Springsteen Center to launch with America 250 concerts Featuring: Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Stevie Van Zandt, Gar

[Nanjeanne]

Gary Clark Jr., Mavis Staples & more

The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music at Monmouth University announced a major two-night concert event as part of the national celebration of America’s 250th birthday. Music America: The Songs that Shaped Us will also serve as a cornerstone of the center’s grand opening June 7.

The shows take place June 4 and 5 at the OceanFirst Bank Center on Monmouth’s campus in West Long Branch. Beyond providing a signature event of the semiquincentennial celebration, the concerts mark the official launch of festivities for the new facility.

The Bruce Springsteen Center is dedicated to preserving the legacy of Bruce Springsteen. The facility also serves to explore the broader story of American music through exhibitions, archives and educational programming. The genre-spanning event will feature a wide-ranging lineup led by Bruce Springsteen. Additional performers include: Stevie Van Zandt, Jon Bon Jovi, Jackson Browne, Rosanne Cash, Kenny Chesney, Gary Clark Jr., Public Enemy, Mavis Staples and Trombone Shorty, among many others.

Disciples of Soul will serve as the house band.

Each performer will deliver landmark songs spanning genres such as blues, bluegrass, rock, hip-hop, folk, jazz, country and gospel. Narration will precede each set to provide historical and cultural context.

https://njbiz.com/springsteen-center-launch-america-250-concerts-monmouth/]


I love it!!!

[ZDU]

1. YES!

[homegirl]

33. Now

Move it to D.C or Philadelphia for July 4, 2026!

[Blue Owl]

2. Time to show the pantloading pedophile how it's done

[MustLoveBeagles]

3. Now that's a lineup!

[msongs]

4. seems like short notice for such a big event

[ColoringFool]

14. Not Short Notice. Not Just Announced.

[MissLilyBart]

17. It was announced on April 7, well over a month ago

https://springsteencenter.org/the-bruce-springsteen-center-for-american-music-presents-america-250a-jersey-shore-celebration-of-the-nations-music-heritage-on-may-29/

[cliffside]

5. Sold out performances, tickets went on sale in April. nt

[Cha]

6. Mahalo & to Bruce & all the music

coming together for a real Soul Celebrating our 250 years!

☮️💙🌻🕯️🕊️

[iluvtennis]

7. Awesome! 👏 n/t

[Sweet Rosie Red]

8. Thank you Bruce!

Now will you livestream for all us who love American Music? And bring Joan Baez!

[Deuxcents]

9. Patti Smith, Neil Young, Tom Morello, Dave Matthews, Keb Mo..get em all there!

[DBoon]

11. and Kathleen Hanna, Joan Jett and Henry Rollins

[BeneteauBum]

10. Love it!

Get more ketchup!

Peace ☮️

[JoseBalow]

12. Yeah Boiii!

[ColoringFool]

13. I Thought This Was Bruuuuce's Response, But Tickets Were Sold In April.....

The concert is this week already.

[Nanjeanne]

15. This is a different event than the Tom Morello event in October - Power To The People

https://powertothepeoplefest.com]

This one-day event at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD is about the power everyday human beings have when they come together — through music, art, community and action — to shape our country and our planet on, and beyond, Election Day.

Performers:

FOO FIGHTERS
DAVE MATTHEWS
TOM MORELLO
JOAN BAEZ
PUBLIC ENEMY
JACK BLACK FEAT. ROMAN MORELLO, REVEL IAN, YOYOKA SOMA & HUGO WEISS
DROPKICK MURPHYS
CYPRESS HILL
KILLER MIKE
SERJ TANKIAN
BRITTANY HOWARD
TAYLOR MOMSEN
THE LINDA LINDAS
DARRYL "DMC" MCDANIELS
MATT CAMERON
GRANDSON
THE NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS
SHEPARD FAIREY DJ SET
AND SPECIAL GUEST
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

All these sold out events are great and will live inside Trump’s head while his events dwindled to dust!

[JohnnyRingo]

22. I hope that's televised.

And on basic cable instead of a streaming service I don't have.

Shepard Fairey is a DJ?

[Nanjeanne]

26. I believe it is the artist/activist - designer of Obama Hope poster

[JohnnyRingo]

27. I know, but they have him listed for DJ duty

I guess anyone can do it, but I didn't expect him.

[RandomNumbers]

28. Dang that's a great lineup.

[electric_blue68]

35. They both sound great!

[spanone]

16. 🎶K&R🎶

[malaise]

18. Love it too

Rec

[republianmushroom]

19. Damn, more ketchup on the walls.

[NBachers]

20. The Erie Canal runs through the middle of my hometown of Spencerport, one mule-day drive west of Rochester in Western NY

&list=RDSDvYBCZwMIk&start_radio=1

[JohnnyRingo]

21. Any word on the television rights?

I hope it's network or basic cable because I don't have seven+ subscriptions for streaming.

[MissLilyBart]

30. Springsteen Center events aren't usually broadcast...

either live or on tape.

I suppose that might change with the museum opening next month, but it isn't something they've done thus far.

Sometimes clips have shown up on YouTube or on the local news, but not a complete show.

[dlk]

23. An actual star-studded event...

Springsteen is the best!

[FakeNoose]

24. They would be smart to leave politics completely out of this ...

... however one suspects that the vibe will be anti-Chump and anti-MAGA. Either way I'm sure it will be worth the price of the ticket. If we're lucky it will be filmed for television also.

[kellytore]

25. Jackson Browne!! I love his music.

[AllaN01Bear]

29. 👍 ❤️ it.

[Karasu]

31. June 7th? I was hoping they'd wait and do it as a counterpoint to the Trump event.

[MissLilyBart]

32. It's just the latest in a series of events and ehibitions programmed by the Springsteen Center...

to celebrate the semiquincentennial. They started in 2024. These two nights of performances are just days before the grand opening of the new Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music museum at Monmouth University.

Not everything is a direct reaction to what Trump does, and nor should it be.

[Karasu]

34. Ah, I see. Bruce really got a jump on this, then! Also, bear in mind that I made that comment back when the "Trump

event" was still supposed to be an actual concert and not just a literal fucking 90-minute rally. There's nothing even worth countering now.