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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Vying for Three Billboard Touring Awards This Year

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Credit: Danny ClinchBruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will compete for three honors at the 2016 Billboard Touring Awards, scheduled for November 9 at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

The New Jersey rockers have been named finalists in the Top Draw, Top Tour and Top Boxscore categories. Springsteen and his group will be up against Beyoncé and Coldplay for both the Top Draw and the Top Tour prizes, which honor the best-attended and highest-grossing treks, respectively.

As for the Top Boxscore prize, which honors the highest-grossing single engagement by an artist, Springsteen and the E Street Band have been nominated for their May 27-29 stand at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland. The other finalists for the award are Coldplay and The Stone Roses, for respective June 2016 engagements in London and Manchester, U.K.

Meanwhile, Guns N’ Roses‘ Not in This Lifetime Tour reunion trek is one of six finalists for the Concert Marketing & Promotion Award.

As previously reported, Bon Jovi will be presented with the Legend of Live honor at the 2016 Billboard Touring Awards in recognition of their career contributions to the touring industry.  The ceremony is part of 13th annual Billboard Touring Conference, which will be held November 9 and 10.

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