Remembering London

To end a fabulous year, nothing better than to remember the final show of 2007, in London, through these videos recently published at youtube:

Part 1: Radio Nowhere/No Surrender/Night/Lonesome Day



Part 2: Gypsy Biker/Magic/Reason to Believe/Because the Night



Part 3: Last to Die/Long Walk Home/Badlands/Girls in Their Summer Clothes



Part 4: Girls in Their Summer Clothes/Jungleland/Born to Run

Merry Xmas...

...from Paris

Happy Holidays

from Bruce, Clarence, Santa Claus, The E Street band and Point Blank

Santa has left the building

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have closed their 2007 Magic tour with an extraordinary show at London's O2" arena. The band's energy was at top level last night. Despite the few set list changes (who needs them when the show is so excellent?) the performance was extraordinary and London got the longest show of the tour so far, with 2 hours and 30 minutes.

"Because the Night" was again one of the highlights, with the best E Street Band guitar solo since 1978... and it came from the genious of Nils' fingers. "Racing in the Street" got its european debut and the second only tour performance, dedicated to the fans "following us around for two months with that one sign". "Jungleland", another fan favorite, was done for the second night in a row, and they, again, nailed it. Clarence was just perfect. A real joy to watch. Other highlights include the stunning 4-song intro, particularly "Night", and the songs from the new album that just keep getting better and better, like "Gypsy Biker", "Devil's Arcade" or "Last to Die". The show ended with a great rendition of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"... and the history-making E Street Band left the building.

See complete set list.

More London!
Today at 10am tix went on sale for a second show at Emirates Stadium in London, scheduled for May 31st.

Paris

On a cold december night in Paris, Bruce Springsteen has heated the cold french audience with a very intense, strong performance. "Radio Nowhere" has been followed by both "No Surrender" and "Night", and then "Lonesome Day". An electrifying foursome that set the tone for the night. Later in the set, the highlight of highlights has been a phenomenal "Because the Night", with Nils shining on a brutal and long guitar solo.

"The River" has featured a very nice falsetto at the end of the song (plus a fantastic beginning sung completely by the audience), and "Jungleland" has been the highlight in the encores. Simply perfect. Great vocals, great sax and the E Street Band in full power nailing it. Elliott Murphy, Bruce's long time Paris buddy, was onstage to sing on "Dancing in the Dark", and the show ended with the now classic Xmas song "Santa Claus is coming to town".

See complete set list.

Belfast

Another excellent performance in Belfast, with such gems as "Kitty's Back", "The River" or "Because the Night" in the set list, along with all the tour's classics and a 6-song encore, ending with a well received "American Land" and the Xmas song "Santa Claus is Coming to Town". Bruce's handwritten set list included some songs that he finally skipped, like "Night" or "Backstreets".

Check out full set list.

Köln

In the beautiful Kölnarena, Bruce Springsteen has given another one of his "wrecking machine" performances, with a few changes from the previous shows. "The River" and "Because the Night" (with amazing guitar work from Nils Lofgren) stay in the set list, and "The Ties That Bind", "I'll Work for your Love" and the frenzied "Kitty's Back" make a welcome return to E Street.

Plus... once again an extra encore with "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", with his friend Wolfgang Niedecken onstage.

See full set list.

Antwerp

Photo: Milano 28.11.2007 / copyright 2007 LOHD forum - Paolo Brekke

Tonight in Antwerp, quite an impressive debut: the always excellent "Because the Night", right before "She's The One". Other highlights include "The River", "Waitin' On A Sunny Day", "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", an the unexpected entra encore of "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" performed after "Born to Run". See full set list.

Danish TV2 had the chance of interviewing Bruce backstage in Copenhagen before the show last Saturday. The notably excellent interview by journalist Hans Pilgaard is now online. Watch it at TV2's website.

Stockholm

"Jungleland" gets its European tour debut in Stockholm (and its second Magic tour performance), after being debuted in October at Madison Square Garden. "The River" stays in the set list and both "Candy's Room" and "Working on the Highway" are back.

Stop press! After "American Land" Bruce & band had time for one extra encore: "Santa Claus is Coming to Town". Also, Christopher Clemons (Clarence's son) joined the band for "Dancing in the Dark".

See complete set list.

Photo: Bilbao 26.11.2007 / copyright 2007 Tante

Copenhagen

Back after a brief trip home, Bruce returns in full shape to resume the European tour in Copenhagen. Tonight's show has included the tour debut of "The River", plus the welcomed return of "Kitty's Back" (in the place of "Santa").

Complete set list

Dave Marsh book published in Norway & Denmark

Dave Marsh's book "On Tour 1968-2005" has been now published in Denmark and Norway, translated to the correspondent languages: danish and norweggian.



Danish edition: Buy.

Norweggian edition: Buy.

Backstreets.com talks to Garry Tallent

Check out Backstreets.com for an interesting interview with Garry Tallent.

Plus, on the official Bruce Springsteen website you can now see videos from Bilbao (Last to Die), Arnhem (Darlington County) and Mannheim (She's The One).

Springsteen announces new single and 3 concerts at Giants Stadium

Just confirmed today:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 7, 2007

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Announce Series Of New Jersey Shows In 2008

New Video For "Girls In Their Summer Clothes" Available Exclusively On iTunes Later This Month

European Tour Completely Sold Out, Yielding Rave Reviews

'Magic' Certified Platinum In US and Several Other Countries Worldwide

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band today announced that they will perform at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ July 27, 28 and 31, 2008. Springsteen is the number one selling artist at the Meadowlands having sold out 66 concerts to date, including 51 with the E Street Band. (Ticket information follows.)

* Later this month, the iTunes Store will offer an exclusive bundle of "Girls In Their Summer Clothes," the latest single from 'Magic.' It will feature the new video for the song, directed by Mark Pellington; a new "Winter Mix" of the song; and a recent audio concert performance.

* Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band's European tour leg, currently in progress, is completely sold out and has elicited rave reviews. Telegraaf (The Netherlands) called a show the "rock concert of the year" while The Parool (The Netherlands) raved, "Springsteen burned down the house in Arnhem." Meanwhile, NRK TV (Norway) proclaimed a "Springsteen victory."

Ticket sales information for Giants Stadium concerts:

Tickets for these shows will go on sale December 15 at noon (Eastern Standard Time) via Ticketmaster only. Ticket prices will be $95 and $65. Tickets available at ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster locations and to charge-by phone, call 212-307-7171, 201-507-8900, 631-888-9000 or 866-448-7849 (Ticketmaster Express). Venue information is available here.

Springsteen gets 4 Grammy nominations

If you still believe in awards, you may want to know Bruce has been nominated in 4 categories for the 2007 Grammy Awards:

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance - "Radio Nowhere"
Best Rock Instrumental Performance - "Once Upon a Time in the West" (from the Ennio Morricone tribute album)
Best Rock Song - "Radio Nowhere"
Best Rock Album - Magic

Show in Madrid confirmed

It's official: 17 July 2008 Bruce Springsteen will play at Real Madrid's football stadium Santiago Bernabeu.

Tickets go on sale on Tuesday December 18th thru TickTackTicket.

Oslo

Few surprises at tonight's Oslo concert. Still, the usual great show from this tour, with "No Surrender", "Jackson Cage", "Tunnel of Love" and "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", plus "Cadillac Ranch" played upon request by a fan.

See full set list.

photo: Madrid 25.11.2007 copyright Enric Nonell

UK 2008 shows announced

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND 2008 SHOWS ANNOUNCEMENT

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have announced their first series of tour dates for 2008. The band will return to the UK for outdoor shows in May and June.

In London Bruce will be the first artist to play at the Emirates Stadium home of Arsenal football Club. He will also be playing At Old Trafford home of Manchester United and at the Cardiff Millennium Stadium which is the home of the National Welsh Rugby team. The dates of the concerts are.


Wed 28th May 2008 - Manchester, England, Old Trafford Stadium
Fri 30th May 2008 - London, England, Emirates Stadium
Sat 14th June 2008 - Cardiff, Wales, Millennium Stadium

Tickets go on sale Wednesday 5th December at 9.00am and are available from the official national ticket hotline (08705 321 321), www.harveygoldsmith.com or www.ticketzone.co.uk

See 2008 Tour itinerary

Mannheim

At today's show: "Jackson Cage", "Darkness", "Santa Claus is Coming to Town".

See complete set list.

Santa Claus arrives to Arnhem

The postponed show in Arnhem has featured tonight the tour debut of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", as second encore.

See complete set list.

New: See Arnhem show photo gallery, by René Van Diemen

Confirmed: Springsteen returns to the Netherlands. June 18th 2008 (and possibly the 19th too) Amsterdam Arena. Tickets on sale 8th of December.

Video: the excellente attempt at Santa Claus is Coming to Town (Arnhem 1.12.2007)

Second show added in Barcelona: The Grand Finale

In what seems to be the European Tour's Grand Finale, a second show has been added in Barcelona, for Sunday July 20th, at Camp Nou's soccer stadium. The 72,000 tickets for the first concert on July 19th soldout in a few hours in the midst of a crazy Brucemania all over Spain, with people sleeping overnight queing for tickets and Bruce all over the media (radio, press, TV...).

Tickets for the final European show (at least for the Spring/Summer tour, a return is expected in the Fall) will be on sale thru TickTackTicket on Tuesday Dec.4th, though the TTT website is usually down and the only real system to secure tickets is queing at ticket outlets.

There's also a second show confirmed for Oslo on July 8th and a second show in Goteborg is expected for July 5th. The show at the RDS in Dublin sold out in minutes and two more shows (also soldout now) were added for May 23rd and May 25th.


MADRID SOUNDCHECK ON NORWEGIAN TV

VG TV in Norway has a long, nice clip of Bruce's soundcheck in Madrid. View it here.









PHOTO GALLERIES

We have added a lot of fabulous photos from recent concerts. Check them out!

Madrid
Bilbao
Bilbao II
Milano


Thanks for the photographers who sent their work: Enric Nonell, René Van Diemen, Tante, Atangia and Rubén García.