Bruce Springsteen to appear live on NBC's 'Today' on September 28

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND PERFORM ON 'TODAY' IN A RARE LIVE TELEVISION APPEARANCE

Springsteen Makes History on Rockefeller Plaza, Friday, September 28

NEW YORK - Thursday, August 30, 2007 - - For the first time in history, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform live on NBC News' "Today's" famed Rockefeller Plaza, Friday, September 28, 2007. This marks Springsteen's second live performance on "Today." In July 2002, Springsteen and the E Street Band made their first appearance on a major television network morning show, performing in Asbury Park, NJ.

In their live concert on the Plaza, Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform songs from their October 2 Columbia Records release 'Magic' as well as classic hits. The band also kicks off their first full scale tour of the US and Europe since 2002-03 on October 2 in Hartford, CT.

The E Street Band's members are: Roy Bittan - keyboards; Clarence Clemons - saxophone, percussion; Danny Federici - keyboards; Nils Lofgren - guitars; Patti Scialfa - vocals, guitar; Garry Tallent - bass; Steven Van Zandt - guitars; Max Weinberg - drums.

Jim Bell is the executive producer of "Today" (Monday - Friday, 7-10 a.m.). Melissa Lonner is the senior producer responsible for "Today's" summer concert series.

Fore more information about this one-time event, please check the "Today" show website at TODAYshow.com. For photography from the event, please visit nbcumv.com after the performance.

Amazon.com will debut Springsteen's new video on Tuesday

Amazon.com announced today (read the press release) that the new video-clip from Bruce Springsteen will be exclusively debuted on the Amazon.com/music website. The video for "Radio Nowhere" will be available on their site during 24 starting on Tuesday September 4th.

London tickets sold-out

Tix went on sale this morning and lasted around 10 minutes. No news yet on the chances of a second show at O2.

Magic Tour Fall 2007: it's official!

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have announced their first full scale tour of the US and Europe since 2002-03, starting in Hartford, CT on October 2, the release date for the new Springsteen album 'Magic.'

The E Street Band's members are: Roy Bittan - keyboards; Clarence Clemons - saxophone, percussion; Danny Federici - keyboards; Nils Lofgren - guitars; Patti Scialfa - vocals, guitar; Garry Tallent - bass; Steven Van Zandt - guitars; Max Weinberg - drums.

"Radio Nowhere," the first single from Bruce Springsteen's upcoming album 'Magic,' will be available exclusively and free on the iTunes Store for one week starting today. The iTunes album pre-order for 'Magic' also begins today and includes the free download of the "Radio Nowhere" single plus the song's video and an exclusive digital booklet.

'Magic,' Bruce Springsteen's new studio recording and his first with the E Street Band in five years, is set for release by Columbia Records on October 2.


Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band fall tour itinerary

Date City Venue On Sale

10/2 Hartford, CT Hartford Civic Center 9/8
10/5 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center 9/8
10/9-10 East Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena 9/10
10/14 Ottawa, ONT Civic Centre 9/17
10/15 Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre 9/17
10/17-18 New York, NY Madison Square Garden 9/10
10/21 Chicago, IL United Center 9/8
10/26 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena 9/15
10/28 Los Angeles, CA Venue TBA TBA
11/2 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center 9/22
11/4 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena 9/15
11/5 Auburn Hills, MI Palace Of Auburn Hills 9/21
11/11 Washington, D.C. Verizon Arena 9/21
11/14 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena 9/14
11/15 Albany, NY Times Union Center 9/8
11/18 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden 9/22
11/25 Madrid, SPAIN Palacio De Deportes 10/2
11/26 Bilbao, SPAIN Bilbao Exhibition Centre 10/9
11/28 Milan, ITALY Datchforum 9/10
11/30 Arnhem, NETHERLANDS Geldredome 9/8
12/2 Mannheim, GERMANY Sap Arena 8/31
12/4 Oslo, NORWAY Oslo Spektrum 9/3
12/8 Copenhagen, DENMARK Forum Copenhagen 9/3
12/10 Stockholm, SWEDEN Globe Arena 9/1
12/12 Antwerp, BELGIUM Sports Paleis 9/8
12/13 Cologne, GERMANY Koln Arena 8/31
12/15 Belfast, IRELAND Odyssey Arena 9/6
12/17 Paris, FRANCE Palais Omnisports De Bercy 9/7
12/19 London, UK O2 Arena 8/30

German tour tickets now onsale!

Even before an official announcement has been made, some European promoters are already putting tickets onsale. That's the case for shows in Germany and France:

Manheim, Germany 2.12.2007 (prices: 63 to 109 euros)
Köln, Germany 13.12.2007 (prices: 62 to 108 euros)
Paris, France 17.12.2007 (phone: + 0 892 392 192, on sale on Sept. 5.


DOWNLOAD 'RADIO NOWHERE'
For free, from the official download page. Download here.

"Radio Nowhere" free download

The Spanish National TV will offer tomorrow a free download of the new single "Radio Nowhere". Starting 6am on tuesdday August 28th you can download the song from the RTVE website (click on the image).

Springsteen's new album 'Magic' set for October 2 release

Official Columbia Records press release:

'Magic,' Bruce Springsteen's new studio recording and his first with the E Street Band in five years, is set for release by Columbia Records on October 2, 2007. Produced and mixed by Brendan O'Brien, the album features eleven new Springsteen songs and was recorded at Southern Tracks Recording Studio in Atlanta, GA.

'Magic' Song Titles:

1. Radio Nowhere
2. You'll Be Comin' Down
3. Livin' in the Future
4. Your Own Worst Enemy
5. Gypsy Biker
6. Girls in Their Summer Clothes
7. I'll Work for Your Love
8. Magic
9. Last to Die
10. Long Walk Home
11. Devil's Arcade

'Magic' is the first new studio album by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band since 2002's GRAMMY Award-winning, multi-platinum, number one album 'The Rising' (Columbia Records), which was also produced by O'Brien.

Bruce Springsteen's longtime manager Jon Landau said, "'Magic' is a high energy rock CD. It's light on its feet, incredibly well played by Bruce and the members of the E Street Band, and, as always, has plenty to say. It's also immensely entertaining. 'Magic' is the third collaboration between Bruce and Brendan O'Brien and is a culmination of their very productive creative relationship."

Bruce & Jesse Malin: new version of the 'Broken Radio' video

Courtesy of One Little Indian, the new version of Jesse Malin and Bruce Springsteen collaboration on the song 'Broken Radio', from the album by Jesse Malin 'Glitter In The Gutter':

RIP Terry Magovern

Terry Magovern, Bruce Springsteen's personal assistant and good friend, passed away Monday night.

Terry was an important and influential person in New Jersey's music scene. He managed various clubs since the late 60's, including Clarence Clemons' Big Man's West club in Red Bank, New Jersey.

Magovern, a good, kind person, was involved in different charities, including Holiday Express and Light of Day, and was the founder of P.A.L.S., a support group to help people with ALS, a very strange disease (known as Lou Gehrig's disease) that affected Terry's fiancee Joan Dancy, who died in 2005.

He will be missed. Rest in peace.

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Asbury Park Press 7.31.2007
ALS Disease
Light of Day