Europe will get more of The Boss in 2025.
Announced early Tuesday, Oct. 1, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band adds eight new shows to their previously-rescheduled European jaunt – including concerts in England, France, Germany and Spain.
The newly-confirmed dates kick off May 17 with the first of two nights at Co-op Live in Manchester, England.
All told, Springsteen and Co. will play 12 dates on their 2025 run of the U.K. and Europe, including previously-rescheduled shows in Marseille, Prague and Milan, which were initially called off in May on doctor’s orders, as the rock legend recovered from “vocal issues.”
The announcement of new dates follow the world premiere of the Thom Zimny documentary Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, which arrives Oct. 25 on Hulu and Disney+.
After being sidelined for six years because of the global pandemic, and illness, including peptic ulcer issues, the road is calling to Springsteen. The Rock Hall-inducted artist and his band embarks on eight shows in Canada, beginning Oct. 31 in Montreal and running through Nov. 22 in Vancouver. That trek follows the completion of a U.S. tour with a Sept. 15 headlining spot at Sea.Hear.Now. festival in Springsteen’s old Asbury Park stomping grounds in his native New Jersey.
If his comments during a performance Aug. 23 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia are anything to go by, Springsteen is just getting started. “We’ve been around for 50 f***ing years, and we ain’t quitting!” he declared. “We ain’t doing no farewell tour bullsh*t! Jesus Christ! No farewell tour for the E Street Band!”
He added, “Farewell to what? A thousand people screaming your name? Get the hell out. I ain’t going anywhere!”
In a review of Springsteen’s Pittsburgh show, Billboard noted Springsteen’s “earth-quaking exuberance” and the band’s ability to deliver “magic moments” night after night. The same energy was palpable in Philadelphia, where the band delivered a set that spanned decades of hits.
Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band 2025 European Tour Dates
May 17 – Manchester, England – Co-op Live – On-sale: Oct. 11 at 10am BST (5 am ET) ticketmaster.co.uk
May 20 – Manchester, England – Co-op Live – On-sale: Oct. 11 at 10am BST (5 am ET) ticketmaster.co.uk
May 24 – Lille, France – Stade Pierre Mauroy – On-sale: Oct. 7 at 10am CEST (4am ET) gdp.fr/en
May 31 – Marseille, France – Orange Velodrome (rescheduled from May 25, 2024) gdp.fr/en
June 4 – Liverpool, England – Anfield Stadium – On-sale: Oct. 11 at 10am BST (5am ET) ticketmaster.co.uk
June 11 – Berlin, Germany – Olympiastadion – On-sale: Oct. 9 at 10am CEST (4am ET) ticketmaster.de
June 15 – Prague, Czech Republic – Airport Letnany (rescheduled from May 28, 2024) ticketmaster.cz
June 18 – Frankfurt, Germany – Deutsche Bank Park – On-sale: Oct. 9 at 10am CEST (4am ET) ticketmaster.de
June 21 – San Sebastian, Spain – Estadio Reale Arena (Anoeta) – On-sale: Oct. 8 at 10am CEST (4am ET) doctormusic.com entradas.com
June 27 – Gelsenkirchen, Germany – Veltins Arena – On-sale: Oct. 9 at 10am CEST (4am ET) ticketmaster.de
June 30 – Milan, Italy – San Siro Stadium (rescheduled from June 1, 2024) ticketmaster.it
July 3 – Milan, Italy – San Siro Stadium (rescheduled from June 3, 2024) ticketmaster.it
The post “Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band Expands 2025 European Tour” by Lars Brandle was published on 10/01/2024 by www.billboard.com