Springsteen, Vedder, Wonder To Rock Obama Center Opening Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama (courtesy photo). The official opening of the Obama Presidential Center this week will double as one of the year’s most impressive all-star music gatherings. The invitation-only dedication ceremony, scheduled for June 18 in Chicago’s historic Jackson Park, will feature performances and appearances […]

Springsteen, Foos Join Tom Morello’s Activist Rock Summit Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello in Boston on May 24, 2026 (photo: Matthew J. Lee / The Boston Globe via Getty Images). Tom Morello is turning his long-running fusion of rock and political activism into a full-scale festival this fall. The Power to the People fest will […]

Stephen Colbert Sets Lineup For Last ‘Late Show’ Tapings Stephen Colbert and Bruce Springsteen (photo: CBS). Stephen Colbert will be surrounded by boldface names for the final week of his CBS Late Show tapings next week, including two Rock and Roll Hall of Famers and a three-time Oscar-winner. On Monday (May 18), the evening will […]

Bruce, Bono, Bangalter Set For Tribeca Talks U2’s Bono and Bruce Springsteen at the 25th anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 30, 2009, in New York (photo: Kevin Kane / WireImage). The Tribeca Festival is continuing to roll out pieces of its 25th anniversary lineup, with its […]

Springsteen Center Sets All-Star ‘Music America’ Shows (photo: Jamie McCarthy / Staff) The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music isn’t easing into its grand opening. Instead, it’s kicking the doors in with a two-night, all-star history lesson. Dubbed Music America: The Songs That Shaped Us, the June 4–5 blowout at OceanFirst Bank Center in West […]

Bruce Springsteen Preaches Hope, Defiance At Tour Opener (photo: Octavio Jones / Getty Images) As expected, Bruce Springsteen came out raging against the American political machine last night (March 31) at the kickoff of the E Street Band’s Land of Hope and Dreams tour in Minneapolis, during which he debuted a full band version of […]

Bruce Springsteen: Impending Tour Will Be ‘Political’ (photo: Rob DeMartin) Bruce Springsteen sees no need to mince words as he prepares to begin his Land of Hope and Dreams tour with the E Street Band on March 31 in Minneapolis: “the tour is going to be political and very topical about what’s going on in […]

Bruce Springsteen Leads Massive Shane MacGowan Tribute LP (photo: Jamie McCarthy / Staff) Bruce Springteen’s tender cover of “A Rainy Night in Soho” serves as the lead single from a massive tribute album to late Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan, 20th Century Paddy — The Songs of Shane MacGowan. The project will be released Nov. 13 […]

Tom Morello Joining Springsteen, E Street Band On Tour (Getty Images) Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello will once again perform as part of the E Street Band when Bruce Springsteen returns to the road in North America this spring. The artist subbed for E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt during tours in […]

Springsteen, E Street Band Seek Hope On Spring Tour (photo: Danny Clinch) Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are returning to the road this spring for the Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour, which will begin March 31 in Minneapolis. The Boss recently released a new protest song, “Streets of Minneapolis,” decrying violence […]