The Boss Is Back; Springsteen Makes Tampa 1st Stop On 2023 Tour

TAMPA, FL — Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band are launching their 2023 international tour with 31 performances across the United States, kicking off Feb. 1 at Amalie Arena in Tampa.

The shows will mark Springsteen and The E Street Band's first tour dates since February 2017, and their first in North America since September 2016.

European dates for the 2023 international tour were announced in May and more than 1.2 million tickets have been sold across the continent, with many cities adding second or third stadium shows due to popular demand.

At the conclusion of their European run, which is scheduled for April through July 2023, Springsteen and The E Street Band will begin a second to-be-announced North American tour leg in August.

Springsteen and The E Street Band's most recent studio album, 2020's "Letter To You" (Columbia Records), marked their first time recording live together in decades and debuted at No. 1 in 11 countries.

Their most recent tour, The River Tour in 2016-2017, was named 2016's top global tour by both Billboard and Pollstar.

The E Street Band includes original member Garry Tallent on bass guitar; and nearly original members Roy Bittan (1974) on piano and synthesizer; Max Weinberg (1974) on drums; and Stevie Van Zandt (1975) on guitar and vocals.

Patti Scialfa, aka Mrs. Springsteen, and Nils Lofgren, both on guitar and vocals, joined the E Street Band in 1984.

Scialfa and Springsteen married in 1991 and have three children.

The band also features saxophonist Jake Clemons, the nephew of Springsteen's legendary E Street saxophonist, the late Clarence Clemons; Soozie Tyrell on violin, guitar and vocals; and Charlie Giordano on keyboards.

Now 73 years old, the singer/songwriter from the Jersey Shore, known for his social conscious and energetic concerts, made his mark on the music scene in 1973 with the release of "Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J." and "The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle," named among Rolling Stones' top 500 albums of all time.

While lauded for his narrative songwriting talents, often bemoaning the lot of the working man (a style that would become known as heartland rock), his diversity as a composer and the masterful playing of the E Street Band, Springsteen's debut albums failed to achieve commercial success.

That all changed with the 1975 release of the album "Born to Run" and its title track, which became an instant classic. Nevertheless, his next three albums, "Darkness on the Edge of Town" (1978), "The River" (1980) and "Nebraska" (1982) failed to live up to the success of "Born to Run."

It was the release of his seventh album,"Born in the U.S.A," that sealed his popularity, elevated Springsteen to superstardom and earned him the title, "The Boss. "Born in the U.S.A." produced seven top 10 singles and remains one of the best-selling albums of all time, with more than 30 million copies sold around the world.

Now, six decades later, Springsteen has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, making him among the best-selling music artists in history and Billboard ranks him as the 24th Greatest Artist of all time.

Tickets for the first 2023 U.S. concert in Tampa go on sale beginning Wednesday, July 20, at 10 a.m.

The tour will be using Ticketmaster's Verified Fan platform for tickets sold via Ticketmaster. Fans can register for Ticketmaster Verified Fan starting now through Sunday, July 17, for the chance to buy tickets.

All registrants who are verified will be equally eligible to receive a unique access code for the Verified Fan Onsale. Registering does not guarantee a code or the ability to purchase tickets, however.

For shows using Verified Fan, the Verified Fan Onsale will take place between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. If tickets remain, a general sale for all fans will begin at 3 p.m. with no code required.

To register for the Ticketmaster Verified Fan Onsale, click here.