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==Supporting acts==
==Supporting acts==

Revision as of 15:36, 29 January 2014

Bruce Springsteen 2014 Tour
Tour by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Associated albumHigh Hopes
Start dateJanuary 28, 2014
Legs3
No. of shows18
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band concert chronology

The High Hopes Tour is a concert tour by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band along with special guest, Tom Morello. The tour is in support of Springsteen's eighteenth studio album, High Hopes, which was released in January 2014.

Background

Springsteen's manager, Jon Landau, said in a statement that the band's shows in Australia earlier in 2013 were among the best and most satisfying of the 128-date Wrecking Ball Tour. Landau further stated the 2014 tour had been in the works since the previous Australian leg, in large part due to its success and huge response from younger fans. A goal was to expand the number of places the band performed to include Perth and Adelaide, two places Springsteen has never performed, and Auckland, where Springsteen has not performed in over a decade.[1] During the previous Australian tour, Tom Morello stood in for Steven Van Zandt, who was absent due to filming of his television series, Lillyhammer. Springsteen told Rolling Stone that he had written and recorded a substantial amount of new music with the E Street Band and Morello. That material, along with others, would eventually make up the High Hopes album.

Initial tour dates in Australia and New Zealand were announced on August 15, 2013, with additional dates announced over the ensuing months. Subsequently, on October 28, 2013, Springsteen's management announced additional concerts in South Africa.[2] The tour was the first time that Springsteen and the E Street Band played in South Africa; their only prior performances in Africa occurred during during the Human Rights Now! Tour in 1988, which visited Zimbabwe and Ivory Coast.

Itinerary

Pre-tour promotion/Rehearsals

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon dedicated the entire show on January 14, 2014, to Springsteen and the new album. Springsteen and Fallon, who were dressed as Springsteen from the Born in the U.S.A. era, performed a parody song titled "Gov. Christie Traffic Jam" set to the tune of "Born to Run". The parody poked fun at the Fort Lee lane closure scandal. Fallon said he warned Christie about the skit prior to doing it because he knew it could possibly sting a bit.[3] The E Street Band (minus Van Zandt, who was again filming Lillyhammer), along with Tom Morello, joined Springsteen throughout the show for performances of "High Hopes", "Heaven's Wall", and "Just Like Fire Would"; the latter two songs streamed online but were not aired on television. Springsteen was also interviewed.[4]

Rehearsals for the tour began in the U.S. around January 21, 2014, again without Van Zandt, who joined the band in Cape Town for final rehearsals prior to the tour's opening night.[5][6]

African leg

The tour kicked off on January 26, 2014, in Cape Town, South Africa. Springsteen opened with a cover of "Free Nelson Mandela" by The Special AKA. "We Are Alive" was also dedicated to Mandala later in the set. The three-hour show, which resembled the sets from the previous Wrecking Ball Tour, featured a 27-song set with four songs from the new album. This was the first show to offer the USB wristband system (discussed below). Two nights later, Springsteen dedicated "We Shall Overcome" to Pete Seeger, who died on January 27 at the age of 94. "I lost a great friend and a great hero last night, Pete Seeger", Springsteen said before introducing the song. The show ended with "This Little Light of Mine" and a solo acoustic performance of "This Hard Land".

Oceania leg

The band will kick off the Australian leg of the tour on February 5, 2014, with Springsteen's first-ever performance in Perth. The segment will also include dates in Adelaide, Melbourne, Hunter Valley, Sydney, and Brisbane, followed by two dates in Auckland, New Zealand.

North American leg

On January 15, 2014, it was announced that Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in May 2014. This will be their third appearance at the festival and the first U.S. show announced for the tour.[7] More dates in North America are expected to be announced.

Springsteen was asked about future plans for the tour and possibly adding dates in the United States. He replied, "We're looking around now to see what we might do. I don't want to say 'yes' because I don't want to disappoint people, but I certainly don't want to rule it out either. We're looking closely since there's places we missed on the last tour. We didn't get to Texas, where I love to play. We didn't get to Florida either. It might be fun to get back to some of those places."[8]

Show downloads

Image of the USB wristband that will be sold at shows and online

Prior to the tour, Springsteen's management announced a new service allowing fans to download concert recordings approximately 48 hours after each show. The initial plan required fans to purchase a special $40 USB wristband, which could then be used to download a single show of the purchaser's choice. The wristband would also function as a reusable USB flash drive.[9][10]Following some negative response from fans over the high cost for the wristband, Springsteen's management subsequently announced a separate cheaper option for purchasing shows directly from Springsteen's website as downloads.

The idea of having wristbands came about through a conversation between Springsteen and Matchbox 20 singer Rob Thomas. Springsteen stated, "I think we live more in a Grateful Dead touring idea that everything you do is recorded now. And that's okay with me, you know. As a matter of fact, I believe on this tour, we're starting to do something like you can come in, you can buy a [wrist]band, you can get a copy of the night's show. So hopefully we're gonna do that at a really nice quality level."[11] "We started out as being very, very controlling. Now it's just a different playing field and so it's exciting." Springsteen said.

Tour Dates

Date City Country Venue Tickets Sold / Available Gross Revenue
Promotional appearances
January 14, 2014[4] New York United States NBC Studios[A] — —
Africa
January 26, 2014 Cape Town South Africa Bellville Velodrome  —  —
January 28, 2014
January 29, 2014
February 1, 2014 Johannesburg FNB Stadium  —  —
Oceania
February 5, 2014 Perth Australia Perth Arena  —  —
February 7, 2014
February 8, 2014
February 11, 2014 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Center  —  —
February 12, 2014
February 15, 2014 Melbourne AAMI Park  —  —
February 16, 2014
February 19, 2014 Sydney Allphones Arena  —  —
February 22, 2014 Hunter Valley Hope Estate  —  —
February 23, 2014
February 26, 2014 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre  —  —
March 1, 2014 Auckland New Zealand Mount Smart Stadium  —  —
March 2, 2014
North America
May 3, 2014[B] New Orleans United States Fair Grounds Race Course  —  —
TOTAL  —  —

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

A This show was part of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon"
B This concert was part of the "New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival"

Songs performed

Originals/Studio tracks

Cover songs

Source:[12][13][14][15]

Supporting acts

Personnel

The E Street Band

and

with

The E Street Horns:

The E Street Choir:

References

  1. ^ "March 2014 dates added in Australia & New Zealand!". www.brucespringsteen.com (Official Site). Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Bruce to play South Africa for the first time ever". www.brucespringsteen.com (Official Site). Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  3. ^ "Jimmy Fallon Warned Chris Christie About Springsteen Bit". Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: Heading Back to Fallon". Mark Mayfield. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  5. ^ "BruceBase 2014". BruceBase. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  6. ^ "2014-01-25 - BELLVILLE VELODROME, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (rehearsal)". BruceBase. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  7. ^ "Saturday, May 3 - Music Lineup". New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival & Foundation, Inc. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  8. ^ "Bruce Springsteen on 'Anomaly' of New Album 'High Hopes'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  9. ^ "Pre-Order Bruce Springsteen USB Wristband". Bruce Springsteen. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  10. ^ "@springsteen (twitter)". Bruce Springsteen (twitter). Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  11. ^ "Bruce Springsteen Exploring Instant Live Recordings". Yahoo Music. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  12. ^ "Setlists 2014". backstreets.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  13. ^ "2014 list". brucebase.wikispaces.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  14. ^ "High Hopes Tour, 2014". Greasy Lake. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  15. ^ "2014 setlists". brucespringsteen.com (Official site). Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  16. ^ "Dan as support for Bruce Springsteen". Dan Patlansky. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  17. ^ a b c d "TOURING AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND IN FEBRUARY and MARCH 2014 (INC. FIRST EVER SHOWS IN ADELAIDE & PERTH!)". Frontier Touring. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
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