Springsteen and the E Street Band announced a 20-concert U.S. tour<\/a> earlier this week. The tour includes an April 20 date at the Prudential Center in Newark with tickets that went on sale Saturday at noon on Ticketmaster.<\/a><\/p>\n Springsteen\u2019s \u201cLand of Hopes and Dreams\u201d tour and opposition to President Donald Trump<\/a> are drawing plenty of attention. So are the sky-high ticket prices<\/a> for his new concert tour.<\/p>\n But, the 76-year-old icon continues to attract attention just for going about his life in routine ways.<\/p>\n In New Jersey, he makes headlines for brief appearances near his home at the Jersey Shore, including a visit last summer to the Manasquan boardwalk.<\/a> (See 15 classic Springsteen sightings listed below.)<\/p>\n Springsteen\u2019s net worth is estimated at more than $1 billion,<\/a> but in recent years he\u2019s been spotted working out at a $10-per-month gym<\/a>, hitching a ride after his motorcycle broke down and sitting on the curb watching a parade near where he grew up.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019ll jump out on stage if he happens to be in Asbury Park,\u201d Dewar MacLeod, a William Paterson University professor specializing in popular culture, told NJ.com last year.<\/p>\n His concert tour will be getting underway just months after \u201cSpringsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere<\/a>\u201d \u2014 a movie inspired by the making of his 1982 album \u201cNebraska\u201d \u2014 opened in theaters. It starred Jeremy Allen White as a young Springsteen.<\/p>\n One of his most iconic songs remains \u201cBorn to Run,\u201d released on the 1975 album of the same name. While the lyrics \u201cwe gotta get out while we\u2019re young\u201d and \u201csprung from cages on Highway 9\u2033 evoke a desire to escape, Springsteen remains ensconced in New Jersey.<\/p>\n Yet he\u2019s decidedly not a regular Jersey guy. The living legend resides on a 368-acre horse farm in Colts Neck. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama in 2016 and later hosted a podcast and wrote a book with him.<\/a><\/p>\n Despite all the fame, wealth and adulation, there are moments when The Boss feels like one of us. Here are 15 random moments that have shaped our every-man perceptions of one of New Jersey\u2019s biggest stars:<\/p>\n Strolling the beach Diana Morgan was going for a walk with her nephew at the Manasquan Inlet in April 2022 when she spotted Springsteen walking her way.<\/a><\/p>\n Her first instinct was to respect his privacy, until he was right in front of her.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I just smiled, I introduced myself and I told him I was a fan,\u201d Morgan said.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was very nice and humble. He was just walking around, he doesn\u2019t try to get attention or anything. I think he, just like everybody else, just wants to go down and enjoy that spot.\u201d<\/p>\n Hitching a ride<\/p>\n Motorcyclists from the Freehold American Legion were riding near Allaire State Park in November 2016 when they spotted a stranded biker<\/a>, not knowing it was Springsteen.<\/p>\n \u201cI stopped to see if he needed help, and it was Bruce,\u201d one of the bikers, Dan Barkalow, told the Associated Press.<\/p>\n After unsuccessfully trying to restart his motorcycle, the Boss got on the back of Ryan Bailey\u2019s bike and everyone hung out at a local bar until the star\u2019s ride showed up.<\/p>\n \u201cWe sat there and shot the breeze for a half hour, 45 minutes \u2018til his ride showed up. Nice guy, real down to earth. Just talked about motorcycles and his old Freehold days,\u201d Barkalow said.<\/p>\n Favorite ice cream spot Springsteen has been going to Jersey Freeze<\/a> in Freehold since he was a kid. <\/p>\n In 2021, a customer spotted Springsteen in the parking lot in a Range Rover, talking on the phone<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI threw my car in park, hopped out and ran around to his driver side window, he rolled it down mid-phone call, posed for the picture, and I thanked him,\u201d Spencer Freedman said.<\/p>\n Springsteen was back at Jersey Freeze in 2022<\/a> with fellow New Jersey music legend Jon Bon Jovi.<\/p>\n Springsteen ordered a vanilla soft serve cone with a chocolate shell \u2014 his normal order, according to co-owner Matt Cangialosi. Bon Jovi got a chocolate soft serve cone.<\/p>\n Silverball Retro Arcade<\/a> in Asbury Park is a huge draw for fans of vintage pinball and classic 1980s video games, a group that apparently includes Springsteen.<\/p>\n Springsteen showed up in April 2024 and posed for a photo, which the arcade posted on Facebook while subtly working in that it wasn\u2019t his first visit.<\/p>\n \u201cThanks for visiting the Silverball Retro Arcade again, Bruce Springsteen,\u201d the post said.<\/p>\n Flat tire delays<\/p>\n Springsteen was near Keyport in April 2024, heading to a concert in Connecticut, when his SUV got a flat tire. His official Instagram account featured a photo of the Boss, crouched by the crumbled tire and looking bemused.<\/a><\/p>\n He made it to the concert without any further troubles, the Asbury Park Press reported.<\/p>\n His hometown<\/p>\n Perhaps nothing better exemplifies Springsteen\u2019s regular Jersey guy quality than the rock superstar showing up at the Memorial Day parade in Freehold in 2017 and sitting on the curb, like any spectator, watching the marchers and taking photos.<\/p>\n It seems like everyone at the parade respected his space. His visit drew wider notice only after the local news site Patch posted a photo of him at the parade<\/a>, surrounded by others who appeared to see him as a neighbor, not a music legend.<\/p>\n Buying hot dogs, lots of hot dogs<\/p>\n Springsteen was just another customer at Max\u2019s Bar and Grill in Long Branch in August 2024 when he picked up 60 uncooked hot dogs to go.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHe came in, and the hostess was young and didn\u2019t know who he was,\u201d said Mary Kate Schiller, the bar manager.<\/p>\n \u201cI was like oh, hello,\u201d Schiller said. \u201cAnd I tried hard, I tried really, really hard, to treat him like a normal guy.\u201d<\/p>\n Bringing a friend to the Shore It\u2019s a Jersey rite of passage to introduce someone from out of town to the Shore.<\/p>\n In Springsteen\u2019s case, the friend was iconic heartland rocker John Mellancamp<\/a>.<\/p>\n One lucky fan snagged a photo with both during their September 2021 visit to Bay Head.<\/p>\n Hot rods and beach racing<\/p>\n The Race of Gentlemen<\/a>, held annually in Wildwood, is a tribute to hot rods and beach racing. All cars in the race must pre-date 1934 and drivers are required to dress consistent with the historical period.<\/p>\n No, Springsteen hasn\u2019t raced in the event, to our knowledge. But he did show up in June 2017 as a spectator, posing for photos that, as you might imagine, were promptly shared by fans on social media.<\/a><\/p>\n Mistaken identity, seriously?<\/p>\n All of us regular folk may routinely get mistaken with other people.<\/p>\n Yes, sometimes it even happens to Springsteen.<\/p>\n Springsteen was in the crowd at a Philadelphia Phillies game in 2022 when the video board at the stadium incorrectly identified him as the father of Miles Teller, the \u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d actor who also was at the game.<\/p>\n Proud dad Springsteen was in the audience in January 2020 when his son, Sam Springsteen, was sworn in as a Jersey City firefighter.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIt was a long road, and he was very dedicated,\u201d Bruce told reporters following the ceremony in the council chambers.<\/p>\n Springsteen\u2019s 2002 album, \u201cThe Rising,\u201d includes \u201cInto the Fire,\u201d a tribute to firefighters killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.<\/p>\n Working out on a budget<\/p>\n Springsteen has enough money to exercise anywhere or to stock a home gym with enough equipment to rival any facility.<\/p>\n Yet, in 2019, Springsteen was spotted at a gym that charges members only $10 per month<\/a>, Jersey Strong Gym in Marlboro.<\/p>\n A memorable wedding photo<\/p>\n Two newlyweds were having their wedding photos taken near the Manasquan Inlet in September 2010 when the groom spotted Springsteen sitting on a bench.<\/a><\/p>\n The groom had a guitar and asked Springsteen to play it, which he did.<\/p>\n Springsteen posed for a photo with the couple.<\/p>\n The groom described him as \u201creal laid-back and chill,\u201d the Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n Hanging out on a movie set Springsteen was a regular presence during the filming of \u201cDeliver Me From Nowhere,\u201d the movie about his life. He regularly gave hugs, signed scripts and gave autographs on the set.<\/p>\n He also joined six crew members for lunch at Talula\u2019s<\/a> in Asbury Park in August.<\/p>\n \u201cWere these the Glory Days he was talking about?\u201d the caption on Talula\u2019s Instagram post about Springsteen\u2019s lunch read. <\/p>\n \u201cThe Boss himself popped by for lunch today along with the whole crew for his new movie (!!!) What an awesome dude! Nice as everyone\u2019s always told me. Come back anytime, Bruce!\u201d the post said.<\/p>\n Dropping by a diner<\/p>\n Springsteen is a regular at Roberto\u2019s Freehold Grill in Freehold. Ten days before Christmas in 2023, Springsteen strolled into the kitchen and greeted the cooks<\/a>.<\/p>\n Roberto\u2019s is located less than a mile from the three Freehold homes<\/a> where Springsteen was raised \u2014 first on Randolph Street, then on Division Street and later on South Street.<\/p>\n![\"Springsteen](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YTQFJIZBCFB6LPL7CFOFFIH7X4.jpg\")
Bruce Springsteen performing in 1982 and Jeremy Allen White in February.Rick Diamond | Getty Images; Amy Sussman | WireImage<\/p>\n![\"Bruce](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/US4EMNPYGVC7VACTK5NEZXKTWA.png\")
Diana Morgan and her nephew with Bruce Springsteen during a chance encounter at the Manasquan Inlet.<\/p>\n![\"Springsteen](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MBVGZJ76EVFU3KIFEXYJ6VPQIE.jpg\")
Spencer Freedman takes a selfie, with Bruce Springsteen posing in the background, outside at the Jersey Freeze ice cream shop in Freehold.<\/p>\n![\"Bruce](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MKZDMLXRNZHIFAYT4V3FZN6MXI.png\")
Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi with the owners of Jersey Freeze in Freehold, New Jersey, in 2022. Pinball wizard<\/p>\n![\"Springsteen](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/B6XI6CFBF5BTDJ5GXRBFRDAG3U.jpeg\")
Susan Fimiani encountering Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp in Bay Head.<\/p>\n![\"
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Bruce Springsteen hugs his son Sam Springsteen after he is sworn in as a Jersey City Firefighter at City Hall in Jersey City on January 14, 2020.
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Bruce Springsteen with Shanti Mignogna, co-owner of Talula’s restaurant, and chef Matt Carmona in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Photo courtesy of Shanti Mignogna<\/p>\n