The Boss will be back in town in early 2017. Music lovers lit up social media this morning when Frontier Touring confirmed Bruce Springsteen's third Australian tour in five years.
The return of Springsteen and the E Street Band to Australia and New Zealand marks one of their biggest tours here to date, visiting Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Hanging Rock, Hunter Valley, Brisbane, Auckland and – for the very first time – Christchurch.
Sure to be a special and emotive concert for everyone in attendance, Bruce and the E Street Band will perform at Christchurch’s AMI Stadium on the eve of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake anniversary. In the wake of the devastating earthquake Bruce’s song ‘My City Of Ruins’ became a poignant and inspirational unofficial anthem for the city.
Named the top global touring act of 2016 by both Billboard and Pollstar, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have sold close to 2 million tickets in 2016 alone.
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One of Australia's most successful rock bands of all time, Jet, will be reforming to hit the road with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, appearing as very special guests at their outdoor concerts in Melbourne, Hanging Rock, Hunter Valley, Christchurch and Auckland.
Jet formed in 2001, selling more than 6.5 million albums globally and securing 10 x Platinum certification in Australia and Platinum in the USA and UK for their debut album 'Get Born'. They produced a string of classic singles including 'Are You Gonna Be My Girl', 'Rollover DJ', 'Look What You've Done', 'Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is', 'Rip It Up', and 'Seventeen' before disbanding in 2012. The band have turned down numerous requests to reform in the ensuing years… until now!
Guitar legend Diesel will appear as special guest in Hanging Rock and Hunter Valley. In July Diesel released his 15th career album ‘Americana’, a celebration of some of America’s most legendary music. Fittingly the album includes his interpretation of the classic ‘Born To Run’.
Appearing in Christchurch and Auckland alongside Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band and Jet, will be local Kiwi favourite Marlon Williams & the Yarra Benders. Since releasing his self-titled album at the start of last year, Marlon has toured extensively throughout North America and UK/Europe including spots on some of the world’s leading music festivals.
In Perth, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform the concerts in their entirety, with no special guests.
Bruce Springsteen Australia Tour Dates 2017
Wednesday 25 January – Perth Arena, PerthMonday 30 January Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
Thursday 2 February – AAMI Park, Melbourne
Tuesday 7 February – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Saturday 11 February – Hanging Rock, Mt Macedon
Tuesday 14 February – Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
Saturday 18 February – Hope Estate, Hunter Valley
Tuesday 21 February – AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Saturday 25 February – Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
