TOURING AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND IN FEBRUARY and MARCH 2014
(INC. FIRST EVER SHOWS IN ADELAIDE & PERTH!)
WITH SOME VERY SPECIAL GUESTS:
HUNTERS & COLLECTORS reform for Melbourne shows
JIMMY BARNES - Auckland only
DAN SULTAN – Melbourne & Hunter Valley only
After delivering in March 2013 what many critics and fans declared the ‘greatest rock and roll show on earth,’ 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 our shores to date.
The 2014 tour includes Springsteen and the E Street Band’s first New Zealand show in more than a decade and their first-ever visit to Perth and Adelaide, with the Australasian dates kicking off at Perth Arena on Friday 7 February.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band 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.
Said Springsteen’s long-time manager and producer, Jon Landau:
“Our shows in Australia earlier this year were among the very best and most satisfying of our whole 128 show tour. 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. 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.”
Managing Director of Frontier Touring, Michael Gudinski said:
“The March Wrecking Ball tour was one of the most talked about for years and was without doubt not just a career highlight for me but an absolute inspiration. To see Bruce and the E Street Band perform over the course of three hours or more was a truly unbelievable experience. The tour wasn’t even over before there were discussions about a return and I’m so thrilled that of anywhere in the world they chose here to return to.
“It’s also a huge honour that Frontier is not only a part of bringing Bruce and the E Street Band back so soon, but that for the very first time Adelaide and Perth will have concerts, while Auckland will have their first in over a decade. Add to that a special Hunter Valley show, and this tour is shaping up to be even bigger and better than the March one.”
Springsteen and the E Street Band’s marathon performances, infectious energy and ability to captivate audiences did not go unnoticed with the Wrecking Ball tour being awarded the 2013 Helpmann Award for ‘Best International Contemporary Concert’ and both fans and critics heralding it as the tour of the year:
‘Sometimes a show takes the breath out of your lungs and leaves you speechless. In awe. Unsure how to articulate what you just witnessed. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is one such show.’ – Sydney Morning Herald
‘It is going to be tough for anyone to beat Bruce Springsteen for the tour of the year.’ – The Daily Telegraph
‘This is the legendary E Street Band and nobody can keep up with them. Nobody can come close. Mark my words - they're the best there is... Bruce Springsteen is the greatest performer I've ever seen and if you pass up a chance to see him live; your life will be poorer for it.’ – Brisbane Times
‘After a ten-year hiatus Bruce Springsteen has returned to Australia to deliver the latest instalment in what really is the greatest rock and roll show on earth... An important artist of his or any generation, Springsteen remains possibly the most vital front man of the modern era. Long may he run.’ – The Australian
Frontier Touring is also thrilled to announce that Australian music legends, Hunters & Collectors will be reforming to be special guests at Springsteen and the E Street Band at the Melbourne AAMI Stadium concert.
It has been a fifteen long years since the legendary group disbanded after firmly making their mark on the Australian music industry. Hunters & Collectors brought their unique brand of pub rock onto the global radar with modern classics like ‘Throw Your Arms Around Me’, ‘Talking to a Stranger’ and ‘Holy Grail’, collecting an induction into ARIA Hall of Fame along the way. In 2009 the band reformed for a one off special performance at the fundraising concert event ‘Sound Relief’.
Additional special guest at Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s Melbourne and Hunter Valley shows will be Australia’s favourite rock & roll soul man Dan Sultan. With ARIA Awards for Best Male Artist and Best Blues and Roots album, three AIR Awards, four Deadly Awards, an #1 AIR chart debuting album already to his name, there is no doubt that this highly anticipated third release is going to be something special.
The Rubens will be sharing the stage with Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band once more at their Hunter Valley show, after opening the show at their Hanging Rock performance earlier this year. The band have had a whirlwind year including a gold-certified debut album that landed at #3 on the ARIA album chart and an impressive touring schedule across Australia, Europe and the United States.
Continuing the musical tour de force that they established on this year’s Wrecking Ball tour, Jimmy Barnes will be special guest for the Auckland Mt Smart Show. As proven on the Wrecking Ball tour, Barnes’ explosive vocal performances and powerful collection of rock classics are the perfect match to Springsteen’s expertise on the live stage.
Bruce Springsteen’s seventeen studio albums have sold 120 million records worldwide, with 65 million records in the United States alone. He has been a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors and performed at halftime at the Super Bowl.
He has been the recipient of 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, an Academy Award, inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame, New Jersey Hall of Fame, and the American Academy of Arts and Science.
TOUR DATES
Wednesday 5 February Perth | Perth Arena (All Ages)
Friday 7 February Perth | Perth Arena (All Ages)
Saturday 8 February Perth | Perth Arena (All Ages)
Tuesday 11 February Adelaide | Entertainment Centre (All Ages)
Wednesday 12 February Adelaide | Entertainment Centre (All Ages)
Saturday 15 February Melbourne | AAMI Park (All Ages)
Sunday 16 February Melbourne | AAMI Park (All Ages)
Wednesday 19 February Sydney | Allphones Arena (All Ages)
Saturday 22 February Hunter Valley | Hope Estate (All Ages)
Sunday 23 February Hunter Valley | Hope Estate (All Ages)
Wednesday 26 February Brisbane | Entertainment Centre (All Ages)
Saturday 1 March Auckland | Mt Smart Stadium (All Ages)
Sun 2 March Auckland | Mt Smart Stadium (All Ages)
