Fact Check: Did Billy Joel cancel concerts with Bruce Springsteen over Trump criticism?

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: In his recent social media rants, President Donald Trump took jibes at Bruce Springsteen and called him an "obnoxious jerk" after Springsteen described the Trump administration as "corrupt, incompetent and treasonous" in one of his recent concerts.

Following this, a rumor circulated online claiming that Billy Joel canceled upcoming concerts with Bruce Springsteen after he publicly criticized Trump. But is there any truth to this? Let's find out below.

Claim: Billy Joel canceled concerts with Bruce Springsteen over Donald Trump comments

On May 18, many Facebook posts alleged that musician Billy Joel had canceled a summer concert series with Bruce Springsteen after his public denunciations of President Trump.

A user captioned the post on Facebook, "Billy Joel pulls the ultimate Trump move on Bruce Springsteen after he disrespected President Trump… You’re Fired! Bye bye Bruce!"

The variation of the rumor also circulated on X, where a post read, "Billy Joel canceled his summer concert series with Bruce Springsteen after the negative publicity from his disrespectful comments: 'Music and politics don't mix'. Ticket holders will be issued a full refund."

False: No proof that the two artists had a concert series planned together

The claims made in the online rumor are false, as there is no evidence that Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen had a concert series planned together, according to Snopes.

Moreover, the rumor originated with America's Last Line of Defense Facebook page, a page in a network of websites and social media accounts that describe their output as being humorous or satirical, per the fact-checking outlet.

Furthermore, the bio reads, "The flagship of the ALLOD network of trollery and propaganda for cash. Nothing on this page is real."

Meanwhile, searches on search engines, such as Google or Bing, showed no results of any such development. If it were true, several big media houses would have covered the news.

The fictional story spread in the wake of real comments Springsteen made about Donald Trump during his recent shows, which led the POTUS to slam him on social media and post an edited video of him hitting a golf ball at Springsteen on his Truth Social account.

Donald Trump posts edited video of himself hitting a golf ball at Bruce Springsteen

President Donald Trump posted an edited video that shows him taking a shot at a golf ball, which ends up hitting Bruce Springsteen in the head. He made the post hours after Springsteen released an EP from his 'Land Of Hope And Dreams' European tour on May 21.

Moreover, it included the scathing comments he made about Trump, according to Deadline.

Notably, the singer’s criticisms triggered Trump, leading to him unleashing insults at the rocker, and later threatening an investigation into his endorsement of Kamala Harris, and other celebrities who backed her in the 2024 Presidential race, per the outlet.

Springsteen did not refer to Trump by name during his Manchester concert last week, but said he was leading "a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration."

Springsteen said, "Tonight, we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experience to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring."

Moreover, he called Trump an "unfit president" who was running a "rogue government."

Trump responded to his comments by calling Springsteen a "dried-up prune of a rocker."