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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Announce 2023 North American Tour

By Andy Greene

Andy Greene

Bruce Springsteen has announced the dates for his long-awaited 2023 North American tour with the E Street Band. It kicks off on Feb. 1 in Tampa, Florida, and wraps up on April 14 in Newark, New Jersey. Ticket sales begin July 20.

Springsteen last played a concert with the E Street Band when their River tour wrapped up on Feb. 25, 2017, at Mt. Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. But they haven’t played in North America since September 2016, and their sole live performance of any sort in the past five years took place in 2020 when they did two songs on Saturday Night Live to promote Letter To You . This has been their longest period of time off from the road since Springsteen reunited with the band in 1999 following an 11-year hiatus where he toured both solo and with another backing group.

They were originally slated to hit the road in 2020 to support Letter To You , and dates were later penciled in for 2022, but the pandemic forced them to ultimately delay the tour until 2023. “I’m just aching to play,” Springsteen told SiriusXM’s E Street Radio earlier this year. “Not just play but to travel and see our fans in all those distant cities.”

In that same interview, he said the tour would be a mixture of classics and selections from his newer albums. “it will have a significant amount of some recent material, and then, of course, we’ll play a lot of the music that fans have become familiar with and love to hear,” he said. “It should be a balance… the show should feel contemporary, and it should also make you feel at home at the same time.”

That doesn’t mean he’ll attempt to play many songs from Western Stars . “I’d like to keep it a rock show,” he said. “Once you’re out in an arena or stadium, people have come to see a rock ‘n’ roll show… But you never know, something may squeak in there from that record. It’s not impossible. That one, I’m gonna have to wait and see.”

The tour heads to the U.K. and Europe for a run of stadium shows that run from April 28 through July 25. It then heads back to America for a late summer/early fall stadium run, though those dates have yet to be announced.

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Here are Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s complete North American tour dates.

February 1, 2023 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena February 3 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena February 5 – Orlando, FL @ Amway Center February 7 – Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live February 10 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center February 14 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center February 16 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center February 18 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center February 21 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center February 25 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center February 27 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena March 2 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena March 5 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center March 7 – Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum March 9 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena March 12 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun March 14 – Albany, NY @ MVP Arena March 16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center March 18 – State College, PA @ Bryce Jordan Center March 20 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden March 23 – Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center March 25 – Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum March 27 – Washington D.C. @ Capital One Arena March 29 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena April 1 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden April 3 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center April 5 – Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse April 7 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Arena April 9 – Belmont Park, NY @ UBS Arena April 11 – Belmont Park, NY @ UBS Arena April 14 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center

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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Add Summer and Fall 2023 Tour Dates

By Evan Minsker and Matthew Strauss

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band have added more shows to their 2023 tour . The North American concerts take place in August, September, November, and December. Check out the group’s full schedule—including previously announced U.S. and European shows —below.

Springsteen’s tour has gotten off to a slightly rocky start. Before it even began, Springsteen and his manager, Jon Landau, addressed the controversy surrounding the high price of concert tickets. “In pricing tickets for this tour, we looked carefully at what our peers have been doing. We chose prices that are lower than some and on par with others,” Landau said. “Regardless of the commentary about a modest number of tickets costing $1,000 or more, our true average ticket price has been in the mid-$200 range. I believe that in today’s environment, that is a fair price to see someone universally regarded as among the very greatest artists of his generation.”

“What I do is a very simple thing. I tell my guys, ‘Go out and see what everybody else is doing. Let’s charge a little less,’” Springsteen added in a 2022 interview with Rolling Stone . “This time I told them, ‘Hey, we’re 73 years old. The guys are there. I want to do what everybody else is doing, my peers.’ So that’s what happened. That’s what they did…. I know it was unpopular with some fans, but if there’s any complaints on the way out, you can have your money back.”

The long-running Springsteen fanzine Backstreets also shut down as a statement in response to prices “many of [its] readers cannot afford.”

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band kicked off the tour in Tampa, Florida, on February 1. Not long after, band members Steven Van Zandt and Soozie Tyrell missed a Dallas show due to COVID-19 . Patti Scialfa, Springsteen’s wife and an E Street Band singer and guitarist, also missed the Dallas concert for unspecified reasons.

In lighter Springsteen news, the musician recorded a new song for Rebecca Miller’s new movie, She Came to Me , according to Variety . Springsteen wrote and performed the song, titled “Addicted to Romance,” and it was produced by Ron Aniello and the National’s Bryce Dessner.

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02-14 Houston, TX - Toyota Center 02-16 Austin, TX - Moody Center 02-18 Kansas City, MO - T-Mobile Center 02-21 Tulsa, OK - BOK Center 02-25 Portland, OR - Moda Center 02-27 Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena 03-02 Denver, CO - Ball Arena 03-05 Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center 03-07 Milwaukee, WI - Fiserv Forum 03-09 Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena 03-12 Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun 03-14 Albany, NY - MVP Arena 03-16 Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center 03-18 State College, PA - Bryce Jordan Center 03-20 Boston, MA - TD Garden 03-23 Buffalo, NY - KeyBank Center 03-25 Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum 03-27 Washington, D.C. - Capital One Arena 03-29 Detroit, MI - Little Caesars Arena 04-01 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden 04-03 Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center 04-05 Cleveland, OH - Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 04-07 Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Arena 04-09 Elmont, NY - UBS Arena 04-11 Elmont, NY - UBS Arena 04-14 Newark, NJ - Prudential Center 04-28 Barcelona, Spain - Estadi Olímpic 04-30 Barcelona, Spain - Estadi Olímpic 05-05 Dublin, Ireland - RDS Arena 05-07 Dublin, Ireland - RDS Arena 05-09 Dublin, Ireland - RDS Arena 05-13 Paris, France - La Défense Arena 05-15 Paris, France - La Défense Arena 05-18 Ferrara, Italy - Parco Urbano G. Bassani 05-21 Rome, Italy - Circo Massimo 05-25 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Johan Cruijff Arena 05-27 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Johan Cruijff Arena 05-30 Edinburgh, Scotland - BT Murrayfield Stadium 06-11 Landgraaf, Netherlands - Megaland 06-13 Zurich, Switzerland - Stadion Letzigrund 06-16 Birmingham, England - Villa Park 06-18 Werchter, Belgium - Festivalpark Werchter 06-21 Düsseldorf, Germany - Merkur Spiel Arena 06-24 Gothenburg, Sweden - Ullevi 06-26 Gothenburg, Sweden - Ullevi 06-28 Gothenburg, Sweden - Ullevi 06-30 Oslo, Norway - Voldsløkka 07-02 Oslo, Norway - Voldsløkka 07-06 London, England - BST Hyde Park 07-08 London, England - BST Hyde Park 07-11 Copenhagen, Denmark - Parken 07-13 Copenhagen, Denmark - Parken 07-15 Hamburg, Germany - Volksparkstadion 07-18 Vienna, Austria - Ernst Happel Stadion 07-21 Hockenheim, Germany - Hockenheimring 07-23 Munich, Germany - Olympiastadion 07-25 Monza, Italy - Prato della Gerascia, Autodromo di Monza 08-09 Chicago, IL - Wrigley Field 08-16 Philadelphia, PA - Citizens Bank Park 08-18 Philadelphia, PA - Citizens Bank Park 08-24 Foxborough, MA - Gillette Stadium 08-28 Washington, D.C. - Nationals Park 08-30 East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium 09-01 East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium 09-07 Syracuse, NY - JMA Wireless Dome 09-09 Baltimore, MD - Oriole Park at Camden Yards 09-12 Pittsburgh, PA - PPG Paints Arena 11-03 Vancouver, British Columbia - Rogers Arena 11-06 Edmonton, Alberta - Rogers Place 11-08 Calgary, Alberta - Scotiabank Saddledome 11-10 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Canada Life Centre 11-14 Toronto, Ontario - Scotiabank Arena 11-16 Toronto, Ontario - Scotiabank Arena 11-18 Ottawa, Ontario - Canadian Tire Centre 11-20 Montreal, Quebec - Centre Bell 11-30 Phoenix, AZ - Footprint Center 12-04 Inglewood, CA - Kia Forum 12-06 Inglewood, CA - Kia Forum 12-08 San Francisco, CA - Chase Center

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UPDATED: Springsteen announces 2023 European dates, U.S. to come

After the Associated Press posted, and then removed, a story on Bruce Springsteen's 2023 tour (oops), Springsteen Inc. has officially announced the European dates for the long-awaited return of Bruce and the E Street Band.

Unclear if "to-be-announced" is today or at some point later for the U.S. dates — check back for more information as it becomes available!

Full release, via brucespringsteen.net :

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will mark their return to the road in early February, 2023 with a string of to-be-announced US arena dates, followed by European stadium shows kicking off on April 28th in Barcelona and a second North American tour leg starting in August.

Said Springsteen: “After six years, I’m looking forward to seeing our great and loyal fans next year. And I’m looking forward to once again sharing the stage with the legendary E Street Band. See you out there, next year — and beyond.”

The planned European stops are Barcelona, Dublin, Paris, Ferrara, Rome, Amsterdam, Landgraaf, Zurich, Düsseldorf, Gothenburg, Oslo, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Vienna, Munich and Monza. Additional cities and shows in the UK and Belgium will be announced at a later date.

These 2023 dates will mark the first live shows for Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band since the conclusion of their 14-month, worldwide The River Tour in Australia in February, 2017. The River Tour was named 2016’s top global tour by both Billboard and Pollstar.

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band last reconnected to perform on Saturday Night Live in December 2020, where they launched live versions of two songs from their most recent studio album ‘Letter To You’ (Columbia Records), which reached #1 in eleven countries and marked the band’s first time recording live together in decades. Last year, Springsteen unveiled his never-before-released “The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts” film, collaborated with President Barack Obama on the book ‘Renegades: Born In The USA’ and reprised his record setting show ‘Springsteen On Broadway’ to help reopen New York City theaters last summer.

The E Street Band’s members are: Roy Bittan – piano, synthesizer; Nils Lofgren – guitar, vocals; Patti Scialfa – guitar, vocals; Garry Tallent – bass guitar; Stevie Van Zandt – guitar, vocals; and Max Weinberg – drums; with Soozie Tyrell – violin, guitar, vocals; Jake Clemons – saxophone; and Charlie Giordano – keyboards.

For more info and tickets, visit brucespringsteen.net/shows .

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Moments after being honored at the American Music Honors of the Bruce Springsteen Archives, John Mellencamp took a moment to talk about its namesake at Monmouth University’s Pollak Theater in West Long Branch on Wednesday night (April 24).

“I know you all love him,” he said of Springsteen. “He put down a big footprint — him and [Bob] Dylan, for me. And [Woody] Guthrie. And Bruce just kind of put it down and said, ‘There it is, punk. Fill my footprint.’ And that was inspiration for me, ’cause I could hear him, and I could hear Bob, and I could go, ‘God, these guys… maybe me, too.’ ”

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Springsteen, dressed in a white shirt, vest and tie, honored Mellencamp for his musical legacy and activism, as well as creating Farm Aid with Willie Nelson in 1985. The Freehold native gave Mellencamp credit for creating a musical stew of “traditional country and roots instrumentation mixed with a rhythm section and the energy of a rock band.” It’s something “that he invented,” he continued. “It formed the bedrock of alternative-country, and country music today, and it’s something he really hasn’t gotten the credit for, that he so richly deserves.”

Mellencamp, who joked about not being prepared with even a piece of paper, told the crowd that his only ambition in his early career was to sing in a band to meet girls with a future career as a painter when a manager plucked him up fresh out of college that changed his name to “Johnny Cougar.” “I had never written a song,” he said. “Never wrote a song in my life, and I had a record deal. ‘Now what am I going to do?”

After his speech, Mellencamp performed a song he wrote when he was just 25 that worked out well for him: an acoustic version of “Jack and Diane.” Springsteen then took the stage to perform his version of Mellencamp’s “Small Town,” repeating a verse before Mellencamp emerged from the audience to duet.

Browne, a long-time social justice, environmental and educational activist who has supported everything from anti-nuclear alternative energy resources to political freedom in Central America, was inducted by Landau, who said his pitch to be Browne’s producer on his 1976 album “The Pretender” was, “‘Jackson, don’t sound too mopey. Sing out, loud and proud. And most importantly, turn that goddamn snare drum up.’ He wound up doing all of that, and the album came out sounding pretty, pretty good.”

Browne spoke eloquently of his career and partnership with the late David Lindley, as well as his early beginnings in Orange County — “a suburb of Disneyland actually.” “There was some very good traditional music being played at Disneyland. David Lindley played there in a bluegrass band, and the same guy that booked serious folk musicians at Disneyland — Tom Campbell was his name — wound up producing hundreds, maybe a thousand benefit concerts for environmental and human rights organizations in the ’70s and ’80s, including the legendary No Nukes concerts at Madison Square Garden. He connected artists with issues that he saw needed to be addressed.”

Browne then strapped on a guitar for a sweet performance of “Running on Empty,” with an elated Landau dancing in the side aisles. He later honored the late Glenn Frey with a performance of the Eagles song, “Take It Easy,” on which he shares a co-writing credit.

Mavis Staples, who in the 1960s was on the frontlines of the civil rights movement and continues to use her music to support racial equality in America, was reverentially honored by Love, who detailed Staples’ storied history with The Staples Singers and their hits, “I’ll Take You There” and “Respect Yourself.” Staples, she said, was instrumental in standing up against “forces that have sought to keep women from entering their rightful place on stage and to sing and express themselves.”

She then made her way center stage to show just how big those vocals still are, leading the band with a spiritually uplifting and soul-shaking version of “If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me).”

DiMucci, whose landmark recording of “Abraham, Martin and John” became an activist anthem in the late 1960s, took a moment to praise Staples, who celebrates her birthday just eight days earlier and turns the same age. “Mavis, if you ever want to go out with a younger guy, the kid is here,” he joked. “You know what I’m saying.”

Van Zandt inducted DiMucci, who performed “King of the New York Streets” and “The Wanderer.” DiMucci suggested that the musicians take a break from their touring life and start a group as the New Staples Singers. “Backstage, Stevie Van Zandt, Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, John Mellencamp … We decided to put our careers on hold,” he said. “We’re going out on the road with Mavis Staples as The New Staple Singers.”

Springsteen and Van Zandt then took the stage, with the former strapping on a guitar. They launched into an energetic mini-E Street band concert with “Glory Days” and “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out.”

The evening concluded with all the performers and presenters to give a rendition of The Carter Family’s “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.” Springsteen in particular was enjoying himself as he sang his verse and directed the band with a big smile.

In attendance were New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy, as well as Steve Forbert, John Eddie, Warren Zanes (author of “Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska,” which is set to be a film starring Jeremy Allen White), Springsteen’s son Sam, Springsteen’s wife, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation chairman John Sykes.

Proceeds from the ceremony and a silent online auction (a signed guitar by Springsteen was fetching as high as $8,000) will go toward the construction of the Bruce Springsteen Archives.

The Center for American Music will feature exhibits on Springsteen and showcase diverse topics and themes in American music, while the Archives will offer visitors the chance to listen to oral histories and interviews, watch rare film footage, and explore major moments in music history. Intimate concerts, teacher workshops, symposia, lectures, film series, and other public and educational programs will also be part of the mission for the Archives and Center for American Music.

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Bruce Springsteen Thanks U.S. Audiences, Playfully Warns European Fans, “We’re Coming to Get Ya!”

B ruce Springsteen and the E Street Band wrapped up the first two scheduled U.S. legs of their 2024 world tour with a show in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday, April 21, and now the Boss and his group are preparing to launch a European trek in early May.

Springsteen has posted a couple of videos on his social media sites in which he sends out messages to his fans across the pond and to those who came to see his recent stateside concerts.

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In the first clip , Springsteen is captured walking offstage at what apparently was the end of his performance in Columbus.

“How sweet it is! How sweet it is!” the Boss yells into the camera as he rubs some moisturizer on his hands. “All right! I’m walking off stage from my last American show, but I want you to know that we, the E Street Band, are coming to Europe! We’re coming to get ya. We’re coming to rock you into the ground. We’re gonna get it! See you soon.”

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Springsteen then claps his hands and walks away into the backstage area of the venue. The video then shows a poster featuring all of the upcoming European dates.

Springsteens Message to U.S. Fans

The second clip features Springsteen standing outside of a house or cabin that may be part of his New Jersey residence.

“I just wanted to take a moment and thank all of our American fans for this last stretch of shows we’ve played here in the States,” he says. “We had so many good shows, and so many great audiences. It was really wonderful.”

The Boss then addresses the fact that he and the E Street Band had to postpone many tour dates last year because he needed to be treated for peptic ulcer disease.

“Thank you for your understanding and patience with our cancellations,” he notes. “Deeply appreciate it.”

Bruce adds, “We just couldn’t have had a better time here in the United States. God bless. We’re heading to Europe. We’ll see you when we get back.”

As with several other recent videos posted on Springsteen’s socials, the new clips were shot by his sister, lauded rock photographer Pamela Springsteen.

Springsteen’s Upcoming Tour Plans

Springsteen and the E Street Band’s European tour leg runs from a May 5 concert in Cardiff, Wales, through a July 27 show in London. Besides the U.K., Bruce and the gang will visit Ireland, France, the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and Norway.

Springsteen and the E Street Band will then mount a second U.S. leg in August and September, followed by a Canadian trek that runs from late October to late November. Visit BruceSpringsteen.net to check out his full itinerary.

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