See Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Kenny Chesney, Mavis Staples At Monmouth University

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ — Some of the biggest names in American music will give a concert June 4 and June 5 on the campus of Monmouth University.

Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Jackson Browne, Rosanne Cash, Kenny Chesney, Gary Clark Jr., Dion, Dropkick Murphys, Shemekia Copeland, Valerie June, Keb’ Mo’, Nils Lofgren, Darlene Love, Public Enemy, David Sancious, Tony Trischka and Sister Sadie, Mavis Staples, Trombone Shorty and the New Breed Brass Band, Stevie Van Zandt and Jimmie Vaughan are all confirmed to play in a two-night concert event that will celebrate America’s 250^th birthday.

The concert is called Music America: The Songs that Shaped Us and it will be held June 4 and 5 at the OceanFirst Bank Center on the Monmouth campus.

Tickets for each concert will be sold separately. They will go on sale at noon on April 21 at springsteencenter.org.

Two days later, the revamped and now much-larger Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, also on the Monmouth University campus, will open to the public on June 7.

Each artist will perform landmark songs from American music history. Blues, bluegrass, rock, hip-hop, folk, jazz, country and gospel are among the genres that will be represented. Narration will precede each performance, giving context to the artist, song and genre celebrated. Additional artists will be announced in the coming weeks.

“Music America: The Songs that Shaped Us is a journey through American music history,” said Robert Santelli, executive director of the Springsteen Center and executive producer of the June 4 and 5 concerts. “The concerts reflect everything the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music stands for: the power of music to bring people together, the rich and diverse treasury of American music as a mirror of our national culture, and the inspiration to think about our shared history in these divisive times.”

Monmouth University's Bruce Springsteen Center For American Music Opens June 7