Tunnel of Love Express Tour

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The '''Tunnel of Love Express Tour''' was a [[concert tour]] by [[Bruce Springsteen]] and featuring the [[E Street Band]] with [[The Miami Horns|the Horns of Love]] that began at the end of February 1988, four and a half months after the release of Springsteen's October 1987 album, ''[[Tunnel of Love (album)|Tunnel of Love]]''. Considerably shorter in duration than most Springsteen tours before or since, it played limited engagements in most cities which fueled the high demand. The tour finally grossed US$50 million not counting merchandise. Shows were held in arenas in the U.S. and stadiums in Europe. A historic performance in [[East Berlin]] took place on July 19, 1988.

The '''Tunnel of Love Express Tour''' was a [[concert tour]] by [[Bruce Springsteen]] and featuring the [[E Street Band]] with [[The Miami Horns|the Horns of Love]] that began at the end of February 1988, four and a half months after the release of Springsteen's October 1987 album, ''[[Tunnel of Love (album)|Tunnel of Love]]''. Considerably shorter in duration than most Springsteen tours before or since, it played limited engagements in most cities which fueled the high demand. The tour finally grossed US$50 million not counting merchandise, that showed Bruce making much more money on each concert on the 5 month tour than on the 16 month Born in the USA tour of 156 dates, a tour that had much more costs as well. According to Forbes Dpringyeen made 101 million USD between 1987 and 1988. Shows were held in arenas in the U.S. and stadiums in Europe. A historic performance in [[East Berlin]] took place on July 19, 1988.

The Tunnel of Love Express was designed to disorient Springsteen's audiences. A theatrical entrance began the show, a full horn section appeared, band members were rearranged from their customary positions, and on-stage spontaneity was kept to a minimum. [[Set list]]s were unusually static, and many of Springsteen's most popular concert numbers were omitted altogether. Instead, the shows featured Springsteen [[B-sides]] and [[outtake]]s as well as renditions of obscure genre songs by others. Critical reaction to the concerts was generally favorable, with some mixed reviews, while audiences were sometimes baffled. Once in Europe however on the biggest stadiums that existed the whole show changed and Bruce according to himself made the best concerts of his career.

The Tunnel of Love Express was designed to disorient Springsteen's audiences. A theatrical entrance began the show, a full horn section appeared, band members were rearranged from their customary positions, and on-stage spontaneity was kept to a minimum. [[Set list]]s were unusually static, and many of Springsteen's most popular concert numbers were omitted altogether. Instead, the shows featured Springsteen [[B-sides]] and [[outtake]]s as well as renditions of obscure genre songs by others. Critical reaction to the concerts was generally favorable, with some mixed reviews, while audiences were sometimes baffled. Once in Europe however on the biggest stadiums that existed the whole show changed and Bruce according to himself made the best concerts of his career.