At last, Bruce Springsteen fans can let go over their angst over whether the performer will reach Los Angeles and many other areas left off the first leg of his U.S. tour this year… and move on to the angst of the difficulty of getting tickets. The fact that some of the added gigs are in stadiums instead of arenas may ameliorate at least some of those concerns, though.
The second leg of the North American tour begins August 9 with a show at Chicago’s Wrigley Field and ends at the close of fall back indoors with shows at L.A.’s Forum on Dec. 4 and 6 and San Francisco’s Chase Center on Dec. 8. Altogether, these additions add up to 22 gigs in 18 cities, with Philadelphia, East Rutherford, NJ, Toronto and L.A. being the four cities that are getting two-night stands — although wide-open holes in the calendar surely allow for additions as these dates sell out.
Tickets will go on sale on a staggered basis over the next two weeks. The first of the shows, in Chicago, goes on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. CT. Others follow next week and the week after. (See the listings below for full on-sale times.) All the dates are using Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan program, except for the opening two cities, Chicago and Philadelphia, which are being sold directly by the stadiums.
Out west, where the dates go indoors and into arenas instead of stadiums, hopes will be particularly high that added shows are in the cards, even though he is playing mostly single-nighters in arenas on the first leg. In L.A., two dates at the Forum have been announced, which is unlikely to meet demand. Springsteen used to play as many as seven nights at the now-demolished Sports Arena, although he stopped there for only three when he closed the place down in March 2016 on the E Street Band’s “The River” tour.
Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan pre-registration page for the tour is open through the end of the day this coming Sunday and can be found here.
The tour began Feb. 1 in Tampa, with what was the first gig in North America by Springsteen with the E Street Band in seven years. At the most recent date on the tour, in Dallas on Feb. 10, the group played 27 songs, even with Little Steven, Patti Scialfa and Soozie Tyrell being temporarily out of the lineup. (See that setlist here.) Early setlists show the heaviest concentration of material coming from the “Born to Run,” “Darkness on the Edge of Town,” “Born in the USA” and “Letter to You” albums, although the shows touch on many parts of Springsteen’s recording career.
The full rundown of Springsteen’s added dates for summer and fall and their on-sale dates:
August 9 – Chicago, IL @ Wrigley Field
Onsale: Friday, February 17 at 10:00 AM CT
August 16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Citizens Bank Park
Onsale: Tuesday, February 28 at 10:00 AM ET
August 18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Citizens Bank Park
Onsale: Tuesday, February 28 at 10:00 AM ET
August 24 – Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium
Verified Fan Onsale: Monday, February 27 at 10:00 AM ET
August 28 – Washington, DC @ Nationals Park
Verified Fan Onsale: Tuesday, February 28 at 10:00 AM ET
August 30 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium
Verified Fan Onsale: Friday, February 24 at 10:00 AM ET
September 1 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium
Verified Fan Onsale: Friday, February 24 at 12:00 PM ET
September 7 – Syracuse, NY @ JMA Wireless Dome
Verified Fan Onsale: Friday, February 24 at 10:00 AM ET
September 9 – Baltimore, MD @ Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Verified Fan Onsale: Tuesday, February 28 at 10:00 AM ET
September 12 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
Verified Fan Onsale: Thursday, February 23 at 10:00 AM ET
November 3 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
Verified Fan Onsale: Wednesday, February 22 at 10:00 AM PT
November 6 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
Verified Fan Onsale: Thursday, February 23 at 10:00 AM MT
November 8 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome
Verified Fan Onsale: Thursday, February 23 at 10:00 AM MT
November 10 – Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre
Verified Fan Onsale: Wednesday, February 22 at 10:00 AM CT
November 14 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
Verified Fan Onsale: Wednesday, February 22 at 10:00 AM ET
November 16 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
Verified Fan Onsale: Wednesday, February 22 at 10:00 AM ET
November 18 – Ottawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Centre
Verified Fan Onsale: Wednesday, February 22 at 10:00 AM ET
November 20 – Montreal, QC @ Centre Bell
Verified Fan Onsale: Thursday, February 23 at 10:00 AM ET
November 30 – Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center
Verified Fan Onsale: Wednesday, February 22 at 10:00 AM MT
December 4 – Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum
Verified Fan Onsale: Thursday, February 23 at 10:00 AM PT
December 6 – Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum
Verified Fan Onsale: Thursday, February 23 at 10:00 AM PT
December 8 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
Verified Fan Onsale: Thursday, February 23 at 10:00 AM PT
