{"id":18790,"date":"2026-04-06T07:02:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T07:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=18790"},"modified":"2026-04-06T07:02:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T07:02:25","slug":"i-wont-let-their-names-fade-they-will-always-be-remembered-bruce-springsteen-delivers-a-deeply-moving-tribute-to-renee-good-and-alex-pretti-during-the-op","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=18790","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI WON\u2019T LET THEIR NAMES FADE\u2026 THEY WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED.\u201d \u2014 Bruce Springsteen delivers a deeply moving tribute to Renee Good and Alex Pretti during the opening night of his Minneapolis tour."},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\">Bruce Springsteen opened his highly anticipated 2026 tour with a powerful and emotional tribute to two Minnesota lives lost earlier this year during federal immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/smBlYs2mDYfeZsSwfm1Ra2Sgc60=\/1500x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2)\/Bruce-Springsteen-minneapolis-2-040126-975f4a24bccc4eb39a9ae6f2436ccd7d.jpg\" alt=\"Bruce Springsteen Remembers Renee Good and Alex Pretti at Minneapolis Tour  Launch\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p dir=\"auto\">At the tour kick-off show on Tuesday night at the Target Center, The Boss paused to remember\u00a0<strong>Renee Nicole Good<\/strong>, a mother of three who was fatally shot, and\u00a0<strong>Alex Pretti<\/strong>, a dedicated VA nurse who was also killed. Both incidents occurred amid heightened ICE operations in the city.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Speaking directly to the audience, Springsteen said: \u201cMinnesota, you gave us hope. You gave us courage. And for those who gave their lives, Renee Good, mother of three, brutally murdered, and Alex Pretti, VA nurse, executed by ICE and left to die in the street without even the decency of our lawless government investigating their deaths. Their bravery, their sacrifice, and their names will not be forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The moment was met with a mix of silence and respectful applause from the crowd. Springsteen has previously honored the pair through his protest song\u00a0<strong>\u201cStreets of Minneapolis\u201d<\/strong>, which he wrote and released in direct response to the shootings.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/qnq2YxdrBF3mLDTpwORHIA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/b2a32dad903a52fe81e925b84cc3cff2\" alt=\"Bruce Springsteen Remembers Renee Good and Alex Pretti During Minneapolis  Tour Launch: 'Their Names Will Not Be Forgotten' - Yahoo News Canada\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The tribute highlighted Springsteen\u2019s long-standing tradition of using his platform to address social and political issues, turning the concert into more than just a night of rock \u2018n\u2019 roll \u2014 it became a statement of solidarity with the people of Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Fans in attendance described the moment as moving and powerful, with many noting that Springsteen\u2019s words carried extra weight given the recent \u201cNo Kings\u201d rally in St. Paul where he also performed the song.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/tc9n-oD-nA6hCpGlEiuJhZto0WU=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2)\/Bruce-Springsteen-minneapolis-1-040126-cead4320f0774c61b642389d5fbc9615.jpg\" alt=\"Bruce Springsteen Remembers Renee Good and Alex Pretti at Minneapolis Tour  Launch\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">As The Boss continues his tour, this opening night in Minneapolis will likely be remembered not only for the music, but for the human stories he chose to keep alive on stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bruce Springsteen opened his highly anticipated 2026 tour with a powerful and emotional tribute to two Minnesota lives lost earlier this year during federal immigration enforcement actions&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18791,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18790"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18792,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18790\/revisions\/18792"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}