Tom Morello to Join Bruce Springsteen on Every Date of 2026 ‘Land of Hope and Dreams’ U.S. Tour

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band said this week that guitarist Tom Morello will join them for selected songs at every date of the Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour, a 20-show U.S. run that starts March 31 at Target Center in Minneapolis and ends May 27 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

The announcement was posted on Springsteen’s official site in a Feb. 24 update titled “Just Announced: Special Guest Tom Morello,” which said Morello will appear throughout the tour.

In a statement carried by Rolling Stone, Morello said: “I was reminded how important our platform is, and how crucial the resistance work is that our music can do together at this dangerous historical juncture. Together, Bruce, the E Street Band, and I are going to turn a spotlight on the current threats to democracy and human rights happening all around us on the ‘Land of Hope & Dreams American Tour’ in the spirit of freedom, justice and rock n roll.”

Springsteen had already announced the route and political framing of the tour in a separate official post, saying the band would play “in celebration and in defense of America — American democracy, American freedom, our American Constitution and our sacred American dream.” The 2026 dates mark Springsteen and the E Street Band’s first North American shows since 2024, according to the official announcement.

Morello’s return extends a long-running collaboration with Springsteen. The two first performed “The Ghost of Tom Joad” together in 2008. Morello later toured with the E Street Band from 2012 to 2015 and appeared on Springsteen’s albums Wrecking Ball and High Hopes, while Springsteen appeared on Morello’s 2021 album The Atlas Underground Fire.

Why it matters: The pairing adds a high-profile guest guitarist to every stop of one of 2026’s biggest U.S. arena tours and underscores the explicitly civic and political messaging Springsteen has attached to this run.