New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band capped the opening leg of their 2023 international tour tonight; a cross-country 28-show run which marked their first North American dates together since 2016. Kicking off February 1 in Tampa, Florida and concluding tonight in Newark, New Jersey - the high-energy performances featured Springsteen and The E Street Band backed nightly by The E Street Horns and The E Street Choir. Tour setlists have ranged from house-rocking staples like "Dancing In The Dark," "
Badlands" and "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" to live debuts for "Ghosts," "Nightshift," and "Last Man Standing." Interspersed throughout were special additions for each show - including the first performance of "If I Was The Priest" since 1972, covers of The Standells' "Dirty Water" and Jimmy Cliff's "Trapped," and the long-awaited return of "Jungleland," "Jersey Girl," and "Born in the U.S.A."
Springsteen and The E Street Band will return to North
America from August through December; including multiple nights in each of Chicago, Philadelphia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pittsburgh, Toronto, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Beforehand, they'll kick off the first of 31 European shows on April 28 in Barcelona. Find a full list of dates here: https://brucespringsteen.net/tour
Press Quotes from
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band's 2023 tour:
"A master class in the uplifting power of rock-and-roll." - Washington Post
"A timeless and almost transcendental communion...what this country's been missing." - New York Times
"A once-in-a-decade moment of thunder... euphoric." - TOP40-CHARTS
"The most rewarding, spirited and fulfilling...concert probably ever by a rock icon." - Minneapolis Star-Tribune
"A concert for the ages...the show of a lifetime." - Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
"Springsteen's brilliance shined through...this concert was in a category all its own." - Dallas Morning News
"Ridiculously good...an arena-shaking homecoming show." - Rolling Stone (on Madison
Square Garden)
"Back in all his arena-rocking glory...Springsteen sounded as vital as ever...this tour is all about those special E Street moments." - New York Post
"There's magic in the night...Springsteen comes across as a man possessed by the spirit...he puts everything he has into his performance." -
Boston Globe
"When Springsteen hits the stage, he still transforms into a rock and roll superhero." - Variety
"No one works a room like the Boss...a master class." - Seattle Times
"A riveting evening of nearly three hours of music in front of a sold-out crowd that knew every lyric." - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
"A centrifugal force on stage, emanating enough energy to light up the entire Jersey Shore. His voice never wavering from its core purpose: to reach inside the hearts of every attendee and elicit a spectrum of emotions." - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"A rim-rattling slam dunk…Springsteen remains an age-defying, transcendent performer." - Greensboro News & Record
"This was a night that reaffirmed the power of music and community...Springsteen is increasingly peerless...a must-see." - SPIN
"Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band rocked like their lives depended on it." - USA Today
"A majestic performance... Springsteen reflected on aging, death, friendship and passion with the insight and joy that only a great rock'n'roll show can offer." - Billboard
"Delivered the goods and then some, with lots of energy and ace musicianship." - Asbury Park Press
"The E Street Band just comes in like a cyclone....wherever
Bruce Springsteen is playing on this tour, get in there and see him. That's an order." - Showbiz411
"This, my sixtieth Springsteen show was arguably the best I have ever seen...there is no better show to celebrate life in the history of rock and roll." - Forbes
