An earlier version of this story was published in August 2025. It’s a Jersey Shore rule: Anything Bruce Springsteen does, no matter how ordinary, is newsworthy. Springsteen and the E Street Band announced a 20-concert U.S. tour earlier this week.

Do you Back the Boss? Pre-orders for T-shirts with a silhouette of the “Born to Run”-era Bruce Springsteen and the phrase “Back the Boss” are currently being taken by Rebel Supply Co. in Asbury Park. The shirts replicate the hit “Back the Boss ...