Posted Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 2:25 am
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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J.
The reason is that the Feb. 21 show at Christchurch’s AMI Stadium, the Boss’ first visit to the city, falls on the eve of the anniversary of its devastating 2011 earthquake. Springsteen’s “My City Of Ruins” became the city’s inspirational unofficial anthem during its rebuilding.
Frontier Touring managing director Michael Gudinski said he will lobby Mayor Lianne Dalziel to declare a half-day holiday on the day of the concert. “It’s going to be an emotional show,” Gudinski said.
The Christchurch and Auckland Mt Smart Stadium (Feb. 25) shows are preceded by seven in Australia. They are Springsteen’s sixth visit to the country, the last being in 2014. Frontier Touring has him at Perth Arena (Jan. 25), Adelaide Entertainment Centre (Jan. 30), AAMI Park, Melbourne (Feb. 2), QUDOS Bank Arena (Feb. 7), Hanging Rock, Mt. Macedon (Feb. 11), Brisbane Entertainment Centre (Feb. 14) and Hope Estate, NSW Hunter Valley (Feb. 18). Australian band Jet will reunite after their 2012 split for most shows.