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

The May 27 concert in D.C. is the last date on the North American leg of Springsteen’s newly announced “Land of Hope and Dreams” tour.