Bruce Springsteen In The U.S.

The first wave of U.S. tour dates for Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band are in showing a tour taking place in April and May.  Meanwhile, West Coast fans are still waiting with “High Hopes” for their evenings with The Boss.

Photo: Schalk van Zuydam/AP
Cape Town, South Africa

It’s what isn’t on the schedule that stands out.  With the exception of The Woodlands, Texas, slotted for May 6, the itinerary maps out a routing keeping the tour mostly east of the Mississippi.  Newly announced stops include Cincinnati, Nashville, Pittsburgh, Atlanta and Tampa.

Springsteen is touring in support of his new album, High Hopes, which debuted at No. 1 in countries when it was released last month.  Here’s the U.S. routing:

April 8 – Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Bank Arena
April 12 – Virginia Beach, Va., Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach
April 15 – Columbus, Ohio, Nationwide Arena
April 17 – Nashville, Tenn., Bridgestone Arena
April 19 – Charlotte, N.C., Time Warner Cable Arena
April 22 – Pittsburgh, Pa., Consol Energy Center
April 24 – Raleigh, N.C., PNC Arena
April 26 – Atlanta, Ga., Aaron’s Amphitheatre At Lakewood
April 29 – Sunrise, Fla, BB&T Center
May 1 – Tampa, Fla., MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
May 3 – New Orleans, La., Fairgrounds Racecourse (New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival)
May 6 – The Woodlands, Texas, The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
May 13 – Albany, N.Y., Times Union Center
May 14 – Hershey, Pa.,  Hersheypark Stadium
May 17 – Uncasville, Conn., Mohegan Sun Arena
May 18 – Uncasville, Conn., Mohegan Sun Arena

General onsales for Pittsburgh, Albany, Hershey and Uncasville begin Feb. 14; Nashville, Atlanta, and Sunrise and Tampa Feb. 15; Cincinnati, Virginia Beach, Columbus, Charlotte, and Raleigh Feb. 21; The Woodlands Feb. 28. The onsale for New Orleans was previously announced.  Visit BruceSpringsteen.net for more information.


(A pre-show performance in Johannesburg, South Africa)