Ticket prices force Springsteen fanzine to close after 43 years
The Guardian|February 06, 2023
Aleading Bruce Springsteen fanzine has announced it will close after 43 years, citing among other reasons unchecked ticket-price rises that the editors say many fans of the Boss” can no longer afford.
Ticket prices force Springsteen fanzine to close after 43 years

In a letter to readers, Christopher Phillips, publisher and editor-in-chief of Backstreets magazine, said staff had been dispirited, downhearted, and, yes, disillusioned” since tickets for 2023 shows by Springsteen, a singer known for his loyalty to his blue-collar roots in New Jersey, went on sale last summer.

“It’s nota feeling we’re at all accustomed to while anticipating a new Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band tour,” Phillips wrote.

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