Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour

Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour
Tour by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
LocationNorth America
Start dateMarch 31, 2026
End dateMay 27, 2026
No. of shows20
Bruce Springsteen concert chronology

The Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour is an upcoming North American concert tour by American singer Bruce Springsteen and his backing band the E Street Band. The 20-date tour will begin on March 31, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and conclude on May 27, 2026, in Washington, D.C. The final show will be the only one performed in an outdoor stadium; the other dates will be performed at indoor arenas.[1]

The tour follows their successful 2023–2025 tour, which was the highest-grossing tour of their career and one of the highest-grossing tours ever.

Background

Confirmation of the tour was made by Springsteen in a video announcement on February 17, 2026. The tour, with the slogan of "No Kings", is in response to President Donald Trump. In the video announcement for the tour, Springsteen said "We are living through dark, disturbing and dangerous times, but do not despair—the cavalry is coming! ... We will be rocking your town in celebration and in defense of America—American democracy, American freedom, our American Constitution and our sacred American dream—all of which are under attack by our wannabe king and his rogue government in Washington, D.C. Everyone, regardless of where you stand or what you believe in, is welcome—so come on out and join the United Free Republic of E Street Nation for an American spring of Rock 'n' Rebellion! I’ll see you there!"

White House response

White House Communications Director Steven Cheung issued a response to the tour on February 18, 2026, through Politico by using Springsteen's own song titles as a means to insult him. Cheung said, "When this loser Springsteen comes back home to his own 'City of Ruins' in his head, he’ll realize his 'Glory Days' are behind him and his fans have left him 'Out in the Street', putting him in a 'Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out' because he has a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome that has rotted his brain.”[2]

Tour dates

List of 2026 concerts, showing date, city, country, and venue
Date (2026) City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
March 31 Minneapolis United States Target Center
April 3 Portland Moda Center
April 7 Inglewood Kia Forum
April 9
April 13 San Francisco Chase Center
April 16 Phoenix Mortgage Matchup Center
April 20 Newark Prudential Center
April 23 Sunrise Amerant Bank Arena
April 26 Austin Moody Center
April 29 Chicago United Center
May 2 Atlanta State Farm Arena
May 5 Elmont UBS Arena
May 8 Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena
May 11 New York City Madison Square Garden
May 14 Brooklyn Barclays Center
May 16 New York City Madison Square Garden
May 19 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
May 22 Cleveland Rocket Arena
May 24 Boston TD Garden
May 27 Washington, D.C. Nationals Park

Personnel

The E Street Band

with

and

The E Street Horns

  • Barry Danielian – trumpet, percussion
  • Ed Manion – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, percussion
  • Ozzie Melendez – trombone, percussion
  • Curt Ramm – trumpet, percussion

and

The E Street Choir

  • Anthony Almonte – percussion, congas, bongos, backing vocals
  • Ada Dyer – backing vocals, percussion
  • Curtis King Jr. – backing vocals, percussion
  • Lisa Lowell – backing vocals, percussion
  • Michelle Moore – backing vocals, percussion[3]

On February 24, 2026, it was announced that Tom Morello would also be joining the tour for selected songs on each date.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Bruce Springsteen announces tour to celebrate and defend 'our sacred American dream'". USA Today. February 17, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  2. ^ "Trump aide melts down over Rock legend's swipe at president: 'Glory days are behind him'". Raw Story. February 18, 2026. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  3. ^ "BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND'S LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS AMERICAN TOUR ANNOUNCED FOR SPRING 2026". brucespringsteen.net. February 17, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  4. ^ "Just Announced: Special Guest Tom Morello". brucespringsteen.net. February 24, 2026. Retrieved February 24, 2026.