Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are bringing their politically charged Land of Hope and Dreams tour to North America this spring for a series of arena and stadium dates. The tour begins on March 31 in Minneapolis at the Target Center and concludes on May 27 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Tickets will be available for purchase starting Friday.
“We are living through dark, disturbing and dangerous times, but do not despair — the cavalry is coming!” Springsteen stated. He added, “Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will be taking the stage this spring from Minneapolis to California to Texas to Washington, D.C. for the Land of Hope And Dreams American Tour. 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!”
Last summer, Springsteen and the E Street Band performed the initial leg of the Land of Hope and Dreams tour in European stadiums. Addressing the crowd on opening night, he declared, “The mighty E Street Band is here tonight to call upon the righteous power of art, of music, of rock & roll, in dangerous times.” He continued, “In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, and has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration. Tonight, we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experience to rise with us, raise your voices against the authoritarianism, and let freedom ring. This is ‘Land of Hope and Dreams.’”
This occurred before Donald Trump sent ICE officers to Minneapolis, an action that tragically led to the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Springsteen responded to these events with the protest song “Streets of Minneapolis,” which he performed on January 30 during a surprise appearance at Tom Morello’s A Concert of Solidarity & Resistance to Defend Minnesota! at the Minneapolis club First Avenue.
Earlier that month, Springsteen made a guest appearance at the annual Light of Days benefit concert. That night, he remarked, “Right now we are living through incredibly critical times.” He continued, “The United States, the ideals and the value for which it stood for the past 250 years, is being tested like it has never been in modern times. Those values and those ideals have never been as endangered as they are right now.”
“If you believe in the power of law and that no one stands above it,” he further stated, “if you stand against heavily-armed masked federal troops invading an American city, using gestapo tactics against our fellow citizens, if you believe you don’t deserve to be murdered for exercising your American right to protest, then send a message to this president, as the mayor of the city said: ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”
If Springsteen maintains a similar setlist to his European performances last summer, the tour will likely feature numerous politically-themed songs such as “Rainmaker,” “Long Walk Home,” and Bob Dylan’s “Chimes of Freedom.” It is also a near-certainty he’ll play “Streets of Minneapolis” as well. The tour’s itinerary itself conveys a message by commencing in Minneapolis and concluding near Trump’s backyard in D.C.
Here are the scheduled dates for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s Land of Hope and Dreams 2026 tour:
March 31 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
April 3 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center
April 7 – Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum
April 9 – Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum
April 13 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
April 16 – Phoenix, AZ @ Mortgage Matchup Center
April 20 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
April 23 – Sunrise, FL @ Amerant Bank Arena
April 26 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center
April 29 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
May 2 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
May 5 – Belmont Park, NY @ UBS Arena
May 8 – Philadelphia, PA @ Xfinity Mobile Arena
May 11 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
May 14 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
May 16 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
May 19 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
May 24 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
May 27 – Washington, D.C. @ Nationals Park
