bruce Springsteen welcomed an unexpected guest to the stage during his show in Barcelona, Spain on Friday night: former first lady Michelle Obama sat in with Springsteen and the E Street Band as they performed “Glory Days.”
Obama sang and played a tambourine to the Born in the U.S.A. classic, alongside Springsteen’s wife and E Street Band member, Patti Scialfa, and actress Kate Capshaw.
The night prior to the concert, Springsteen, Scialfa, Capshaw, and Capshaw’s husband, director Steven Spielberg, dined with the Obamas at a restaurant in Barcelona.
Springsteen and Obamas’ relationship extends back to 2008, when Barack Obama first ran for president. Springsteen played several of Obama’s early campaign rallies and inauguration, and hit the road for him again during his 2012 reelection campaign. He even wrote Obama’s campaign theme song. Later, near the end of his presidency, President Obama awarded Springsteen with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
In 2021, Springsteen and Obama teamed up for a limited podcast series called Renegades: Born in the USA.
Bruce Springsteen feat. Michelle Obamapic.twitter.com/XF7fsozapY
— CONSEQUENCE (@consequence) April 28, 2023
Springsteen amb tres coristes noves per ‘Glory days’: Patti Scialfa, Kate Capshaw i… Michelle Obama. pic.twitter.com/tDNAAGgU4d
— Ignasi Fortuny (@ignasifortuny) April 28, 2023
Patti, @MichelleObama and Kate Capshaw came out and did Glory Days with the @springsteen and the band!
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