Will Bruce Springsteen ever do a farewell tour? Here’s the Boss’s one-word answer
Bruce Springsteen feels the E Street Band has never been better, and with that in mind, it seems he won’t be stepping down from his music career anytime soon.
The Boss, who is just about to wrap his The Land of Hope & Dreams European tour with the group, released a mighty collection of previously unheard music at the end of June. The seven disc release, titled Tracks II: The Lost Albums, was put together when Springsteen unearthed his musical archives during the Covid lockdowns, and is a follow-up to his 1998 box set, also titled Tracks.
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Yet despite unleashing such a huge offering of lost records and looking back on his long and lucrative career so far, Springsteen has absolutely no plans to retire from music, and especially not the stage. In fact, he hopes to continue working for as long as he possibly can.
Speaking to Rolling Stone, Springsteen explains, “We played different in 1975. There was a different youthful energy. But the depths and resonance and experience that we’ve had over the past 50 years of playing together has really come to the fore right now in our performance. And the band is just completely badass onstage at this moment.”
Asked if he hopes to be like Pete Seeger, who played live into his 90s (and whose music inspired Springsteen to release the Seeger Sessions album), Springsteen keenly replies, “Oh, absolutely. I knew Pete, and Pete had a lot of energy. When his voice began to go, he simply found another way to do it.”
He adds, “Pete understood that people were coming to experience his spirit, which was as strong as could be. [He’s a great role model], as is Willie Nelson, as were a lot of the fathers who played well into their eighties. I think the Stones are playing better than they’ve ever played, as is Paul McCartney. Bob Dylan is out there. So these guys, they’re showing, ‘Hey, it’s not time to sleep yet. There’s many miles to go.’
With that in mind, when asked if there will be a Bruce Springsteen farewell tour, he simply answers, “No.”
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will play in Milan on 3 July for the final date of their European tour. Find out more via the official Bruce Springsteen website.
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