The Boss and his storied band last performed down San Diego way 42 years ago. Their upcoming concert will be at the same venue, now known as Pechanga Arena
The Boss and his equally tireless E Street Band played nearly 4 hours Saturday in Los Angeles. But they haven’t played in San Diego together since 1981. Why not? Can we make a deal?Tickets for the San Diego show will go on sale Friday. More ticket information appears later in this article.
His only other concert here since then was a solo acoustic date at the San Diego Civic Theatre in 1996. That was a year after the release of his 1995 solo album, “The Ghost of Tom Joad,” which included the San Diego-inspired song, “Balboa Park.” Springsteen’s 1973 classic, “Rosalita ,” includes the memorable couplet:
It remains unclear what, after more than four decades, has now prompted Springsteen, 73, to finally confirm a return to America’s seventh largest city with his E Street Band. In the intervening decades, various concert promoters put in bids to bring him back. None of them were successful — until now.
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