Steven Van Zandt teases future Bruce Springsteen tours despite retirement rumours
Bruce Springsteen‘s guitarist Steven Van Zandt has teased more shows for the future, despite recent rumours that the music legend could soon be retiring.
During a new interview with The Telegraph, the E Street Band musician and Sopranos actor responded to speculation that The Boss’ current tour may be his last.
The outlet noted “a narrative vein of looming mortality” in Springsteen’s recent studio albums and live shows – but Van Zandt suggested that the 74-year-old icon isn’t done just yet.
“You never know,” he said. “I mean, we treat every show like it could be the last show, and we’ve been doing that for 50 years. But the audience is still there, and we can see them getting younger every year.”
Van Zandt continued: “I don’t see the end anywhere in sight, to be honest, especially in Europe, where we’re bigger than we’ve ever been. I think we can play every summer for evermore, man.
“I love that the Stones are still out there. Because as long as they’re out there, man, we’re still the new kids on the block, right? So I’m good with that.”
Last week saw Springsteen and the E Street Band play two huge concerts at Wembley Stadium in London, which wrapped up the UK/Ireland and European leg of their 2024 tour.
In September 2023, The Boss was forced to postpone the remainder of his tour dates for that year due to a continuous battle with peptic ulcer disease. He subsequently rescheduled the impacted US gigs for 2024.
This May, however, Springsteen postponed his Marseille, Prague and Milan shows after experiencing “vocal issues”. He is currently set to play those concerts in May and June next year following a run of run of North American dates in 2024.
Meanwhile, a new documentary called Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band will be released on Disney+ and Hulu this October.
Per a press release, the film “opens a new door to Springsteen’s creative process for fans around the world, sharing fly-on-the-wall footage of band rehearsals and special moments backstage — as well as hearing from Springsteen himself”.
Bruce Springsteen released ‘Only The Strong Survive’ – a collection of R&B and soul covers – in 2022. It followed on from his 20th studio album, ‘Letter To You’, which came out in October 2020.
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