Springsteen and E Street Band 2023–2025 Tour

In 2019, following two years of performing solo shows on Broadway, Springsteen announced that he would go on tour with the E Street Band in 2020. The tour would have been in support of his 2020 album, Letter to You. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, touring was put on hold until 2021.{{cite web | url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/bruce-springsteen-tour-2020/ | title=Bruce Springsteen Confirms He'll Tour With The E Street Band In 2020 | work=liveforlivemusic.com | date=May 27, 2019 | accessdate=July 23, 2022 }} In January 2021, Springsteen again announced that, due to the ongoing pandemic, he would not tour with the E Street Band in 2021, although later that year he returned to Broadway for more solo shows.{{cite web | url=https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/01/01/bruce-springsteen-no-tour-until-2022-but-big-surprise-2021/4111367001/ | title=Bruce Springsteen: No tour until 2022 but a 'big surprise' in 2021 | work=app.com | date=January 4, 2021 | accessdate=July 23, 2022 }}

On May 23, 2022, an upcoming tour was initially hinted with a short teaser displayed through Springsteen's social media accounts; the full announcement came the next day on his webpage.{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd6DR8mhVH5/ | title=May 24 2022 - brucespringsteen.net | date=May 23, 2022 | accessdate=May 23, 2022 | author=unknown}}{{cite web | url=https://brucespringsteen.net/news/2022/2023-tour-announcement | title=Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band Announce 2023 International Tour | work=brucespringsteen.net | date=May 24, 2022 | accessdate=May 24, 2022 }}

The tour commenced with dates in the U.S., starting in February 2023, and then visited Europe. The tour returned to North America in August 2023.{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/bruce-springsteen-and-the-e-street-band-announce-2023-tour/ | title=Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Announce 2023 Tour | work=Pitchfork | date=May 24, 2022 | accessdate=May 24, 2022 | author=Minsker, Evan}}{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bruce-springsteen-and-the-e-street-band-2023-world-tour-1357475/ | title=Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Announce 2023 World Tour | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=May 24, 2022 | accessdate=May 24, 2022 | author=Greene, Andy}}{{Cite magazine |date=February 14, 2023 |title=Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Add North American Shows in 18 Cities to Their 2023 International Tour |url=https://brucespringsteen.net/news/2023/bruce-springsteen-and-the-e-street-band-add-north-american-shows-in-18-cities-to-their-2023-international-tour/ |magazine=brucespringsteen.net |accessdate=February 14, 2023}} The tour was scheduled to end in December 2023 until two August 2023 shows in Philadelphia were rescheduled for August 2024. All of the remaining shows on the tour from September to December were subsequently postponed until 2024.{{cite web | url=https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/music/bruce-springsteen-philadelphia-rescheduled-concerts-citizens-bank-park-2024-tickets-20230830.html?cid=Philly.com+Facebook | title=Bruce Springsteen has rescheduled his postponed Philly shows. They're not happening until next summer. | work=inquirer.com | date=August 30, 2023 | accessdate=August 30, 2023 }}

Early in the tour, the band was impacted by positive COVID-19 tests. Soozie Tyrell missed the shows in Hollywood and Dallas, marking the first time she missed a concert since joining the band in 2002. Guitarist Steven Van Zandt was also absent from the Dallas concert.{{cite web |url=https://www.njarts.net/covid-hits-springsteen-tour-van-zandt-tyrell-miss-dallas-concert/ |title=COVID hits Springsteen tour; Van Zandt, Tyrell miss Dallas concert |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=NJArts.net |date=February 11, 2023 |language=en-US}} On February 13, 2023, it was announced that guitarist Nils Lofgren had tested positive,{{Cite tweet |number=1625182565010227214 |user=backstreetmag |title=We're sending out Get Well wishes to #SoozieTyrell @nilslofgren and @StevieVanZandt — may you all have full and speedy recoveries. And may these be the last COVID cases on E Street! [📷Cary Wilson, Tampa 2/1/23] |date=2023-02-13 |access-date=2024-11-26}} and he was absent from the February 14th show in Houston. It was the first show Lofgren had missed since joining the E Street Band in 1984. Van Zandt and Tyrell returned to the tour in Houston. Lofgren returned to the tour on February 16 in Austin, but Jake Clemons missed the show, along with the February 18 show in Kansas City, due to testing positive.{{Cite web |title=Another E Street Band member has COVID, and Springsteen adds a second show in Chicago |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/another-e-street-band-member-has-covid-and-springsteen-adds-a-second-show-in-chicago/ar-AA17Cu3U |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=MSN |language=en-US}} The shows on August 16 and 18 in Philadelphia were postponed due to Springsteen becoming ill at the last minute.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}

In September 2023, Springsteen announced the postponement of eight shows scheduled for dates between September 7 and 29, inclusive, because he was undergoing treatment for symptoms of peptic ulcer disease and that doctors recommended he not perform live. Springsteen's wife Patti Scialfa also urged Springsteen to postpone these dates to prevent "something worse" happening to him considering he already had battled COVID-19 a few times in 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/inside-bruce-springsteens-health-woes-30981287| title=Inside Bruce Springsteen's health woes from 'dangerous' depression to throat surgery| work = mirror.co.uk | date=September 23, 2023 | accessdate = September 24, 2023}}{{cite web | url=https://brucespringsteen.net/news/2023/september-postponements/ | title=September 2023 Postponements | work = brucespringsteen.net | date=September 6, 2023 | accessdate = September 7, 2023}} A few weeks later, Springsteen announced the postponement of all remaining 2023 dates until 2024; he subsequently announced new dates between March and April 2024 and August to November 2024.{{cite web | url=https://brucespringsteen.net/news/2023/2023-postponements/ | title=2023 Postponements | work = brucespringsteen.net | date=September 27, 2023 | accessdate=September 27, 2023}}

Prior to the tour resuming in March 2024, Springsteen in an interview with E Street Radio on SiriusXM, discussed his health issues and mentioned he had fears of never singing again. “I had the stomach problem and one of the big problems was I couldn't sing. You sing with your diaphragm. You know, my diaphragm was hurting so badly that when I went to make the effort to sing it was killing me. So I literally couldn't sing at all. That lasted for two or three months. During the course of it before people told me 'Oh, it's going to go away' and 'You're going to be OK.' ” Springsteen said. “You're thinking like, 'Hey, am I going to sing again?' This is one of one of the things I love to do the best, the most, and right now I can't do it. I found some great doctors and they straightened me out, and I can't do anything but thank them" Springsteen said.{{cite web | url=https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/03/22/bruce-springsteen-ulcers-voice-sing-siriusxm/73064120007/ | title=Bruce Springsteen ulcers were so bad he feared he'd never sing again, Boss tells SiriusXM| work = app.com | date=March 22, 2024 | accessdate=March 23, 2024}}

On May 25, 2024, the band's show in Marseille was postponed at the last moment due to vocal issues Springsteen suffered. {{cite web | url=https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/05/25/bruce-springsteen-concert-postpones-france-vocal-voice-problems/73854996007/| title=Bruce Springsteen postpones E Street Band concert in France 'due to vocal issues'| work = app.com | date=May 25, 2024 | accessdate=May 25, 2024}} The following day, it was announced that the May 28, 2024, show in Prague and the June 1 and 3, 2024, dates in Milan were also postponed. A statement said that due to doctor's orders, Springsteen was advised to not perform for the next ten days and that the tour would resume on June 12, 2024. The rescheduled dates have been announced for May, June, and July 2025.

During the August 23, 2024, rescheduled show in Philadelphia, Springsteen discussed his recent illness during the song "Growin' Up" by saying, "So there I was on the Jersey Shore. I think it was last summer because my belly was fucking killing me. Anything I did, my belly hurt. Trying to sing, my belly hurt. If I tried to play the guitar, my belly hurt. If I went to kiss my baby, my belly hurt! I was laying there thinking, fuck, I’d rather be in Philadelphia!" He also addressed rumors of a farewell tour, saying, "We ain’t doing no farewell tour bullshit. Jesus Christ, no farewell tour for the E Street Band! Hell no! Farewell to what? Thousands of people screaming your name? Yeah, I want to quit that!" The crowd responded with the chant, "Bruu-uuce!" to which Springsteen replied, "That’s it, that's all it takes. I ain’t going anywhere."{{Cite web |last=Jordan |first=Chris |date=August 24, 2024 |title=Bruce Springsteen, during second night in Philly, talks about last year's illness|url=https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/08/24/bruce-springsteen-e-street-band-philadelphia-night-two/74922095007/ |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=app.com |language=en}}

In June 2025, Steven Van Zandt was forced to miss some shows for what he assumed was food poisoning. He ended up needing emergency surgery in San Sebastian for what turned out to be appendicitis. The operation was a success.{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Ilana|date=June 24, 2025 |title=Steven Van Zandt Undergoes Emergency Surgery for Appendicitis: 'Thought It Was Food Poisoning'|url=https://people.com/steven-van-zandt-undergoes-emergency-surgery-for-appendicitis-11760145 |access-date=2025-06-27 |website=people.com |language=en}}

Springsteen decided to use Ticketmaster's Verified Fan service for a majority of his North America tour dates to try and eliminate scalpers and bots on the secondary market from buying up tickets and selling them at much higher prices, a problem many of his previous tours have faced. Fans would need to be verified and sent a code, which they would receive in a text message the night before the on-sale date, for the show or shows they planned to attend. Not all fans were guaranteed to receive a code, however; some were placed on a waitlist. Tickets would go on sale at 10 am and once the Verified Fan window for ticket sales ended, which was normally at 3 pm, the remaining tickets would be released to the general public. The first tickets for the U.S. dates went on sale on July 20, 2022, and fans were instantly met with very high ticket prices, such as $4,000–5,000 for mid-range floor seats, and into the four figures for other, less desirable tickets. This was called Ticketmaster's "dynamic pricing" program, in which "platinum tickets", which may be placed anywhere in the arena, from the front section to the back rows, fluctuate in price, in what is said to be ongoing reaction to demand. Some fans were able to buy tickets at face value as they went on sale; however, within minutes of tickets going on sale, the dynamic pricing kicked in and the tickets changed to the platinum tickets or were only available through the secondary market via Ticketmaster's resale program at much higher prices. Complaints from outraged fans flooded social media and Springsteen-related message boards demanding that Springsteen and his management release a statement in response to this. Guitarist Steven Van Zandt has been the only member of the E Street Band to respond to the situation when he was asked about it on Twitter. He said, "I have nothing whatsoever to do with the price of tickets. Nothing. Nada. Niente. Bubkis. Dick."{{cite web | url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/bruce-springsteen-fans-furious-at-ticket-prices-going-as-high-as-4-5k-due-to-ticketmaster-s-dynamic-pricing/ar-AAZNXvf | title=Bruce Springsteen Fans Furious at Ticket Prices Going as High as $4-5K, Due to Ticketmaster's 'Dynamic Pricing' | publisher=MSN | date=July 21, 2022 | accessdate=July 22, 2022 }} New Jersey congressman Bill Pascrell Jr., who has been a staunch ticket-industry critic, called out Ticketmaster for instituting a "market-based" pricing system that allows ticket costs to rise and fall based on demand. "When Yogi Berra said it's 'déjà vu all over again', he could have easily been talking about Ticketmaster and another unwelcome surprise for Springsteen fans. After the long hiatus, we are all excited that Bruce is going back in tour. But Americans have the right to enjoy some live entertainment without getting ripped off. Ticketmaster sees popular events as an opportunity to soak regular Americans," the lawmaker said in a statement.{{cite web | url=https://nypost.com/2022/07/23/nj-rep-slams-ticketmaster-for-selling-4k-springsteen-seats/| title=NJ rep slams Ticketmaster for soaking fans as Bruce Springsteen seats top $4K| work=New York Post | date=July 23, 2022 | accessdate=July 23, 2022 }}

Tickets for Springsteen's shows in the UK sold out in under 8 hours, but many UK fans took to social media complaining about the same issues fans in the U.S. faced.{{cite web | url=https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/bruce-springsteen-fans-furious-over-082448235.html| title=Bruce Springsteen fans furious over Ticketmaster 'Horrific' ticket process| publisher=Yahoo! | date=July 21, 2022 | accessdate=July 22, 2022 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Bruce-Springsteen-the-E-Street-Band-Sell-Out-2023-UK-Shows-in-Under-8-Hours-20220722 | title=Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Sell Out 2023 UK Shows in Under 8 Hours| work=broadwayworld.com | date=July 22, 2022 | accessdate=July 22, 2022 }}

On July 24, 2022, Ticketmaster issued a response defending their controversial "dynamic pricing" plan, saying that 88.2% of tickets were sold at fixed prices that ranged from $59.50 to $399 before added service fees and that the average price of all tickets sold so far is $262, with 56% being sold for under $200 face value. Ticketmaster did not dispute reports of tickets being priced through the platinum program for as high as $4–5,000. Ticketmaster is claiming that only 1.3% of total tickets so far have gone for more than $1,000. Ticketmaster further broke down the percentages on the 56% of tickets it says were sold for under $200. It said that 18% were sold under $99, 27% went for between $100–$150, and 11% sold for between $150–$200. "Prices and formats are consistent with industry standards for top performers," the company said in their statement.{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/ticketmaster-bruce-springsteen-dynamic-pricing-defends-1235324318/| title=Ticketmaster Says Most Bruce Springsteen Tickets Are Under $200, Only 11% Are Part of Controversial 'Dynamic Pricing' Program| work=Variety | date=July 24, 2022 | accessdate=July 25, 2022 }}

On July 26, 2022, six days after tickets went on sale in North America, Springsteen's manager Jon Landau issued a statement to The New York Times defending the price of tickets, saying, "In pricing tickets for this tour, we looked carefully at what our peers have been doing. We chose prices that are lower than some and on par with others. Regardless of the commentary about a modest number of tickets costing $1,000 or more, our true average ticket price has been in the mid-$200 range. I believe that in today's environment, that is a fair price to see someone universally regarded as among the very greatest artists of his generation."{{cite web | url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/bruce-springsteen-e2-80-99s-manager-defends-controversial-2023-tour-ticketing-rollout/ar-AA100zOD| title=Bruce Springsteen's Manager Defends Controversial 2023 Tour Ticketing Rollout| publisher=MSN | date=July 26, 2022 | accessdate=July 27, 2022 }}

On May 18, 2023, Springsteen and the E Street Band were set to perform at the {{Ill|Giorgio Bassani Urban Park|it|Parco urbano Giorgio Bassani}} in Ferrara, Italy, as part of the tour's European leg.{{cite web |author=Minsker, Evan |date=May 24, 2022 |title=Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Announce 2023 Tour |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/bruce-springsteen-and-the-e-street-band-announce-2023-tour/ |accessdate=May 24, 2022 |work=Pitchfork}}{{Cite web |last=Sibilia |first=Gianni |date=17 May 2023 |title=√ Bruce Springsteen a Ferrara: il concerto è confermato |url=https://www.rockol.it/news-737343/bruce-springsteen-ferrara-pioggia-concerto-confermato-tour-2023 |access-date=19 May 2023 |website=Rockol |language=it}} However, in the immediate aftermath of the floods that hit several areas of the Emilia-Romagna region, fans and ticketholders used social media to urge the organizers to reschedule the concert, in order to pay respect to the victims and avoid misplacement of emergency resources.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-18 |title=La polemica non ferma lo show, Bruce Springsteen a Ferrara |url=https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/musica/2023/05/18/la-polemica-non-ferma-concerto-di-bruce-springsteen-il-boss-live-a-ferrara-_94e3ebf8-bd4d-4d01-882b-fbf2b64aa0f3.html |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=Agenzia ANSA |language=it}}{{Cite news |date=2023-05-18 |title=Bruce Springsteen criticised for not cancelling Italy gig after deadly floods |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/may/18/bruce-springsteen-concert-italy-ferrara-floods |access-date=2023-05-19 |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web |last=Cosimi |first=Simone |date=2023-05-18 |title=È giusto che Bruce Springsteen faccia il suo concerto a Ferrara? |url=https://www.wired.it/article/bruce-springsteen-concerto-ferrara-tour-emilia-romagna/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=Wired Italia |language=it-IT}} After further examinations, both the Prefettura and the local council of Ferrara authorized Springsteen to go ahead with the concert.

The decision sparked heavy criticism towards Springsteen and his team,{{Cite web |last=Nugent |first=Annabel |date=2023-05-18 |title=Bruce Springsteen condemned over 'scandalous' failure to cancel Italy show |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/bruce-springsteen-ferrara-cancelled-floods-emilia-romagna-b2341282.html |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=The Independent}} while both lead promoter Claudio Trotta and mayor of Ferrara, Alan Fabbri, defended the decision to permit the show. Deputy vice-president of Protezione Civile for Emilia-Romagna, Irene Priolo, also questioned the decision, while clarifying that Ferrara's local authorities were the only institutions that had the right to either confirm or postpone the concert.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-19 |title=Priolo al prefetto: "Sorpresi dalla decisione di organizzare ugualmente il concerto" |url=https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/ferrara/cronaca/priolo-al-prefetto-sorpresi-dalla-decisione-di-organizzare-ugualmente-il-concerto-086c0399 |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=Il Resto del Carlino |language=it}}

During the concert, which reportedly involved 900 security members between police officers, volunteers, and first aid services, Springsteen did not make any direct comments about the floods and their impact.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-18 |title=√ Com'è andato il concerto di Bruce Springsteen a Ferrara |url=https://www.rockol.it/news-737371/bruce-springsteen-a-ferrara-scaletta-video-polemiche-risposte |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=Rockol |language=it}}{{Cite web |date=2023-05-19 |title=Cos'è successo ieri sera al concerto di Bruce Springsteen a Ferrara |url=https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/news-musica/cose-successo-ieri-sera-al-concerto-di-bruce-springsteen-a-ferrara/746875/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=Rolling Stone Italia |language=it-IT}}{{Cite web |date=19 May 2023 |title=Bruce Springsteen a Ferrara, non si fermano le polemiche dopo il concerto |url=https://billboard.it/eventi/bruce-springsteen-ferrara-polemiche/2023/05/19110540/ |access-date=20 May 2023 |website=Billboard Italia |language=it-IT}} Fans also complained about the muddy conditions of the park's terrain, as well as logistical difficulties.

On May 26, Springsteen's guitarist Steven Van Zandt took to Twitter to answer a message from an Italian fan, who had asked him if the band really was not informed of the emergency, writing: "We didn't know a thing about it. All we heard was the crew had to work overtime because the venue was one big mud hole from the rain. That was all."{{Cite tweet |number=1662197284694548481 |user=StevieVanZandt |title=We didn't know a thing about it. All we heard was the crew had to work overtime because the venue was one big mud hole from the rain. That was all. |date=26 May 2023 |access-date=27 May 2023 |url=https://twitter.com/StevieVanZandt/status/1662197284694548481 |website=Twitter}}{{Cite web |date=26 May 2023 |title=Springsteen a Ferrara, Stevie Van Zandt dice che "non sapevamo nulla" dell'alluvione e dei morti |url=https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/news-musica/stevie-van-zandt-a-ferrara-non-sapevamo-nulla-dellalluvione-e-dei-morti-in-emilia-romagna/749864/ |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=Rolling Stone Italia |language=it-IT}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=27 May 2023 |title=√ Springsteen e l'alluvione, Stevie Van Zandt: 'Non sapevamo nulla' |url=https://www.rockol.it/news-737569/springsteen-ferrara-polemiche-alluvione-stevie-van-zandt-non-sapevamo |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=Rockol |language=it-IT}}

All shows are being professionally recorded and released on live.brucespringsteen.net. Many have been featured on E Street Radio.{{cite web | url=https://americansongwriter.com/bruce-springsteen-to-offer-live-recordings-of-all-2023-tour-shows-pre-order-now/ | title=Bruce Springsteen to Offer Live Recordings of All 2023 Tour Shows (Pre-Order Now) | date=December 16, 2022 }}

In October 2024, Disney+ and Hulu aired the documentary Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band that will document their 2023–24 tour featuring footage from band rehearsals and backstage moments, conversations with Springsteen as he develops the setlist, and archival clips of the E Street Band.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/bruce-springsteen-documentary-world-tour-disney-plus-hulu-1236003198/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1Qjb4qmJV_Bid0GJVfYA-ENdpTUhWFuggYrxOcvYYJJwuK3qJ0w9xBZMc_aem_AavoUEGyugBnRD7ZOrlzg8SsjI9YE7vlkqbC1pxDf-__TmazYI4FTeNxqkt2iZ-QdLWyODaIA1DN6Nq__4jCU9-w|title=Bruce Springsteen Documentary About E Street Band World Tour Set at Disney+ and Hulu|last=DeMartin|first=Rob|website=Variety|date=May 14, 2024|access-date=May 17, 2024}} The documentary will first be screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2024 with Springsteen expected to appear at the film festival.{{cite web|url=https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/07/22/bruce-springsteen-toronto-film-festival-road-diary-disney-hulu/74500318007/|title=Bruce Springsteen to appear at Toronto film festival for upcoming 'Road Diary' doc|last=Jordan|first=Chris|website=app.com|date=July 22, 2024|access-date=July 22, 2024}}{{Update inline|date=May 2025|reason=This section of the article uses future tense to refer to events in September and October of 2024. It's now May 2025. Did these events happen or didn't they?}}

During his show in Manchester on May 14, 2025, Springsteen spoke out against President Donald Trump and called his administration "corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous". Two days later, Trump responded on Truth Social by calling Springsteen "highly overrated" and "dumb as a rock".{{Cite news |last=Suarez Sang |first=Lucia |date=May 16, 2025 |title=After Bruce Springsteen calls Trump "treasonous," the president responds by criticizing the rock star's skin |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bruce-springsteen-land-of-hopes-and-dreams-tour-trump-truth-social-post/ |newspaper=CBS News}} The president of the American Federation of Musicians defended Springsteen, saying, "Musicians have the right to freedom of expression, and we stand in solidarity with all our members."{{Cite news |date=May 16, 2025 |title=AFM Statement from International President Tino Gagliardi on Trump Attacking Members Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift |url=https://www.afm.org/2025/05/afm-statement-on-trump-attacking-members-bruce-springsteen-and-taylor-swift/|newspaper=American Federation of Musicians}} On May 19, Trump called for a major investigation into Springsteen, Beyoncé, Oprah, and other celebrities for their endorsement of Kamala Harris. He claims that Harris illegally paid them to support her 2024 campaign for president.{{Cite news |date=May 19, 2025 |title=Trump Preps for Putin Call With Another Meltdown Over Bruce Springsteen |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-melts-down-bruce-springsteen-investigation-1235342386/|newspaper=Rolling Stone}} Various musicians including Neil Young and Eddie Vedder spoke out in defense of Springsteen's comments and his freedom of speech being violated.{{cite web |title=Music Stars Voice Support for Bruce Springsteen in Clash with Trump|url=https://www.newsweek.com/bruce-springsteen-trump-eddie-vedder-taylor-swift-neil-young-2075264 |website=newsweek.com |access-date=May 21, 2025 |date=May 21, 2025}}

On May 21, 2025, Springsteen released the Land of Hope & Dreams EP. The EP features four songs from the tour opener in Manchester and Springsteen's speeches about President Trump that drew backlash from the President.{{cite web |title=Bruce Springsteen Releases New Anti-Trump EP |url=https://consequence.net/2025/05/bruce-springsteen-land-of-hope-and-dreams-ep/ |website=consequence.net |access-date=May 21, 2025 |date=May 21, 2025}}

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This set list reflects the tour's opening night in Tampa on February 1, 2023,{{cite magazine |last1=Unterberger |first1=Andrew |title=No Stories, No Surrender: Bruce Springsteen Makes Up for Lost Time With Searing, 'Letter to You'-Heavy Tampa Tour Kickoff |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/bruce-springsteen-tour-review-setlist-tampa-1235210036/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 22, 2024 |language=en |date=February 2, 2023}} and is not intended to represent the majority of the performances throughout the tour. This tour has seen the live debut of songs from Springsteen's 2020 album, Letter to You, and the first live performances with the E Street Band of songs from his 2022 album, Only the Strong Survive.

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1. "No Surrender"
2. "Ghosts"
3. "Prove It All Night"
4. "Letter to You"
5. "The Promised Land"
6. "Out in the Street"
7. "Candy's Room"
8. "Kitty's Back"
9. "Brilliant Disguise"
10. "Nightshift"
11. "Don't Play that Song"
12. "The E Street Shuffle"
13. "Johnny 99"
14. "Last Man Standing"
15. "House of a Thousand Guitars"
16. "Backstreets"
17. "Because the Night"
18. "She's the One"
19. "Wrecking Ball"
20. "The Rising"
21. "Badlands"
22. ;Encore
23. "Burning Train"
24. "Born to Run"
25. "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)"
26. "Glory Days"
27. "Dancing in the Dark"
28. "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out"
29. "I'll See You in My Dreams"

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Some fans have criticized Springsteen about the setlist being very similar each night, something that Springsteen has not been known for throughout his career, and have complained about the number of songs being performed. In an interview, Steven Van Zandt responded to fan criticism by saying, "I had to let that guy have it the other day. He's like, '(whining) Jeez, you started out playing 28 songs and now you're playing 26. I want my money back.' Get the beep outta here! Anybody measuring the show by the amount of songs or the amount of time spent onstage ain't listening! This ain't about numbers — it's about an emotional experience. And this one happens to be ... I think, a special one. And the audiences are reacting in a way I've never seen in America. It's like a Broadway show. Why? Because you're telling a story and every song has a purpose."{{Cite web |title=Steven Van Zandt on Fixed Setlists for the Springsteen Tour and 21 Years of The Underground Garage |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/steven-van-zandt-fixed-setlists-185406513.html|access-date=2023-03-24 |website=yahoo.com |date=March 24, 2023 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Steve Van Zandt Defends Static Bruce Springsteen Setlists |url=https://vermilioncountyfirst.com/2023/03/29/steve-van-zandt-defends-static-bruce-springsteen-setlists/ |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=vermilioncountyfirst.com |language=en}} In July 2023, Garry Tallent also responded to fan complaints about the setlist. "These rinse and repeat shows are such the opposite of greatness," a fan on social media said. Tallent replied, "You are fucking kidding, right??" Former E Street Band drummer Vini Lopez added, "As time goes on, they'll start doing other stuff and that just goes on through a tour. The thing that bugs me the most about the tour are the people who go to 20 shows and then they complain about hearing the same songs."{{Cite web |title=E Street Band bassist Garry Tallent shuts down Bruce Springsteen setlist complaint |url=https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/07/24/bruce-springsteen-e-street-band-setlist-tour-garry-tallent-twitter/70456207007/|access-date=2023-07-25 |website=app.com |language=en}}

In March 2024, during an interview with E Street Radio, Springsteen said fans could expect a wider selection of songs after the tour resumed that month. "I think we’re approaching [the 2024 World Tour] like it's a new tour. There will be some things from last year's tour that will hold over; some of my basic themes of mortality and life. Those things I'm gonna keep set, but I think I'm gonna move around the other parts of the set a lot more. So there'll be a much wider song selection going on. We're looking at it like it's a little bit of the old tour, but we're looking at it like a new tour. We're looking to kill the crowd and send them home just having had the time of their lives and that hasn't changed and that's what we plan to be doing for the rest of this tour", Springsteen said.{{Cite web |title=Bruce Springsteen Promises 'Wider Song Selection' on 2024 Tour |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/bruce-springsteen-set-list-2024-tour/?fbclid=IwAR1J9bSF8GFEpa4uN8TJHk19zQFzUOIEew7euUsPCH9ZYP6m4xCMWPiiYxU|access-date=2024-03-23 |website=ultimateclassicrock.com | date=March 22, 2024 |language=en}}

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• Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, electric lead guitar, electric and acoustic rhythm guitars, harmonica
• Roy Bittan – piano, synthesizer, accordion
• Nils Lofgren – electric and acoustic rhythm guitars, electric lead guitar, pedal steel guitar, background vocals
• Patti Scialfa – background vocals, occasional duet vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar, tambourine (only appearing at selected shows throughout the tour)
• Garry Tallent – bass guitar, background vocals
• Steven Van Zandt – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, mandolin, background vocals
• Max Weinberg – drums

and

• Jake Clemons – saxophone, percussion, background vocals
• Soozie Tyrell – violin, acoustic rhythm guitar, percussion, background vocals
• Charles Giordano – organ, accordion, electronic glockenspiel

with

• Ed Manion – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, percussion
• Ozzie Melendez – trombone, percussion
• Curt Ramm – trumpet, percussion
• Barry Danielian – trumpet, percussion
• Anthony Almonte – percussion, congas, bongos, backing vocals
• Curtis King Jr. – backing vocals, percussion
• Lisa Lowell – backing vocals, percussion
• Michelle Moore – backing vocals, percussion
• Ada Dyer – backing vocals, percussion

Source:{{Cite web |last=Lustig |first=Jay |date=2023-02-02 |title=Who's who on Bruce Springsteen's current E Street Band tour |url=https://www.njarts.net/whos-who-on-bruce-springsteens-current-e-street-band-tour/ |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=NJArts.net |language=en-US}}

• Michelle Obama and Kate Capshaw—provided backing vocals and tambourine on "Glory Days" at the April 28, 2023, show in Barcelona.{{Cite web |last=Blanchett |first=Ben |date=2023-04-29 |title=Michelle Obama Joins Bruce Springsteen Onstage During Barcelona Concert|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/michelle-obama-joins-bruce-springsteen-onstage-during-barcelona-concert/ar-AA1avzvt|access-date=2023-04-29 |website=MSN.com |language=en-US}}
• Tom Morello—guitar and vocals on "The Ghost of Tom Joad" and "American Skin (41 Shots)" at the April 7, 2024, show in Inglewood.{{cn|date=April 2024}}
• Jay Weinberg—drums on Radio Nowhere at the June 22, 2024, show in Barcelona, Spain.
• Joe Grushecky—guitar and vocals on "Twist and Shout" at the August 18, 2024, show in Pittsburgh.
• Mark Pender—trumpet during the 2024 swing in Canada (filled in for Curt Ramm).
• Paul McCartney—provided vocals and guitar on "Can't Buy Me Love" and "Kansas City" at the Liverpool show on June 7th, 2025.

• Sam Fender (May 18 and 21, 2023)
• Fantastic Negrito (May 18, 2023, and June 11, 2023)
• The White Buffalo (May 21, 2023)
• The Chicks (July 6 and 8, 2023)
• Frank Turner (July 6, 2023)
• James Bay (July 8, 2023)
• Brittney Spencer (July 8, 2023)
• The Teskey Brothers (July 25, 2023)
• Tash Sultana (July 25, 2023)
• Benny Sings (June 27 and June 29, 2024)
• Black Box Revelation (July 2, 2024)
• Seasick Steve (July 2, 2024)

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