Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have announced the 20-date ‘Land of Hope and Dreams’ tour, which will make its way across America this spring. The tour dates, which apparently leaked in advance of the announcement,

Bruce Springsteen used to tell a story about a particular post-9/11 encounter when he was in alone in a parking lot and someone yelled, “We need you now!” That, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer said, was the impetus for his 2002 album The Rising.

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band will kick off their “Land of Hope & Dreams American Tour" in Minneapolis this spring, a couple of months after Springsteen released "Streets of Minneapolis" to protest ICE following the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

Bruce Springsteen has announced a new U.S. tour with The E Street Band, launching in Minneapolis and closing in Washington, D.C. (AP)

"When this loser Springsteen comes back home to his own City of Ruins in his head, he'll realize his Glory Days are behind him," spokesperson Steven Cheung insisted