Bruce Springsteen sends message to Phoenix: 'We are going to rock you into the ground'
Get your freak on in Phoenix.
On March 17, Bruce Springsteen delivered a video message to fans two days before the relaunch of his concert tour at the Footprint Center in Phoenix.
“Greetings freaks, fan and friends from Phoenix, Arizona, from Bruce Springsteen,” said the Boss, sitting down with shades and a white cowboy hat, which he doffs. “I am coming to see you on Tuesday night and I want you to be ready, be prepared, be afraid because we are going to rock you into the ground. See you then!”
“Oh for gods sake Bruce, Phoenix just got even hotter!” commented a fan on Instagram.
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The show will be the first for Springsteen and the E Street Band since Sept. 3 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. Due to Springsteen's bout with peptic ulcer disease, Springsteen postponed the rest of the band's September concerts. On Sept. 27, he postponed shows for the rest of the year.
The 24 postponed shows have been rescheduled, and more stadium dates in Europe, and two shows in the U.S., have been added. The Springsteen and E Street Band appearance at the Sea Hear Now festival on the beach in Asbury Park is one of the new U.S. dates.
Springsteen made his return to the concert stage when he sang backup Oct. 29 with the unlikely grouping of Tony Orlando, Steven Van Zandt and Patti Scialfa for Freedom Bremner and Mark Rivera's version of “With a Little Help from My Friends” at the New Jersey Hall of Fame Class of 2023 induction ceremony.
The next week he surprised the audience on Nov. 6 at the Stand Up for Heroes veterans' fundraiser for the Bob Woodruff Foundation at Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall in New York City. Springsteen joined John Mellencamp for the song “Wasted Days” from Mellencamp's 2022 album, “Strictly a One-Eyed Jack,” then stuck around to perform four solo acoustic songs.
The 2024 tour is scheduled to end in Canada on Friday, Nov. 22, at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. See the complete tour schedule below.
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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band 2024 World Tour
March 19: Phoenix, Footprint Center (rescheduled from Nov. 30, 2023)
March 22: Las Vegas, T-Mobile Arena
March 25: San Diego, Pechanga Arena (rescheduled from Dec. 2, 2023)
March 28: San Francisco, Chase Center (rescheduled from Dec. 10, 2023)
March 31: San Francisco, Chase Center (rescheduled from Dec. 12, 2023)
April 4: Inglewood, California, Kia Forum (rescheduled from Dec. 4, 2023)
April 7: Inglewood, California, Kia Forum (rescheduled from Dec. 6, 2023)
April 12: Uncasville, Connecticut, Mohegan Sun Arena (rescheduled from Sept. 16, 2023)
April 15: Albany, New York, MVP Arena (rescheduled from Sept. 19, 2023)
April 18: Syracuse, New York, JMA Wireless Dome (rescheduled from Sept. 7, 2023)
April 21: Columbus, Ohio, Nationwide Arena (rescheduled from Sept. 21, 2023)
May 5: Cardiff, Wales, Principality Stadium
May 9: Belfast, Northern Ireland, Boucher Road
May 12: Kilkenny, Ireland, Nowlan Park
May 16: Cork, Ireland Páirc Uí Chaoimh
May 19: Dublin, Ireland, Croke Park
May 22: Sunderland, England, Stadium of Light
May 25: Marseille, France, Orange Vélodrome
May 28: Prague, Airport Letnany
June 1: Milan, San Siro Stadium
June 3: Milan, San Siro Stadium
June 12: Madrid, Cívitas Metropolitano
June 14: Madrid, Cívitas Metropolitano
June 20: Barcelona, Spain, Estadi Olímpic
June 27: Nijmegen, Netherlands, Goffertpark
July 2: Werchter, Belgium, Werchter Park
July 5: Hannover, Germany, Heinz von Heiden Arena
July 9: Odense, Denmark, Dyrskuepladsen
July 12: Helsinki, Olympic Stadium
July 15: Stockholm, Friends Arena
July 18: Stockholm, Friends Arena
July 21: Bergen, Norway, Dokken
July 25: London, Wembley Stadium connected by EE
Aug. 15: Pittsburgh, PPG Paints Arena (rescheduled from Sept. 12, 2023)
Aug. 18: Pittsburgh, PPG Paints Arena (rescheduled from Sept. 14, 2023)
Aug. 21: Philadelphia, Citizens Bank Park (rescheduled from Aug. 16, 2023)
Aug. 23: Philadelphia, Citizens Bank Park (rescheduled from Aug. 18, 2023)
Sept. 7: Washington, D.C., Nationals Park (rescheduled from Sept. 29, 2023)
Sept. 13: Baltimore, Oriole Park at Camden Yards (rescheduled from Sept. 9, 2023)
Sept. 15: Sea Hear Now in Asbury Park
Oct. 31: Montreal, Centre Bell (rescheduled from Nov. 20, 2023)
Nov. 3: Toronto, Scotiabank Arena (rescheduled from Nov. 14, 2023)
Nov. 6: Toronto, Scotiabank Arena (rescheduled from Nov. 16, 2023)
Nov. 9: Ottawa, Ontario, Canadian Tire Centre (rescheduled from Nov. 18, 2023)
Nov. 13: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Life Centre (rescheduled from Nov. 10, 2023)
Nov. 16: Calgary, Alberta, Scotiabank Saddledome (rescheduled from Nov. 8, 2023)
Nov. 19: Edmonton, Alberta, Rogers Place (rescheduled from Nov. 6, 2023)
Nov. 22: Vancouver, British Columbia, Rogers Arena (rescheduled from Nov. 3, 2023)
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Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at @chrisfhjordan; [email protected]
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Bruce Springsteen in Phoenix: We will 'rock you into the ground'
