Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band kick off first US Tour since 2016 in Central Florida this week

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band are getting ready to hit the road this week as they embark on their first North America tour together since the The River Tour in 2016, which was named the top global tour in 2016 by both Billboard and Pollstar.

The 2023 tour kicks off with 31 performances across the United States starting this Wednesday, February 1 in Tampa, through to an April 14 homecoming in Newark, New Jersey before heading to Europe.

In addition to the Tampa show at Amalie Arena on Wednesday, Springsteen and the band stop off in Atlanta, GA on February 3, before returning to Central Florida on Sunday, February 5 ,for their first ever concert together at the Amway Center here in Orlando before heading to Hollywood in South Florida, before heading out across the country.

Springsteen and The E Street Band's most recent studio album, 2020's Letter To You, marked their first time recording live together in decades and debuted at Number 1 in eleven countries.

The E Street Band's members are: Roy Bittan - piano, synthesizer; Nils Lofgren - guitar, vocals; Patti Scialfa - guitar, vocals; Garry Tallent - bass guitar; Stevie Van Zandt - guitar, vocals; and Max Weinberg - drums; with Soozie Tyrell - violin, guitar, vocals; Jake Clemons - saxophone; and Charlie Giordano - keyboards.