Born in the U.S.A. Tour
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Born in the U.S.A. Tour was the supporting concert tour of Bruce Springsteen's massively popular Born in the U.S.A. album. It was his longest and most successful tour to date. It featured a physically transformed "Boss". Gone was a very skinny rocker. He was replaced by a muscleman after two years of running and weightlifting. The live performance of the title track, Born In The U.S.A. helped to add to the misinterpration of the song. It would open each concert with a loud call to arms bang against the backdrop of a huge American flag. This is a contradiction because the lyrics are about a down and out Vietnam Veteran who suffered difficulties upon his return and questioned the morality of the war. It started in June of 1984 and went Stateside and Canada. In March of 1985 the tour went to Japan and Europe. It then headed back a second leg of the U.S. in which Springsteen and the E Street Band played out to sold out professional football stadiums. The tour finally wound down in October of 1985 in Los Angeles. The tour and the album made Springsteen into a very wealthy man.
 |
This article on a music performance venue is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
