• Home
  • News
  • Shows
  • Playlist
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Shows
  • Playlist
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result

Bruce Springsteen To Play Bridgestone On April 17th | No Bonnaroo For The Boss?

No Country by No Country
February 10, 2014
in Uncategorized
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Bruce Springsteen

In a news story that leaked during Nashville Cream’s Kings On Leon coverage on Friday night, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band will be performing at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on April 17th. Tickets will reportedly go on sale Saturday February 15th, and this will mark the first time that The Boss has performed in Nashville since his 2009 performance at the same venue (then nomed Sommet Center). A string of North American dates are anticipated in support of their unbelievable 18th studio recording, High Hopes, which has received significant critical acclaim (except by Pitchfork, of course) since it’s release last month. An official announcement is likely today or tomorrow, and we’ll bring you ticket links and any pre-sales as they are released. [update: show is confirmed… and the ticket link is here.] In the meantime, get to know more of High Hopes with the Spotify player below.

In other news, unless this is an AC Entertainment production, it likely means that we will not have another performance from The Boss at Bonnaroo this year.  I guess some of you out there could claim that Bruce & Co. last played Bonnaroo in 2009 (the same as their last Nashville performance).  While it is possible, Springsteen would command headlining attention at the Roo, and it’s unlikely that Bonnaroo organizers would want a headliner who will have just played a string of dates within the festival’s geographic radius less than two months prior.  The currently announced tour doesn’t extend past May, so we still can’t officially rule out an appearance.  We’re not saying it won’t happen, but it’ll definitely move The Boss into the “probably not” category in our Bonnaroo Rumors.

P.S. You may have also noticed the news bit over the weekend (also referenced in the Nashville Scene article) that Bruce and the boys covered the AC/DC classic “Highway To Hell” in Bon Scott’s hometown of Perth Australia over the weekend.  A couple of shaky fan cell phone vids of that have circulated around the internet, and it prompted music industry sounding board Bob Lefsetz to remark about how Springsteen’s live shows are an example of how the music industry has moved to the power of live shows (regardless of what you think about his recent catalogue).  He even relates an experience like a Springsteen show to surfers with a “you should have been out there yesterday”.  The point of this post-script?  If you love live music, you probably don’t want to wait around to get your tickets, because Lefsetz just convinced half of Nashville’s enormous music scene that this is a “not to miss” show.  The AC/DC cover video is below, and you can read more Lefsetz for yourself here.



More from Bruce Springsteen | Site | Facebook | Twitter | Spotify

Tags: AC/DCBonnarooBridgestone ArenaBruce SpringsteenHigh HopesLefsetzNashville Music Blog

Related Posts

Bonnaroo Goes Remote with Weekend-Long Virtual ROO-ALITY Digital Fest
Uncategorized

Bonnaroo Goes Remote with Weekend-Long Virtual ROO-ALITY Digital Fest

It's been several months since the nearby Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, originally slotted for its typical June weekend with such...

by Philip Obenschain
September 24, 2020
Sad13, Lisa Prank, Rose Melberg, More Team Up for Unlikely Indie Tribute to ABC/CMT’s ‘Nashville,’ Organized by Tacocat’s Bree McKenna
Uncategorized

Sad13, Lisa Prank, Rose Melberg, More Team Up for Unlikely Indie Tribute to ABC/CMT’s ‘Nashville,’ Organized by Tacocat’s Bree McKenna

Regular readers may remember our love for Seattle indie punk group Tacocat, a band we always make a point...

by Philip Obenschain
September 4, 2020
Uncategorized

Musician’s Corner Kicks Off Virtual Fall Sundown Series | TONIGHT w/ Erin Rae

One local musical cancelation back in the COVID beginnings of spring that might have slid under your radar, as it...

by Philip Obenschain
September 3, 2020
Uncategorized

Live On The Green Goes Virtual with Five-Day Live On My Green Radio Broadcast

In a normal year, we would've spent our last several Thursdays in Public Square Park, enjoying what would no...

by Philip Obenschain
September 3, 2020
Next Post

[Premiere] Bear In The Campsite Release Video For "Tail Lights" | Playing The End Tuesday Feb 11th

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

We cover the best of Music City's local and touring artists. All Nashville and no country.

Get No Country In Your Inbox

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Shows
  • Playlist