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THE BOSS SHOWED OFF HOW HE WAS INFLUENCED BY THE BEATLES IN HIS ENCORE IN LIVERPOOL 22:48, 04 Jun 2025Updated 00:48, 05 Jun 2025 Bruce Springsteen thrilled the crowd at Anfield with a

special nod to Liverpool at the end of tonight's show. The Boss played the first of two shows in L4 on Wednesday evening. The 75-year-old has previously spoken of how the Merseyside

shows will be the realisation of a long-held dream to perform in Liverpool. The Born in the USA singer has made no secret of how much his musical tastes were shaped by The Beatles. The New

Jersey native was in his teenage years when the Fab Four announced themselves to America with their performance on the Ed Sullivan show. Springsteen addressed how his tastes were forged in

Merseyside when he arrived on stage with the E-Street Band today. He said: "Good evening. It is great for us to be in Liverpool where, for us, it all began." As part of his encore,

he paid tribute to The Beatles by performing a special cover of Twist and Shout. The packed out crowd in Anfield were delighted as they sung along with the track, which was originally

performed by The Top Notes, but become synonymous with The Beatles in 1963. Ahead of the performance in his encore, he asked the crowd: "Do you want to go home yet?" The thousands

in L4 showed off their voices to signal to the Boss they weren't ready for the night to end just yet. Article continues below He asked the crowd to scream the loudest they could as he

counted down before the "Beatlemania" moment in Anfield. Springsteen moved into another cover of Chimes of Freedom by Bob Dylan as he brought the curtain down on his first show in

Liverpool in style. Springsteen has often played Twist and Shout on live shows previously. However, tonight's performance was just the second on the Land Of Hope and Dreams tour so far.

The Boss will return to L4 on Saturday night as the Land of Hope and Dreams Tour continues in Liverpool. The song wasn't the only special Liverpool moment from tonight's show.

Springsteen referenced Liverpool FC's Premier League title win this season as he told the crowd: "'Come on! Is this the house of champions or what?'" The show will

also politically charged as the Boss continued his war of words with President Donald Trump. Before he opened the show with My Love Will Not Let You Down, he said: "The America I love

and have sung to you about for so long, a beacon of hope for 250 years, is currently in hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration. "Tonight we ask all of you who

believe in democracy and the best of our American experiment to rise with us, raise your voices, stand with us against authoritarianism and let freedom ring!” Before Rainmaker, he said:

"When conditions in a country are ripe for a demagogue, you can bet one will show up. This is for America's dear leader." Article continues below Ahead of House of A Thousand

Guitars, he said: “The last check on power, after the checks and balances have failed, are the people. That’s all that’s left. "It’s in the union of people around a common set of

values. That’s all that stands between democracy and authoritarianism. In America right now we have to organise at home, at work, peacefully in the street. We thank the British people for

their support because, at the end of the day, all we have is each other.”"