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Springsteen Closes Shows, Celebrates $50M Monmouth Center

6/7/2026

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Springsteen Closing Concert

Bruce Springsteen performed on June 5, 2026 at OceanFirst Bank Center, closing the two-night concert series.
The shows celebrated the June 13, 2026 opening of the $50 million, 32,000-sq-ft Springsteen Center for American Music at Monmouth University.
Springsteen sang with Dion, Public Enemy, Jon Bon Jovi and others, covering Elvis’s “Jailhouse Rock,” Dylan’s “I Shall Be Released,” and “Further Up the Road.”

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CookFox Designs

CookFox Architects of New York designed the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, which includes a 1,200-seat theater and new galleries expanding the former Springsteen Archives.
The center’s research archive lets scholars examine Springsteen’s personal papers and other American music artifacts.
An award-winning Thom Zimny documentary on Springsteen’s cultural impact is a permanent exhibit.
Public programming offers workshops, film screenings and lectures; tickets are sold on the official website.

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Springsteen Closing Concert

Bruce Springsteen performed on June 5, 2026 at OceanFirst Bank Center, closing the two-night concert series.
The shows celebrated the June 13, 2026 opening of the $50 million, 32,000-sq-ft Springsteen Center for American Music at Monmouth University.
Springsteen sang with Dion, Public Enemy, Jon Bon Jovi and others, covering Elvis’s “Jailhouse Rock,” Dylan’s “I Shall Be Released,” and “Further Up the Road.”

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