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Bruce Sprinsgteen & The E Street Band have announced fall US tour dates, likely the last dates of his tour in support of Working On A Dream, the album he released in January. The tour for Working On A Dream began with a performance at halftime of the Super Bowl in February. Since then, he's played all over the U.S. including a set at Bonnaroo and also headlined the UK's Glastonbury festival.
These dates will take the band all over the east and Midwest, skipping over the west coast. The band will play a five-night set at Giants Stadium, the last time they'll play a venue they've practically owned. There will also be two-night runs in Boston (Mansfield) and Philadelphia. Elsewhere on the tour, they'll hit Nashville, Tampa, St. Louis, Kansas City, Cleveland, Detroit, and Milwaukee.
Tickets for Mansfield, Saratoga Springs, and Giants Stadium are already on sale. One of the Giants Stadium shows is already completely sold out. Other ticket on-sale dates begin Friday, July 24 and progress from there. An on-sale date for the doubles shot at Madison Square Gardens has not been announced.
Let's just go ahead and get the obvious out of the way: Bruce Springsteen is in love with my wife. He played Nashville the day before our anniversary last year. This year, he's playing Nashville on her birthday. It's a sign, my brothers and sisters, a sign. He wants me at that show. He needs me at that show. This will be my third show of the tour. I hoped I'd get a third shot but didn't expect it and didn't expect it to be this easy. Nashville? We're there. Happy birthday, baby! We're going to see The Boss.
August 19 Hartford, CT Comcast Theater (On sale now)
August 22 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center (On sale now)
August 23 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center (On sale now)
August 25 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center (On sale now)
September 10 Nashville, TN Sommett Center (On sale July 25)
September 12 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre (On sale July 24)
September 13 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center (On sale July 24)
September 16 Greenville, SC Bi-Lo Center (On sale July 31)
September 20 Chicago, IL United Center (On sale August 1)
September 30 East Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium (Sold out)
October 2 East Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium (Sold out)
October 3 East Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium (Sold out)
October 8 East Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium (On sale now)
October 9 East Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium (Sold out)
October 13 Philadelphia, PA Spectrum (On sale July 27)
October 14 Philadelphia, PA Spectrum (On sale July 27)
October 25 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center (On sale August 8)
October 26 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center (On sale August 8)
November 2 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center (On sale TBA)
November 3 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena (On sale August 28)
November 7 New York, NY Madison Square Garden (On sale TBA)
November 8 New York, NY Madison Square Garden (On sale TBA)
November 10 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena (On sale August 22)
November 13 Auburn Hills, MI Palace At Auburn Hills (On sale August 22)
November 15 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center (On sale August 1)
