Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band will return to Australia in 2014 and Hunters & Collectors will reform for one of the shows.
Michael Gudinski’s Frontier Touring Company has pulled off the double dip by scoring his second Springsteen tour for Australia in less than 12 months and also inspiring the Hunters to play one more time.
Hunters & Collectors disbanded 15 years ago and have rarely reformed. The only two occasions were for their induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame and then again in 2009 for Sound Relief.
Hunters & Collectors will perform at the Melbourne show only. Jimmy Barnes with play with Springsteen in Auckland, The Rubens will play the Hunter Valleys and Dan Sultan will perform in Melbourne and The Hunter Valley.
“The March Wrecking Ball tour was one of the most talked about for years and was without doubt not just a career highlight for me but an absolute inspiration,” Gudinski said in a statement. “To see Bruce and the E Street Band perform over the course of three hours or more was a truly unbelievable experience. The tour wasn’t even over before there were discussions about a return and I’m so thrilled that of anywhere in the world they chose here to return to.
“It’s also a huge honour that Frontier is not only a part of bringing Bruce and the E Street Band back so soon, but that for the very first time Adelaide and Perth will have concerts, while Auckland will have their first in over a decade. Add to that a special Hunter Valley show, and this tour is shaping up to be even bigger and better than the March one.”
Springsteen’s manager Jon Landau commented, “Our shows in Australia earlier this year were among the very best and most satisfying of our whole 128 show tour. The crowds were tremendous, the fans as warm, friendly, and welcoming as we could ever hope for, and the quality of the performances, as virtually every reviewer commented, were spectacularly high”.
Tickets for all shows will go on sale on August 26. Pre-sale tickets will be available from the Frontier Touring website from August 21.
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band dates are:
Australia
February 7, Perth, Perth Arena
February 11, Adelaide, Entertainment Centre
February 15, Melbourne, AAMI Park
February 19, Sydney, Allphones Arena
February 22, Hunter Valley, Hope Estate
February 26, Brisbane, Entertainment Centre
New Zealand
March 1, Auckland, Mt Smart Stadium
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