The announcement is taking its time, and it seems like there are some Covid barriers not going down without an annoying fight, but let's be real here, the 2022 World Tour is going to happen. It has to. We're just waiting on the official announcement and reveal of tour dates. It could be any day or minute now...
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The issue is, Rick, sourcing tickets, making travel plans, obtaining sufficient brownie points from spouse(!) all need to be undertaken a goodly ways in advance.
I feel no excitement about this right now. It's nearly a year away, and if I've learned anything since 2019, it's that a lot can change in a year. I'd be more excited about an album release announcement right now. Plenty of time to get in the mood for a tour that starts next year.
Ah.....
No likee festivals.
UK and Belgian dates to be announced later, but so far so good!
So it smells like 2023 Europe, rather than a "snap" 2022 job?
Also, it's an indoor venue..........but a very large indoor stadium, 40k for gigs according to Wiki.
On that basis, I'm guessing uk stadium dates June/July.
Album Autumn this year maybe?
I'm wondering if this will be marketed as the EStreet band's farewell tour?
Oh, Flynn from BTX? That makes sense.
Confirmed.
NBTB is a pod hosted by Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean, who are arguably the two most reliable sources going.
Is that confirmed or more rumors? Dunno what the NBTB podcast is,
Paris 2023 confirmed.
Against my better judgement, I dipped my toe in the oily pond to see what they were saying. My God there are some negative people over there.
There's something happening somewhere...
Holy fuck... Tomorrow is the big news?!
WTF.....WTF.....WTF.....WTF.....WTF.....WTF.....WTF.....WTF.....WTF.....WTF.....
WTF.....WTF.....
Anyone?
So nice I'm posting it twice
I really need a ESB show. I have to admit that.
I remember saying a while ago I'd made my peace with the fact that I'd probably never see another "conventional " Bruce/ESB gig.
I hope I'm wrong, but, and this sounds dark.......apologies.....until his Mum passes I don't think he's doing a tour, certainly not outside the U.S.
Also, as long as Covid is still hovering I don't know if he's putting him and the band in harm's way.
Factor in the age they all are.........well, we'll see what happens.
Am I the only person who is concerned about this? The longer the wait goes on, the more I worry that we will get to see a 'lesser' Bruce & ESB and I don't want that. I know he can still sing and the band can still play, but can that incredible energy still be there, the energy which, in my book, raised Bruce & ESB above ordinary mortals.
Just my thoughts...
Jinxed this one didn't ya Mario lad 😬
So... When will the rumors start to spread if the tour is happening next year? Early fall?
Hugely unlikely to happen, but at this point I'd be happy with a US based residency of some sort, or three or four shows in various locations in the US that are streamed on a Pay Per View basis via You Tube.
JLM seem unable to think beyond the standard touring model. Sure, playing stadiums in Europe brings in the kaching kaching, but imagine a handful of shows at, say, Madison Square Garden, each one streamed and made available to subscribers at 40 bucks US a show or something similar. (With subscribers having 48 hours to watch them, so people on the other side of the planet don't have to wake in the middle of the night). That's presumably 100's of 1000's of folks (if not into the millions) around the world forking out money, without the cost of physically performing a show in each location.