June 21 Stadium of Light Sunderland, ENGLAND (チケット発売12/3 ), June 22 Etihad Stadiym Manchester, ENGLAND June 24 Isle of Wight Festival Isle of Wight, ENGLAND (チケット発売 11/25,) July 14 Hard Rock Calling London, ENGLAND (チケット発売12/3 )
As far as tour dates, Sunday's statement did confirm European dates "from the middle of May until the end of July." The announcement also said "info on the U.S. dates and the World tour dates will be coming up shortly."
So far there are seven confirmed dates, four in the UK announced on Monday and three more in Italy announced today. Bruce and the E Street Band will play stadiums in Milan (June 7), Florence (June 10) and Trieste (June 11).
I've been hearing a start of the U.S. tour on March 2 in Denver. That is only speculation. And would that mean rehearsals shows at Asbury Park's Convention Hall in late February? Bruce has had rehearsal show in Asbury Park for every tour (except the Vote For Change in 2004) since the Reunion Tour in 1999.
In past years, the Springsteen-tour template has been to start up in late February/early March, play arenas in the U.S. and Canada til May, head to Europe for a good part of the summer and come back to the U.S. for stadium dates in August and September and even October, as they did in 2009. They then go back to arenas during the fall.
I could see a multi-night stand at MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands this summer. Bruce has not played the new stadium yet.
But then, as my colleague Jay Lustig pointed out, what if a new album isn't ready to be released by late February? Could that mean no U.S. dates til maybe April or so?
Also of note of Sunday's announcement was a reference to "World tour dates."
There has been a report of Bruce possibly playing Israel in June. Also would the band return to Australia and or New Zealand, places they haven't played since March of 2003? Maybe Asia or South America?