Bruce Springsteen has made it clear he’s not planning a farewell tour anytime soon, despite being forced to cancel and postpone shows in recent months.
The 74-year-old rock icon brushed off rumours of his impending retirement during a recent concert, insisting to his fans that he and his E Street Band have no intention of ‘quitting’.
‘We’ve been around for 50 f**king years!’ he declared to the crowd at the Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on 23 August.
The audience delivered roaring applause in response, as Bruce shouted out: ‘We ain’t quitting!’
‘We ain’t doing no farewell tour bulls**t! Jesus Christ! No farewell tour for the E Street Band!’
He added: ‘Farewell to what? A thousand people screaming your name? Get the hell out. I ain’t going anywhere!’
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The Born to Run singer kicked off his world tour in February 2023 but had to postpone concerts between September and December so he could undergo treatment for peptic ulcer disease.
He resumed the tour in March this year but faced another setback in late May and early June when he suffered vocal issues.
Bruce was also ‘taken ill’ months after being struck down with Covid last year.
After catching the virus, he was forced to miss 2023’s American Music Honor awards show, and had to appear via video message alongside his wife Patti Scialfa.
The show’s host Jon Stewart tried to lighten the mood to the audience at the show, joking: ‘They’re alive. Don’t overreact. You can still see them in concert. They’re home sitting by the fire eating French onion soup.’
Bruce is currently on the final leg of the tour, which will wrap up in Vancouver, Canada in November. However, four of his postponed European shows have been rescheduled for May and July 2025.
In July, his guitarist Steven Van Zandt dismissed the idea that the tour would be their last.
‘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,” he told The Telegraph.
‘I love that the (Rolling) 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.’
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