Bruce Springsteen adds to 2003 U.S. itinerary
Bruce Springsteen will help to inaugurate Duluth, Ga.’s Gwinnett Arena as part of a brief set of U.S. shows in early 2003 before taking the E Street Band’s tour into Australia and New Zealand.
Bruce Springsteen will help to inaugurate Duluth, Ga.’s Gwinnett Arena as part of a brief set of U.S. shows in early 2003 before taking the E Street Band’s tour into Australia and New Zealand.
A single show set for Feb. 28 at the new, 12,000-seat venue was announced Tuesday (12/10), with tickets set to go on sale Saturday (12/15), according to local media reports.
The concert marks the second U.S. date officially booked for Springsteen and the E Street Band for 2003. A March 2 date in Austin, Texas was postponed from its original Nov. 6 play date when band member Clarence Clemons underwent surgery for a detached retina following the tour’s Houston stop.
Springsteen’s tour, supporting the summer 2002 release of “The Rising,” is wrapping up its “barnstorming” phase, where the band is playing single-night stops in 45 cities across the U.S and Europe. Springsteen reps have said that the U.S. tour plan for 2003 will focus on longer stops in key cities as the tour itinerary fleshes out.
For now, though, Springsteen and the E Street Band appear to be establishing a brief U.S. run prior to their week-long trek into the Pacific Rim in late March. From there, after a month-long break, the band kicks off a two-month run of European stadiums, after which a more formal U.S. tour is expected.
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