gritty novelty business. it was not the center of the world in the 50s and 60s. in the 70s it becomes the main event. that has repercussions in all sorts of positive and negative ways. the total cost of this tour is $3.5 million. now the gross of the tour is in the region of $11 million. so yeah, it s a living. it was so decadent and over the top and money just whoo being thrown against the wall. feel like a hypocrite, if you are consistently invoking the ideas of young people and bouncing off the ideas of young people, taking young people s money and putting it in your pocket and really what you are is a middle-aged family man. it is only the hypocrisy that i m worried about. bruce springsteen was trying to reclaim the soul of rock n roll by going back to basics. using elements from the past
finally tonight, america strong. as the country celebrates pride, the special dedication where a movement was born. reporter: across the country today, the culmination of pride month. events celebrating the lgbtq plus community. happy pride! reporter: a movement that began in 1969 at new york s stonewall inn, where patrons fought back against a police raid, a time when living openly was often against the rules. the stonewall inn is the original safe space. it s a living, breathing piece of history. in new york city in the 60s it was illegal to serve alcohol to a homosexual. it was illegal to dance together. it was illegal if you didn t wear three pieces of clothing, articles of clothing that matched your gender.
in the 70s it becomes the main event. that has repercussions in all sorts of positive and negative ways. the total cost of this tour is $3.5 million. now the gross of the tour is in the region of $11 million. so yeah, it s a living. it was so decadent and over the top and money just whoo being thrown against the wall. feel like a hypocrite, if you are consistently invoking the ideas of young people and bouncing off the ideas of young people, taking young people s money and putting it in your pocket and really what you are is a middle-aged family man. it is only the hypocrisy that i m worried about. bruce springsteen was trying to reclaim the soul of rock n roll by going back to basics. using elements from the past that were kind of being