Springsteen revealed the news on his Instagram. The 74-year-old megastar, who has earned 20 Grammy Awards and entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999, said in a caption: “Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band delivered “the greatest show on earth” (Billboard) across Europe this past summer, and they’ll make a triumphant return to the continent in 2024 with a just-announced 22-show stadium run.” 

Fans of the megastar flooded the comments with their buzzing excitement. One person wrote: “Great news! Thanks so much my musical father!”, and another person said in tongue and cheek: “The hope I needed in my life but I also have no money.”  

Last month, Springsteen revealed that he was recovering from ulcer disease, forcing him and the E Street Band to postpone and reschedule certain dates of the tour. Springsteen said: “Thanks to all my friends and fans for your good wishes, encouragement, and support. I’m on the mend and can’t wait to see you all next year.” 

The world tour sees the rock band and Springsteen perform various hit songs, including “Because the Night” and “Glory Days”, whilst also performing tracks from the 2020 album Letter to You and 2022 record Only the Strong Survive.  

The 2020 LP is Springsteen’s twentieth studio album and became an instant success among the masses and critics. The album topped the charts in over 14 countries, including the UK, which ended on the 2020 year-end chart performance at number 31. The record, which features hit singles “Ghosts” and the album title, received rave reviews from numerous publications such as The Independent, who gave the album five stars and said that it “comes as close to the electricity of live music as it gets.”  

Listen to “Ghosts.”

Meanwhile, the 2022 album, Only the Strong Survive, was also a smash success, peaking at number two on the UK Albums Chart and entering the top 10 on the US Billboard 200. The album went on to sell over 60 thousand copies in the UK, certifying the record as Silver.

Tour dates

05/05/24 – Principality Stadium – Cardiff
09/05 – Boucher Playing Fields – Belfast
22/05 – Stadium of Light – Sunderland
25/07 – Wembley Stadium – London

Attention D-ciples in Europe and the UK! The Spicy Meatball Tour rolls on…
Pre-sale starts NOW – password “SPICY”
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— Tenacious D (@tenaciousd) October 4, 2023

The ‘Spicy Meatball‘ tour has been ongoing since the duo, made up of Jack Black and Kyle Gass, performed their song of the same name as the tour at Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta in May 2023. The tour has since come to Europe and has seen Tenacious D perform a headline show at The 02 in London this past June before revisiting North American once more.

Watch Tenacious D perform ‘The Spicy Meatball Song‘ at The 02 in London this summer below:

Tenacious D was formed in Los Angeles in 1994 by actors and friends Jack Black and Kyle Gass. Prior to signing with Epic Records in 2000, the comedy rock duo supported larger rock acts such as Weezer, Tool and Beck, and released their debut, self-titled album Tenacious D in 2001, an album that featured a backing band, including Dave Grohl on drums. This first album also contained the track ‘Tribute‘, a song that has since catapulted the duo to worldwide fame.

Tenacious D released their second album, The Pick of Destiny, in 2006, an album that also featured as the soundtrack to Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, a film the duo starred in. Their third album, Rize of the Fenix, was released in 2012 via Columbia Records and their fourth and most recent album came in 2018 as the duo released Post-Apocalypto, an LP that accompanied the hand-drawn Youtube web series Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto.

Watch the music video for ‘Tribute‘ below:

In May the comedy duo released ‘Video Games’, their first track in five years and first music video since 2012. See below for the music video:

See below for tour dates:

29/04/2024 – Hovet – Stockholm
30/04 – Oslo Spectrum – Oslo
01/05 – Royal Arena – Copenhagen
03/05 – Rockhal – Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
05/05 – 3Arena – Dublin
07/05 – Resorts World Arena – Birmingham
08/05 – AO Arena – Manchester
09/05 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow
11/05 – First Direct Arena – Leeds
12/05 – Motorpoint Arena – Nottingham
13/05 – The Brighton Centre – Brighton
15/05 – Accor Arena – Paris

You can purchase pre-sale tickets here using the password ‘SPICY’.