Bruce Springsteen Just Announced He's Playing Wrigley Field This Summer
USA Today - When Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band return to the road, it’s a commitment.
Still in the midst of the first round of 2023 dates, Springsteen and his loyal crew are extending their North American run with 22 shows – most of them in stadiums – to kick off Aug. 9 in Chicago.
The tour – Springsteen’s first in six years – began Feb. 1 in Tampa, Florida. So far, he and the E Streeters have stuck to a set list of about 27-28 songs, including classics “Born to Run,” “Prove it All Night” and some dips into Springsteen’s current covers album, “Only The Strong Survive” (“Nightshift”).
Well, this is awesome Valentine's Day news. I'm trekking it up to Detroit for the March 29th show with my boys because I didn't think there'd be a Chicago date until next fall or winter. But now we've got the Boss playing the baseball cathedral on the north side, on what's sure to be a beautiful summer evening under the stars in Chicago.
Unlike his last show at Wrigley, which I was at, where the sky opened up in the middle of his show and we all got torrentially rained on for over an hour. Bruce didn’t let up though, he relished the down pour and came out into the crowd, slammed beers, semi-crowd surfed, stomped around in puddles. It was actually pretty epic.
If you've never been to a Springsteen show, I implore you, as a fan of live music of any sort, you need to see one before he calls it quits or kicks the bucket. It's a transcendent experience. He plays 30+ songs. The set is never the same. He takes fan requests. He does covers. And his encore is like half an hour long. Altogether, you're looking at a minimum three-hour show where the 73-year-old guy comes out and doesn't stop moving around the entire time, singing his ass off. And let's not discount the E-Street Band either.
BUT, I will say this. If Bruce and Ticketmaster pull this "dynamic ticket pricing" bullshit again, I am o-u-t, out on this.
Gouging fans thousands to see your show, and justifying it as pricing out the scalpers, and claiming its "fair market value based on other major acts" is bonkers.
That said, here is what you need to know about securing tickets for the shows.
The best tactic: patience. Much like an Uber ride’s price will spike when a concert lets out, concert ticket prices are likely to jump in the excitement of the on-sale release date. But if you wait, prices may well come down for those once-pricey seats.
In a recent study of resale market tickets by FinanceBuzz, concertgoers spent 33% less than the average ticket price when purchasing on the day of the concert, and 27% less than average when buying the day before the show.
“Don’t rule out your local fan club or radio-station promotions," Budnick says. "Check with your credit-card company; sometimes they offer access to tickets. And don’t forget production holds, that is the release of tickets by management closer to the show once they determine how many tickets they needed to hold back for the artist. Set yourself up for more than one bite of the apple.”
Bruce Springsteen 2023 Tour Dates:
02/14 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
02/16 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center
02/18 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center
02/21 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
02/25 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center
02/27 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
03/02 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
03/05 – Saint Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
03/07 – Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum
03/09 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
03/12 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun
03/14 – Albany, NY @ MVP Arena
03/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
03/18 – State College, PA @ Bryce Jordan Center
03/20 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
03/23 – Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center
03/25 – Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum
03/27 – Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
03/29 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
04/01 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
04/03 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
04/05 – Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
04/07 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Arena
04/09 – Elmont, NY @ UBS Arena
04/11 – Elmont, NY @ UBS Arena
04/14 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
04/28 – Barcelona, ES @ Estadi Olímpic
04/30 – Barcelona, ES @ Estadi Olímpic
05/05 – Dublin, IE @ RDS Arena
05/07 – Dublin, IE @ RDS Arena
05/09 – Dublin, IE @ RDS Arena
05/13 – Paris, FR @ La Défense Arena
05/15 – Paris, FR @ La Défense Arena
05/18 – Ferrara, IT @ Parco Urbano G. Bassani
05/21 – Rome, IT @ Circo Massimo
05/25 – Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruijff ArenA
05/27 – Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruijff ArenA
05/30 – Edinburgh, UK @ BT Murrayfield Stadium
06/11 – Landgraaf, NL @ Megaland
06/13 – Zurich, CH @ Stadion Letzigrund
06/16 – Birmingham, UK @ Villa Park
06/21 – Düsseldorf, DE @ Merkur Spiel Arena
06/24 – Gothenburg, SE @ Ullevi
06/26 – Gothenburg, SE @ Ullevi
06/28 – Gothenburg, SE @ Ullevi
06/30 – Oslo, NO @ Voldsløkka
07/02 – Oslo, NO @ Voldsløkka
07/06 – London, UK @ BST Hyde Park
07/08 – London, UK @ BST Hyde Park
07/11 – Copenhagen, DK @ Parken
07/13 – Copenhagen, DK @ Parken
07/15 – Hamburg, DE @ Volksparkstadion
07/18 – Vienna, AT @ Ernst Happel Stadion
07/21 – Hockenheim, DE @ Hockenheimring
07/23 – Munich, DE @ Olympiastadion
07/25 – Monza, IT @ Prato della Gerascia, Autodromo di Monza
08/09 – Chicago, IL @ Wrigley Field
08/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Citizens Bank Park
08/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Citizens Bank Park
08/24 – Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium
08/28 – Washington, DC @ Nationals Park
08/30 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium
09/01 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium
09/07 – Syracuse, NY @ JMA Wireless Dome
09/09 – Baltimore, MD @ Camden Yards
09/12 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
11/03 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
11/06 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
11/08 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome
11/10 – Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre
11/14 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
11/16 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
11/18 – Ottawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Centre
11/20 – Montreal, QC @ Centre Bell
11/30 – Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center
12/04 – Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum
12/06 – Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum
12/08 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
