2023-07-18 03:00:42
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On Tuesday, rock legend Bruce Springsteen and his E-Street Band will be performing in Vienna for the first time in over ten years. His fans can look forward to songs from his current album “Letter to you” as well as evergreens from his musical work.
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Earlier this year, the musician known as “The Boss” toured the United States with his E Street Band. On April 28, the European tour of his new album “Letter to you” started in Barcelona, Spain, with songs like “No Surrender”. But his greatest hits, including “Dancing in the Dark” and “Glory Days”, are also an integral part of the concert series.
After performances in numerous European cities, the musician will also be in Vienna on July 18th. With the exception of a few remaining seats, the three-hour concert is sold out. After two further performances in Hockenheim and Munich in Germany, the European tour is scheduled to reach the finale on July 25th in Monza in Italy. Then it’s back to the USA.
“Letter to you” topped the charts in eleven countries
Springsteen’s live concerts have always enjoyed great popularity. Because the singer doesn’t follow a rigidly prescribed sequence, but likes to adapt the order of the songs to the respective place where he is playing. The now 73-year-old has been touring the world with his E-Street Band for over 50 years. Bassist Gary Tallent and, since 1975, guitarist Steven Van Zandt are still with the original line-up.
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APA/Hans Klaus Techt Bruce Springsteen and guitarist Steven Van Zandt on their “The Risking” tour in 2003 APA/Hans Klaus Techt Rock musician and guitarist Steven Van Zandt in the Wiener Stadthalle in 1999 APA/Hans Klaus Techt Bruce Springsteen with his band E Street during the tour “The Rising” in the Ernst Happel Stadium in 2003 APA/Hans Klaus Techt Bruce Springsteen at his last concert in Vienna in 2012
The current tour is Springsteen’s first tour since his The River tour (2016/17). At that time, however, he did not perform in Vienna. After the band’s European tour planned for 2020 was canceled due to the Covid 19 pandemic, Bruce Springsteen’s last Vienna performance on July 12, 2012 was more than a decade ago. The fans’ joy at the live performance of his latest album “Letter to you” in the Ernst Happel Stadium is correspondingly great. The album went straight to the top of the charts in eleven countries.
Half a century at the top
Bruce Springsteen has been an integral part of the music business for almost 50 years. With 21 studio albums, nine live albums, around 350 original compositions and more than 90 million records sold in the USA alone, “The Boss” is one of the most successful rock musicians of all time. An Oscar, a Tony award and twenty Grammy awards bear witness to his musical successes.
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