The boss does not plan to say goodbye anytime soon.
On Friday, August 23, Bruce Springsteen dismissed rumors of retirement and a farewell tour during a concert at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, when he reminded his audience that the E Street Band “has been around for 50 f— years.”
“We’re not doing any farewell tour, bull–,” Springsteen, 74, said in a clip he shared on Xu (formerly Twitter). “Jesus Christ. No farewell tour for the E Street Band!”
Speaking to the enthusiastic crowd, Springsteen smiled as he reiterated that his current world tour — which will next end in Washington, DC in early September — is not the last time fans will see him.
“Hell no… Goodbye to what? Thousands of people shouting your name? Yeah, I want to stop it,” Springsteen added. “That’s it. That’s all it takes. I’m not going anywhere.”
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Guitarist Steven Van Zandt also dropped the retirement talk during a chat with The Telegraph last month, explaining that retirement is not on the horizon for the E Street Band.
“I don’t see the end anywhere in sight, to be honest, especially in Europe, where we’re bigger than we’ve ever been,” he said at the time. “I think we can play every summer forever, man.”
Springsteen’s latest comments come amid postponed tour dates earlier this year, when The Boss postponed four European dates on his E Street Band 2024 World Tour due to “vocal issues”. These include performances in Marseille, Letnany Airport in Prague, Czech Republic, and the San Siro Stadium in Milan.
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The 20-time Grammy winner previously postponed several tour dates in September 2023 due to a peptic ulcer.
Springsteen now has a string of dates lined up for the rest of the year, and has even played a few surprise gigs here and there this summer — like when he appeared at Zach Bryan’s concert this month to sing a duet of his 1982 song “Atlantic City” as well as their “Sandpaper” collaboration at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
After a stop in the capital on September 7, Springsteen will head to Baltimore, Asbury Park, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Calgary and beyond in the fall. He will also take his talents to Milan, Prague and Marseille next summer to make up for lost time earlier this year.
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