Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour

The Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour is a North American concert tour by American singer Bruce Springsteen and his backing band the E Street Band. The 20-date tour began on March 31, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and conclude on May 27, 2026, in Washington, D.C. The final show will be the only one performed in an outdoor stadium; the other dates will be performed at indoor arenas.

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Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour

The tour follows their successful 2023–2025 tour, which was the highest-grossing tour of their career and one of the highest-grossing tours ever.

Background

Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour

Confirmation of the tour was made by Springsteen in a video announcement on February 17, 2026. The tour, with the slogan of "No Kings", is in response to President Donald Trump. In the video announcement for the tour, Springsteen said "We are living through dark, disturbing and dangerous times, but do not despair—the cavalry is coming! ... We will be rocking your town in celebration and in defense of America—American democracy, American freedom, our American Constitution and our sacred American dream—all of which are under attack by our wannabe king and his rogue government in Washington, D.C. Everyone, regardless of where you stand or what you believe in, is welcome—so come on out and join the United Free Republic of E Street Nation for an American spring of Rock 'n' Rebellion! I’ll see you there!"

Private rehearsals for the tour were held on March 19–24 in Ocean Grove, New Jersey, at the Ocean Grove Youth Temple. Patti Scialfa and Tom Morello were both absent from rehearsals. Rehearsals have included Springsteen's 2026 song "Streets of Minneapolis", which has yet to be performed with the E Street Band, "Across the Border", a song from 1995's The Ghost of Tom Joad album that has only been performed a few times with the band, and a cover of "War", which was last performed in 2003. A tour promotional video, with photos and video by Springsteen's sister Pamela Springsteen, was released on March 23. Another video featuring the entire band was released on March 25. "We are bringing hope over fear, democracy over authoritarianism, the rule of law over lawlessness, ethics over unbridled corruption, unity over division, and peace over war!" Springsteen says in the video, which ends with the band performing the first notes of Edwin Starr's "War".

White House response

Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour

White House Communications Director Steven Cheung issued a response to the tour on February 18, 2026, through Politico by using Springsteen's own song titles as a means to insult him. Cheung said, "When this loser Springsteen comes back home to his own 'City of Ruins' in his head, he’ll realize his 'Glory Days' are behind him and his fans have left him 'Out in the Street', putting him in a 'Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out' because he has a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome that has rotted his brain.”

Set list

Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour

This set list reflects the tour's opening night in Minneapolis on March 31, 2026, and is not intended to represent the majority of the performances throughout the tour. Springsteen opened the show with a cover of Edwin Starr's "War", and ended the show with covers of Prince's "Purple Rain" and Bob Dylan's "Chimes of Freedom". The show featured the live full-band debut of "Streets of Minneapolis".

Tour dates

Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour

<table><thead><tr><th>Date (2026)</th><th>City</th><th>Country</th><th>Venue</th><th>Attendance</th><th>Revenue</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>March 31</td><td>Minneapolis</td><td>United States</td><td>Target Center</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>April 3</td><td>Portland, Oregon</td><td>Moda Center</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>April 7</td><td>Inglewood</td><td>Kia Forum</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>April 9</td></tr><tr><td>April 13</td><td>San Francisco</td><td>Chase Center</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>April 16</td><td>Phoenix</td><td>Mortgage Matchup Center</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>April 20</td><td>Newark</td><td>Prudential Center</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>April 23</td><td>Sunrise</td><td>Amerant Bank Arena</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>April 26</td><td>Austin</td><td>Moody Center</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>April 29</td><td>Chicago</td><td>United Center</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>May 2</td><td>Atlanta</td><td>State Farm Arena</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>May 5</td><td>Elmont</td><td>UBS Arena</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>May 8</td><td>Philadelphia</td><td>Xfinity Mobile Arena</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>May 11</td><td>New York City</td><td>Madison Square Garden</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>May 14</td><td>Brooklyn</td><td>Barclays Center</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>May 16</td><td>New York City</td><td>Madison Square Garden</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>May 19</td><td>Pittsburgh</td><td>PPG Paints Arena</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>May 22</td><td>Cleveland</td><td>Rocket Arena</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>May 24</td><td>Boston</td><td>TD Garden</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>May 27</td><td>Washington, D.C.</td><td>Nationals Park</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr></tbody></table>

Personnel

The E Street Band

• Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, electric lead guitar, electric and acoustic rhythm guitars, harmonica • Patti Scialfa - acoustic guitar, background vocals, percussion • Garry Tallent – bass guitar, background vocals • Roy Bittan – piano, synthesizer, accordion • Max Weinberg – drums • Steven Van Zandt – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, mandolin, background vocals • Nils Lofgren – electric and acoustic rhythm guitars, electric lead guitar, pedal steel guitar, background vocals

• Soozie Tyrell – violin, acoustic rhythm guitar, percussion, background vocals • Charles Giordano – organ, accordion, electronic glockenspiel • Jake Clemons – saxophone, percussion, background vocals

The E Street Horns

• Barry Danielian – trumpet, percussion • Ed Manion – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, percussion • Ozzie Melendez – trombone, percussion • Curt Ramm – trumpet, percussion

The E Street Choir

• Anthony Almonte – percussion, congas, bongos, backing vocals • Ada Dyer – backing vocals, percussion • Curtis King Jr. – backing vocals, percussion • Lisa Lowell – backing vocals, percussion • Michelle Moore – backing vocals, percussion

On February 24, 2026, it was announced that Tom Morello would also be joining the tour for selected songs on each date.