Bruce Springsteen Plots Return to the Road in Spring 2024
Bruce Springsteen is aiming to return to the road by next spring after postponing the rest of his 2023 tour as he continues to undergo treatment for peptic ulcer disease.
Springsteen and the E Street band will launch the new trek March 19, 2024 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, with the first leg wrapping April 21 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. A second leg of shows will take place later that summer, starting Aug. 15 at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh and ending Sept. 13 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore. (Springsteen’s rescheduled Canadian dates will be announced next week.)
All tickets for the postponed performances will be accepted at the rescheduled dates, though refunds are available for those that can’t make the new shows.
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band’s postponed U.S. tour dates have been rescheduled and announced for 2024:
PHOENIX (AP) — Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band returned to the stage Tuesday evening at the Footprint Center in Phoenix in a triumphant reboot of the Boss’ postponed 2023 world tour.
In September Springsteen, 74, announced his tour would be delayed until 2024, citing doctor’s advice as he recovered from peptic ulcer disease.
“The Boss” arrived on stage to an audience chorus of “Bruuuuce!” Wearing dark jeans and a rolled up red plaid flannel shirt, he had the energy of a man half his age. His signature “One, two, three, four” was the only thing that separated most songs, showing no signs of his illness from the previous year. Once he shouted, “Good evening, Arizona” the show was off and running.
Springsteen spoke to the crowd briefly about his illness prior to playing his final song “I’ll See You In My Dreams” solo on stage. “Phoenix, first I want to apologize if there was any discomfort because we had to move the show last time. . . . I hope we didn’t inconvenience you too much.”
The 29-song show came in just under three hours, but “The Boss” hardly broke a sweat while showing off a strong voice, all the while dancing, tearing into guitar solos, playing the harmonica and even ripping his shirt open near the end of the show.
On stage with Springsteen was the legendary E Street Band which features drummer Max Weinberg, bassist Garry Tallent, keyboardists Roy Bittan and Charlie Giordano, guitarists Stevie Van Zandt and Nils Lofgren, saxophonist Jake Clemons — nephew of original and still missed sax man Clarence Clemons who died in 2011 — guitarist and violin player Soozie Tyrell, a full horn and brass section and four backup vocalists. The only missing member of the band was Springsteen’s wife, singer and guitarist Patti Scialfa.
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