The Boss is coming back to Philadelphia and bringing the E Street Band with him.<\/p>\n
Bruce Springsteen announced his 2026 U.S. “The Land of Hope and Dreams” tour will stop at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia on May 8.\u00a0Tickets<\/a> go on sale Saturday, Feb. 21, at 10 a.m. with a four-ticket limit for reserved seats and a two-ticket limit for floor tickets.<\/p>\n The New Jersey-bred rock icon will play 18 cities and 20 shows in the spring.<\/p>\n The tour begins on March 13 in Minneapolis<\/a>, where he last performed in the aftermath of the killings of\u00a0Renee Good and Alex Pretti<\/a>\u00a0by federal agents during a benefit concert for their families. The surprise appearance came two days after he released the protest song “Streets of Minneapolis<\/a>.”<\/p>\n “We will be rocking your town in celebration and in defense of America \u2014 American democracy, American freedom, our American Constitution and our sacred American dream \u2014 all of which are under attack by our wannabe king and his rogue government in Washington, D.C.,” Springsteen said in the announcement. “Everyone, regardless of where you stand or what you believe in, is welcome \u2014 so come on out and join the United Free Republic of E Street Nation for an American spring of Rock ‘n’ Rebellion.”<\/p>\n Springsteen fans in the Delaware Valley who can’t make the Philadelphia show will have other opportunities to see them on the tour.<\/p>\n Springsteen and the E Street Band will play in Newark, New Jersey, on April 20, three shows in New York \u2014 May 5 in Belmont, May 11 and May 16 at Madison Square Garden in New York City and May 14 in Brooklyn \u2014 Pittsburgh on May 19<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Boston on May 24<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n The tour ends in Washington, D.C., on May 27. Tickets go on sale for some shows on different dates than the Philly show \u2014 ticket info is available on Springsteen’s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n