The Boss just raised the bar for Prince tributes.
Tonight in Brooklyn, Bruce Springsteen opened his first show since the iconic musician’s passing with a cover of “Purple Rain”. According to reports, the stage at the Barclays Center was lit in purple, and Springsteen and the E Street Band came on with no introduction and started playing the anthemic 1984 song, much to the delight of the sold-out crowd.
After the performance”, Springsteen said: “Prince forever — God bless”. Watch fan-filmed video below, and click here for our continuing coverage of the death of Prince and the world’s reaction, here in Boston and beyond, since the news broke on Thursday.