It’s going to be a very eventful 2024 for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.
The Boss and band have more than 40 shows scheduled for the United States and Europe on the 2024 World Tour. The run starts March 19 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix.
The upcoming shows are either new or rescheduled dates being made up after Springsteen postponed 2023 shows due to a bout with peptic ulcer disease. Most of the new shows are in Europe, but a March show in Las Vegas was added.
There might also be news away from the concert stage this year, according to recent multiple reports. Nothing is confirmed so far, and Team Springsteen is quiet, but let’s take a look at what we know and what we don’t know.
Bruce Springsteen promotional pic for “Only the Strong Survive” by Danny Clinch.
New movies
Springsteen is reported to be collaborating with filmmaker Scott Cooper (“Crazy Heart”) on a cinematic telling of the making of the Boss’ solo landmark album, “Nebraska,” according to Showbiz 411. The report cites an unnamed source and does not provide many details.
There is a “Nebraska” collaboration precedent. Springsteen was interviewed for Warren Zanes’ recent book, “Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska,” so the album is a topic of active interest for the Boss.
“Nebraska” was a bold departure for Springsteen, a lo-fi exploration of American Gothic ennui at a time when he was rocketing to the top of charts. The album was written and recorded in a modest home in Colts Neck, overlooking the Swimming River Reservoir.
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We can confirm that the “Tramps Like Us” documentary, “the story of the extraordinary relationship Springsteen fans share with the Boss, the music and each other,” is raising funds through a Kickstarter campaign.
Filmmaker David Barry, who made the similarly-themed doc about U2 fans called “Dream Out Loud,” is the director.
New albums
Will there new a new album in 2024?
Yes, said Rolling Stone in an article titled “28 Rock Albums We’re Looking Forward To In 2024.” The piece didn’t provide a specific album, but speculated that the follow up to the R&B and soul covers album “Only the Strong Survive,” or “Tracks 2,” would be forthcoming.
A “Tracks 2” has been speculated about for years — or decades by now.
An “Only the Strong Survive” sequel makes sense as the album, which is up for a Grammy in the Best Traditional Pop Category, was billed as a “Volume 1.”
Yet releasing a Springsteen solo album with the E Street Band on the road doesn’t seem like the thing to do unless the E Streeters play on Volume 2. On “Only the Strong Survive,” producer Ron Aniello played most of the instruments, except for the horns and strings.
Then again, there is a new Night Shift band, which includes ex-E Street member David Sancious, so that could factor into all of this.
Bruce Springsteen at the Turf Club in Asbury Park on Jan. 22, 2023.
If Volume 2 does come out this year, the cover or inside art was apparently shot in January 2023 by Danny Clinch at the Turf Club in Asbury Park. It’s the last remaining club of the venerated Springfield Avenue music scene of the West Side of Asbury Park.
