Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have announced they are headed back to Australia and New Zealand in 2014 for their most extensive tour of the area to date.
The 2014 tour includes the first New Zealand show in more than a decade and their first-ever visit to Perth and Adelaide, kicking off at Perth Arena on February 7.
Australian music legends Hunters & Collectors will be reforming to be special guests at Springsteen’s Melbourne AAMI Stadium concert.
Additional special guest at the Melbourne and Hunter Valley shows will be Australia’s e rock & roll soul man Dan Sultan, while Jimmy Barnes will be special guest for the Auckland Mt Smart show.
Springsteen brought the Wrecking Ball tour to Australia earlier this year on their first tour Down Under in more than a decade, performing three hour plus shows in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and at Victoria’s iconic Hanging Rock.
“Our shows in Australia earlier this year were among the very best and most satisfying of our whole 128 show tour,” said Springsteen manager Jon Landau. “The crowds were tremendous, the fans as warm, friendly, and welcoming as we could ever hope for, and the quality of the performances, as virtually every reviewer commented, were spectacularly high.”
“From the moment we finished the second show at Hanging Rock on March 31, we have been working on a plan to return next year,” continued Landau. “Among other things, we wanted to expand the number of places we play to include the Hunter Valley, Perth and Adelaide, with a trip to Auckland, as well. Those venues are in addition to the new dates in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. In other words, this will be our most far reaching tour of Australasia ever – and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are planning to make it their finest.”
Tickets for the 2014 concerts go on sale Monday, August 26.
Next month, Springsteen plays the final 2013 dates of the Wrecking Ball tour, with shows in South America, including Rock In Rio on September 21.
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Australia/New Zealand 2014 tour
02/07 - Perth, AU – Perth Arena
02/11 - Adelaide, AU – Entertainment Center
02/15 - Melbourne, AU – AAMI Park
02/19 - Sydney, AU – Allphones Arena
02/22 - Hunter Valley, AU – Hope Estate
02/26 - Brisbane, AU – Entertainment Centre
03/01 - Auckland, NZ – Mt. Smart Stadium
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