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"Bruce Springsteen is to perform in South Africa for the first time in 2014. The musician and his E Street Band will kick off their touring schedule in January with three special shows in the country.  Springsteen will first play Cape Town on January 28 and 29, before playing in Johannesburg on February 1. Tickets can be purchased through Springsteen&amp;#039;s website. The E Street have a long and complicated and history with South Africa, due to guitarist Little Steven Van Zandt leading an anti-Apartheid campaign in the 1980s. Van Zandt&amp;#039;s 1985 protest song &amp;#039;Sun City&amp;#039; featured vocals by Springsteen, and urged rock musicians not to perform in the then-segregated country.  Springsteen&amp;#039;s next live show will be the &amp;#039;Stand Up for Heroes&amp;#039; benefit in November, which will also feature Jerry Seinfeld and Jon Stewart. The E Street Band will then play a slate of Australian and New Zealand concerts in 2014. Watch Bruce Springsteen perform &amp;#039;Out in the Street&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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